Posts by Pat:
What’s your today going to be like?
Will your mood depend on what day of the week today is? Or will your day depend on what kind of mood you woke up with? Is any day really your “TGIF” or “hump” day?
You do realize that you have the choice when you wake up to tell yourself that this is a…
- Serene (or snappish) Sunday,
- Marvelous (or miserable) Monday,
- Terrific (or terrible) Tuesday,
- Wonderful (or worrisome) Wednesday,
- Tremendous (or tiring) Thursday,
- Fabulous (or frustrating) Friday,
- Super (or sad) Saturday.
If someone asks you how you feel, you could laugh and ask, “What day is today?” before choosing your answer!
How can we make our days so good that we are indeed speaking the truth of our experience, when we choose the more positive word?
One smart idea is to start by anticipating a great week. Anticipation stimulates zest and zestful folks always have energy going for them. (anticipation is NOT worry!)
Then if our energy does start to sag the next day, we can pull our thoughts up to an enthusiastic level and hold them there. Acting “as if” we were already accepting and enthusiastic about the day will encourage us to actually be so.
We know that we choose our attitudes, our beliefs, and thus our perception of our experiences. We know that it’s not the circumstances that control our feelings. So when we have some days that seem to be bad or boring or exhausting we can make a choice of how we will respond to them.
And then we can decide how we want our day/mood to be…and declare it so!
2023 is half gone?!
As we moved into July, half of this year had already passed. Time seems to pass ever more quickly as each decade of my life comes and goes! This is a good time, though, to reflect on how the year so far has unfolded. We often act as if we had all the time in […]
Difference of opinion?
Want to diffuse a heated discussion? Here are four words that are easy, not fancy, that you can use to shift the conversation: “You might be right.” This can accomplish a number of things: It admits that maybe they are right. You do make mistakes. Maybe you did something wrong. Maybe you don’t know everything […]
It’s up to me?
There’s merit even in such a misattributed quote as this one that’s often attributed to Saint Francis. I know in my heart that each of us serves as a role model for someone…a child, a friend, a stranger. We all look to others for guidance when we are confused or worried. One song can spark […]
How can I shift?
As I’ve gotten older (and maybe somewhat wiser), I’m shifting what I tell myself… a bit away from just being productive and more towards creativity. Here’s what I can tell myself: Rather than complaining and saying “Look at everything on my list!” I can ask myself “What can I remove from my list (or just […]
2 days free from worry!
There are two days in every week that we don’t have to worry, two days which we can easily keep free from fear or apprehension. And it isn’t one of these! One of these days is YESTERDAY with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. YESTERDAY has passed forever beyond […]
Your “yellow light” policy?
A number of years ago when I was riding as a passenger with my middle sister, the traffic light went from green to yellow. She gunned the engine and I let out a yelp. To me, a yellow light meant slow down and prepare to stop. To her, a yellow light meant speed up and […]
Legend of the “Three Sisters”
If you are familiar with companion planting, you’ll likely have heard the legend of the Three Sisters garden. This is a traditional Native American method for growing food in a resourceful way. It’s been used for many hundreds of years and is based on the idea that each plant has something vital to offer the […]
Are we lazy or just efficient?
If you look inside a beehive you’ll notice row and row of almost identical hexagons. It could be because the hexagon is a robust structure, but there’s something more than that at play. Nature is always trying to use the least amount of energy. The Canadian Honey Council has calculated that the wax that is […]
Remember Mr. Rogers?
Are any of you old enough to remember the TV program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood? Or maybe the 2019 movie A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood with Tom Hanks? With each episode Mr. Rogers began by changing into one of his trademark cardigan sweaters and changing into his sneakers while singing the show’s theme song, “Won’t […]