Do you start your day with an intention or positive thought? My priority today is not to miss DS's race in the district cross country that I'm headed off to in a second so my thought was Today I will not be late! What is you're "Today I will...."? (Grab all the iNSD bargains? Stalk the forums? Get out there and make them happen! she says as she grabs her car keys and logs out for a bit!)
I don't usually do that, but a positive thought or affirmation of some kind does sound like a good way to start the day.
That's my OLW is for. I try to remind myself of it a few times a week and/or wear the necklace I bought off Etsy with my word on it.
now i gotta know what you're word is! I achieved my be on time goal for the day - i could have been an hour late and still seen it but it's all good.
I tell myself after coffee each morning that "I've got this", and end each day with "I've managed to keep the kids, pets and hubby and some plants alive" hooray!
I actually end my day with it, if that counts. Usually my start is rolling out of bed, trying to blearly make my way to the fridge to get my cherry coke so I can think. But at bed time I ALWAYS say "I'm grateful and thankful for..." and then list off all the good that happened that day, or the things that didn't go poorly. It helps me keep things in perspective and to truly be grateful for the things that go my way or at least didn't go wrong. Too many times we get caught up in how poorly things went that all we can see is all the negative things and we miss the whole "I got to see this amazing flower and it smelled wonderful!" or "How great was it that when I was so angry and frustrated in the kitchen that my son who has a limited life span when disconnected from his computer (or at least that's what HE thinks..) actually stopped what he was doing to come in and just hug me and hold me and tell me he loves me?" Things like the random love and hugs that were given without prompting, without asking get over shadowed by "well, I burned my hand on the pot top (who the heck decided making pan handles metal was a GOOD thing?!?!?!) and I spill half of the noodles on the floor and so now they're unedible.." and other things. It helps so I don't go to bed with a heavy heart and so I never go to be angry.
It's not a morning routine for me to state a positive affirmation, but it's kind of my personality to always look for the bright side. What I do every morning is think . . . what is on the schedule for today and what would I like to do today? Usually I begin with something like, "Today is Tuesday. My girls have rehearsal this afternoon. etc. . . . "
I like to be my own Stuart Smalley haha. I think we are too hard on ourselves a lot and it is good to tell yourself positive things. We all too often tell ourselves negative things.. I can't do that, I am not good enough, I am not pretty enough, I am not creative enough, smart enough etc etc etc. I know I can be guilty of it. We have to stop and remind ourselves we ARE ENOUGH. Who do we carry with us day in and day out? Ourselves. Our thoughts. Be kind to yourself. I used to do a Motivational Monday in a group I had that was to uplift and empower each other. I was thinking about copying what I had there to my design blog (my poor neglected blog haha) and continuing it. Sorry. I went a little off the rails. This subject is important to me haha.
