Empowerment.Vitality.Evolution.
Each morning we are born again. -Buddha
Today’s Wins:
Also:
Yeah! Balance!
WOW! So on-target with what I’m working on right now.
If you need help with ding love and kindness for yourself and others, this article lays out the perfect way to start!
— Read on empress2inspire.blog/2020/12/26/practising-loving-kindness/
Inspiration from Five Minute Journal App ❤️
A few things that bring me joy and gratitude this morning: Christmas Tree at Sunrise. Vanilla Carmel coffee. Morning breathing exercise. Three new ornaments for my tree, made with love by my sister @judnickhalley, and the Russian Tea Cake Cookies sent by mom (all arrived in a box of thoughtful gifts last night).
I won’t lie. I’ve been on the “Struggle Bus” since mid-October. I’m not discounting moments of joy and peace. I hold them close to my heart to keep me moving forward.
This has been a very tough year.
My husband’s work is in shutdown (unemployment) for the second time this year. 15 is struggling to keep up with school, participate in clubs, and (sigh) learning to drive. All with social distancing that means only video chats with friends.
My job in Home Health Care has been extremely stressful due to COVID regulations and trying to get 60+ Caregivers on-board with weekly testing (semi-successful) and wearing PPE (slightly more successful). Then add in those who get sick (COVID or just the common cold, stomach bug), those that have small children and are struggling with childcare, school-age children stuck in home learning (because God-forbid ALL towns run on the same plan or schedule), and just everyday catastrophe: car accidents, a slip & fall, a health concern that takes a bad turn… you get the picture.
Then there are our vulnerable clients, constantly worried whether having the help they need is going to cause their demise! It’s not a small concern, for most of our clients, their contact with the outside world comes in the form of our non-medical home caregivers, nurses,and physical therapists. Any number of persons or companies they rely on for their quality of life.
This is STRESSFUL.
I want to do better at LETTING GO of things I can’t control. I am having a hard time with this concept, which feels like it’s in direct conflict with the seriousness of my job.
If you have a stressful job and have been successful at doing your daily best and letting the rest go, I desperately need to HEAR from YOU!!!
Take some time to really THINK about the choices you are making.
Think them through to their ultimate conclusion.
Think about the chain reaction that is set in motion each time you chose. There are good and bad choices in a moment, but EVERY CHOICE has a chain reaction.
Stop looking for the “quick fix” and start considering true changes: changes that set you on the path you want to travel.
The choices you make, big or small, are important, not just in YOUR LIFE, in all the lives surrounding yours.
When you pause and take time to think about your choices, you realize you are far more powerful than you might have assumed in any given moment.
Why Freedom Demands Responsibility
http://pointlessoverthinking.com/2020/11/03/why-freedom-demands-responsibility/
— Read on pointlessoverthinking.com/2020/11/03/why-freedom-demands-responsibility/
A bit of reading. It’s 💯 worth your time.
The freedoms we have in the USA are priceless!
You should ALWAYS exercise your civil right and civil duty to Vote!
We, in the USA, are BLESSED, to have the honor and the right to vote for the officials that run our communities, our States, and our Country!
Last year I chose NOT to vote in the Presidential Election. I DID VOTE, Though! I VOTED for my Community and State officials.
This year, I chose to vote in the Presidential Election AND my Local and State Elections.
Whatever your political views, exercise your right to VOTE. It is a gift and a privilege that many around the world do not have.
Use your personal power and responsibility wisely.
Always remember: your voice (vote) has the BIGGEST IMPACT close to HOME. Even if you don’t like politics (I don’t), Voting is a person power you have to determine how your community is run: how your city or town is maintained, the amount of taxes you pay, the quality of your schools, whether new business come to your town or old ones close up shop. These are all affected by HOW YOU VOTE.
Blessings 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
If ever there was a day I needed this… it’s today!
Who am I kidding???
Since March, this has been EVERY DAY. I think I may need a tattoo on my arm… or on my palm. Somewhere I can 👀 it EVERYDAY and remind myself to CHILL THE F*** OUT.
Life happens. I can’t control it. I can only control how I RESPOND to it. I admit, honestly: some days not so good.
Still, if I’m fair to myself, there are more days I do well at it than days I let life take me down.
Progress. I’m working toward progress… until I can get to that imagined point where the storm of life rages around me, and I am the calm.
Is there anything to say that does not offend someone?
In today’s world of “politically correct” and “micro aggressions” is ANY SPEECH safe from ridicule?
I feel like all the joy in conversation and debate has been taken away. I am rarely at ease anymore with anyone. Always worried something I say will be taken as argumentative, offensive, or even hurtful.
I miss the days of throwing out a thought, opinion, or observation, and then having an in-depth conversation over its merits or lack there of. Is it meaningful? Does it have validity? Is there evidence for or against? What experience do you provide to support or object? Have we learned something new?
I feel stagnant in this culture of divisiveness. You can only share ideas, opinions or thoughts that agree or you are labeled intolerant!
When did the very definition of intolerance loose its meaning?
I’m trying to think back to WHEN, exactly, we crossed this line where freedom of speech is only acceptable if you agree. I really can’t put my finger on when.., I just know now, that no one has the ability to laugh at themselves, see the reality in the ridiculous, the humor in the stereotype.
#missingthegoodolddays
Empowerment.Vitality.Evolution. 