If I really stop and analyze the worry cycle within myself, it’s a combination of frustrating, enthralling, annoying yet empowering. I will start to think of a problem, stress myself beyond measure at all the possible horrible outcomes, remain stagnant for a few days with very little action and then out of no where I will find this drive to do whatever it is that I need to do to solve my problem. The latter part of this cycle is amazing. However, I am working to diminish the middle part where I wallow in self-pity until I kick myself into gear. Its that middle piece that weakens me. It is a part of me I strive daily to improve on. I have closed that window of time these days. Mainly because I look back and can see how many things I have overcome. Problems I never thought would get resolved are way back in my rearview mirror. This year I set out to work on myself. I feel as though there is always room for improvement. However, I knew it was going to take much more than just pep talking myself and reminiscing on how far I have come. I decided my commutes would be filled with knowledge. I am on book 8 in my audiobooks. Authors ranging from Gary John Bishop, Gabrielle Bernstein, Joel Osteen, Rachel Hollis, etc have been my brain food in self-improvement. Its almost as though I carry these personal motivational speakers with me at the cost of a monthly credit I receive from Audible. I feel so much more whole the more books I listen to. I have even listened to some twice! As soon as I feel myself rolling back to old habits of self-pity, I hit play and listen to something that will kick me right back to where I need to be. Part of my not looking in the rearview mirror is training my mind to react differently. I even take different routes to places, switch around my daily routine, anything that will jerk me into a new mindset. As I mentioned in one of my previous blogs, “I want to be better. I need to be better”. Even when I am 70 years old, my goal is to be better than I am today. It is forever a work in progress. I want my experiences, whatever they may be to be worth every second.
Self Reflecting
Author: affirmationofvisions
Hi, my name is Mercy. While I’m currently a positive person, I obviously didn’t start out this way. My journey started over 16 years ago when I got divorced. I was 27 years old, with two small kids ages 2 and 3 with very little income. I was working in customer service and I had no college degree. I was at the brink of losing my home and my car. I could barely make ends meet. My emotions were all over the place. I was distraught and never thought I would see the light at the end of the tunnel. One day, I was surfing the internet desperately searching for ways to heal. I knew there was something more to life. I was tired of searching for happiness in the wrong places. I knew I needed to get my life together for my children. I stumbled on a blog about law of attraction. The woman had created a vision board so that she could visualize all of the goals she had for her life. I figured it could not hurt so I hopped in the car, headed for the store and purchased all the essentials for creating a vision board. I started the board as soon as I got home. On the board I added that I would like to obtain my bachelors degree, would like to have a car, save my home, emotional stability and a well paying job. Within a few years, EVERYTHING on my board manifested. Some would call that coincidence, but I like to think that I affirmed my vision. Since this magical board success, I have coached countless visionaries in creating their vision boards. The more people reach out to share their success stories after my guidance, the more I realize that this is what I was supposed to do with my life. I am looking forward to helping countless more as I expend my vision of helping people find their voice and path. "The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why." -Mark Twain View All Posts
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