slaps up side the head
Well, just try to be a whiner and a big cosmic hand slaps you up side the head. Yesterday I wrote a whiny blog. Last night I was reading Eat, Pray, Love and this paragraph jumped out...
"...people universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will maybe descend upon you like fine weather if you're fortunate enough. But, that's not how happiness works. Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it, you must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it. If you don't, you will leak away your innate contentment." (p 260)
Then this morning I was reading Kris Carr's Crazy, Sexy Cancer blog (http://crazysexycancer.blogspot.com ) ...topic, depression.
"I struggled with integrating my diagnosis with my self-image of being strong, able to handle anything, and HEALTHY. This took time and work with a fantastic therapist." This was written by a therapist, Terri Cole, who is guest blogging on depression and the power of affirmations.
"So let’s talk about tools for managing depression. First and foremost you must connect with the power of your mind and your thoughts. What do you say to yourself? Are you kind? Are you punitive? If you are not sure, take time this week to listen to the language you use to talk about yourself and write it down. What you say about yourself is what you “affirm” which influences your subconscious mind. " She goes on to write that, "For affirmations to be effective in your life you must get rid of the negative self talk and replace it with positive self talk. The things that are repeated most in your mind are the ones that stick."
A wake up slap, and tools to use. Ok, ok!!
hugs,
chris
"...people universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will maybe descend upon you like fine weather if you're fortunate enough. But, that's not how happiness works. Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it, you must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it. If you don't, you will leak away your innate contentment." (p 260)
Then this morning I was reading Kris Carr's Crazy, Sexy Cancer blog (http://crazysexycancer.blogspot.com ) ...topic, depression.
"I struggled with integrating my diagnosis with my self-image of being strong, able to handle anything, and HEALTHY. This took time and work with a fantastic therapist." This was written by a therapist, Terri Cole, who is guest blogging on depression and the power of affirmations.
"So let’s talk about tools for managing depression. First and foremost you must connect with the power of your mind and your thoughts. What do you say to yourself? Are you kind? Are you punitive? If you are not sure, take time this week to listen to the language you use to talk about yourself and write it down. What you say about yourself is what you “affirm” which influences your subconscious mind. " She goes on to write that, "For affirmations to be effective in your life you must get rid of the negative self talk and replace it with positive self talk. The things that are repeated most in your mind are the ones that stick."
A wake up slap, and tools to use. Ok, ok!!
hugs,
chris
posted by Chris in Wyoming @ 7:37 AM
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