![]() ![]() I love my life.”Īnd guess what happened? My entire mood changed! As soon as I changed my thoughts, my feelings about the situation shifted and I felt much more calm and positive. I’ve worked so hard this year, and I really deserve it. I’m looking forward to treating myself and soaking in the retreat experience this weekend. This will be a special time for them to bond. I’m so lucky that my daughter has an awesome dad to take care of her while I’m gone. I am so fortunate to be able to go away on this retreat for the weekend and get some much needed time for myself. So, on the spot, I made the decision to change my thoughts. I instantly realized that this thought was not true, because in fact, I really LOVE my life and feel so fortunate with the many blessings I’ve been given. I was really getting myself worked up! I caught myself subconsciously saying these things to myself over and over again and then I heard myself say “I hate my life.” Seriously?!? I was telling myself that I hate my life because I was getting myself so worked up over going on an incredible retreat that I knew was going to be so good for me on so many levels! That’s when I immediately decided to shift this negative spiral. Why am I doing this?”Īnd so on, and so on. ![]() What was I thinking going on this retreat? I’m so stressed out. I’ve put her to bed every single night since she was born. I’m so sad about leaving June for the entire weekend. My anxiety level was high, and as I drove around from place to place, I noticed my negative thoughts getting the best of me: #NEGATIVE NANCY POSITIVE PATTY HOW TO#On Wednesday, as I was preparing everything to leave for the retreat, I was rushing around completing last minute errands, thinking of the countless things I had to do before I left, and worrying about how to ensure that my baby would be okay without me. Add that to the fact that I was going to a new place with new people, and didn’t really know what to expect, and a cycle of negativity was born… It was my first time leaving my daughter overnight since she was born. Our thoughts and feelings make up our life experience, so it makes sense that we should work on trying to keep our thoughts positive!Īs you read this, I am away on a weekend retreat having an amazing time. The way that we think about any given situation influences our feelings about it. You'll be surprised what you find.Do you want to know the quickest way to get out of a negative spiral? Change your thoughts! We’ve all heard the quote that our thoughts determine our reality, and it’s true. #NEGATIVE NANCY POSITIVE PATTY PATCH#Next time you are going through a rough patch and are feeling a bit like a "negative Nancy", try looking on the brighter side of things. I learned from each one and despite those trials, I made sure that each day was filled with smiles, laughter, and love." But I got through them and made the best of them. When I am an old grandma sitting in my rocking chair on my front porch, I want to look back on my life and say, "Yea, I went through some hard times. I believe that each day is a blessing and that we should make each one count for something. No matter what you are going through, things can always be worse. Life is precious gift and to lead a life with a negative mind will only leave you with a negative life. And it taught me more about how to live a positive life. As I look back on it now, I look at it with a positive attitude because I grew and I learned from that experience. But I began to think that maybe I was going through this journey for SOME reason. When I was diagnosed with cancer in 2012, I am not going to lie, the thought "Why me?" did cross my mind in the early days after my diagnosis. ![]()
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