“Shyness accompanies love. See how children are endowed with shyness; it is natural to them.” Wisdom Dawns Website For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to erase “don’t be shy” from my mind, and accept my natural shyness as part of me. I will let you know how it goes next week.
Category: 52 Weeks to Bettering Yourself in 2013 – One Week at A Time
52 weeks to bettering yourself in 2013 – one week at a time
Review of week 35 – Bettering Yourself – To Recognize and Communicate My Needs
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” The Bible, Matthew 7:7 For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, recognizing and communicating my needs, I asked for what I wanted, and I received. Whenever I felt unease in my body, I asked what… Continue reading Review of week 35 – Bettering Yourself – To Recognize and Communicate My Needs
Bettering Yourself – Week 34 – Aug 19 – 25, 2013 To Recognize and Communicate my Needs
For this week’s bettering yourself challenge, I am working on getting better at identifying my emotional needs and communicating those needs to others. Unmet needs create emotional upset, says Marshall Rosenburg in his book “Non Violent Communication”, and to feel more emotionally balanced we can ask for what we need. He says by asking… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 34 – Aug 19 – 25, 2013 To Recognize and Communicate my Needs
Review of Bettering Yourself – Week 33 – Using household products to clean and solve problems
This week I used household products to solve problems – a banana peel to cure a scrape on my hand, lemons to deodorize the garbage disposal, and baking soda to freshen the carpet on the stairs, and all the solutions worked exactly as stated for this week’s bettering yourself challenge. I am going to continue… Continue reading Review of Bettering Yourself – Week 33 – Using household products to clean and solve problems
Bettering Yourself – Week 33 – Aug 12 -18, 2013 How To Use Household items to clean and solve problems
My friend Audrey shared this amazing list of household tips this week. For this week’s bettering yourself challenge I am going to try some of these solutions with common household items that are environmentally friendly and affordable. I will let you know how it goes next week. 1) Toothpaste:… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 33 – Aug 12 -18, 2013 How To Use Household items to clean and solve problems
Review of Bettering Yourself Week 32 – To Be Completely Authentic
I thought about who I am for this week’s bettering yourself exercise, and I realized that I instinctively know who I am, but it’s difficult to explain once I remove roles like mother, wife, and sister. I also learned that when I go against who I am, I feel tension, or fear or anxiety. But… Continue reading Review of Bettering Yourself Week 32 – To Be Completely Authentic
Bettering Yourself – Week 32 – Aug 5 – 11, 2013 To be completely authentic
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. This quote was said by Dr Seuss (Theodor Giesel) my favorite children’s author, but probably originated with Bernard Baruch, FDR’s advisor I love this quote, and it is my inspiration for this week’s… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 32 – Aug 5 – 11, 2013 To be completely authentic
Review of Week 31 – Stop Having a Big Reaction to a Small Problem
For this week’s bettering yourself challenge, “ stop having a big reaction to a small problem”, I realized that my thoughts turn small tasks at home into much bigger problems than they are. For example, we put a pantry shelf beside the fridge in the kitchen, and filled it with food. A few weeks later,… Continue reading Review of Week 31 – Stop Having a Big Reaction to a Small Problem
Bettering Yourself – Week 31 – July 29 – Aug 4, 2013 – Stop Having a Big Reaction To a Small Problem
“Don’’t sweat the small stuff – and it’s all small stuff” Richard Carlson For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to stop having a big reaction to a small problem. Sometimes my thoughts build things up to be more important or than they are, and I start projecting into the future. This week,… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 31 – July 29 – Aug 4, 2013 – Stop Having a Big Reaction To a Small Problem
Review of Week 30 – Clear Up My Brain Fog
For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I dined on various healthy foods like wild sockeye salmon, broccoli and blueberries and it helped to clear up my brain fog . Also, my neighbor Gill gave me a bucket of delicious fresh blackberries that he picked on his hike to thank me for having his dog Zoe… Continue reading Review of Week 30 – Clear Up My Brain Fog
Bettering Yourself Week 30 – July 22 – Jul 28, 2013 – Clear Up My Brain Fog
I find the adage “You are what you eat” is true for me. After I eat greasy, fried foods, or fat laden sweets, my brain seems to fog up. So for this week’s bettering yourself challenge, I am going to eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables to clear up my brain fog. I went… Continue reading Bettering Yourself Week 30 – July 22 – Jul 28, 2013 – Clear Up My Brain Fog
Review of Week 29 – Focus on What’s Important to Me
This week, I got a piece of paper and wrote down all the people and animals and things that were most important to me. so I could spend more time focusing on those things and less time on what’s not so important. During the week, I took small steps towards achieving my goal, and learned… Continue reading Review of Week 29 – Focus on What’s Important to Me