Learning
It's a beautiful windy cool day perfect for taking a bit of time outside.
I went out this morning and did some reading in my "Quantum Wellness" book.
Our young chickens kept me company.
They run around like they are on a race track, round and round the cage. The hen house my husband is building will be finished in perfect time for them. They will need the room. Henny is a good sized sweet girl who needs more space soon.
In the book I'm reading it's talking about visualization.
It goes into replacing old pictures in your mind with new ones.
I didn't quite understand until she said something about the old voices in your head.
It made me think of how you can get on pinterest or look at a home décor magazine and after a while, your ready to redecorate your living room. It's kind of like encouraging your brain with positive things, instead of listening to the same old recording of your mothers voice telling you your lazy or a friend telling you you talk to much. Those lovely voices in our heads that were meant to make us better, but crushed our spirit instead. We need to replace those with pictures of our dreams and hopes.
My husband has this cloud of bitterness when he talks about the things he does.
They never seem successful enough for him. That cloud pours over into
phone conversations, conversations with me, facebook posts, and the look on his face.
Again...it's from the lovely voices from childhood. So we had a conversation on the back deck
and I was telling him what I was reading about. He went on to talk about some things
and I heard it in his voice. I pointed it out and he tried saying whatever he said, in a different way.
It still had the same bitter sad expectations to it. It was eye opening.
I don't wear makeup anymore unless I leave the house. Partly because I have eye problems and can't use eye makeup for long periods of time, but also because I wanted to get used to my face without all that goop. I wanted to find myself pretty naturally.
I wear pajama pants more than anything else because I have problems with my legs.
So...I look like a ragamuffin most days.
I'm going to work on that. I didn't think it would make much difference in how my days play out,
but then I realized that I feel a little better even if I just do something with my hair and put earrings on. (As long as the chickens don't peck them off).
I can wear skirts so my legs don't hurt and yet it will look nice.
I've learned a lot about my body and how to keep it well.
I've learned that I have limits and if I push them, I will get sick.
Now I need to learn how to have fun within the limits I have.
A glass of wine sitting on the front porch, or a day out with my family as long as it's within limits and I've prepared for it with rest.
I've learned sleep is my friend if I want to heal.
I've learned fresh, healthy, organic, food is my friend if I want to feel good.
I've learned that my supplements and medications are there for a reason and I need to take them every single day.
I've learned that mental stress is the enemy, heat and humidity are the enemy, and over doing anything will put me in bed for three days.
I've learned that my day is really good when I begin with prayer.
I've learned that I can put stuff in His hands and He will work it out and let me know what to do.
I've learned to breathe deep, stretch well, and only think of today. Remind yourself that you don't need to be what anyone else says you need to be.
When that anxiety builds up, ask yourself why it's there.
What is making you anxious?
Is it something that must be figured out today?
It is really so important that you need to give it that much energy?
What would happen if you stopped thinking about it?
Worried you won't remember something? Write it down.
Worried something won't turn out perfectly. Stop, pray and let it go.
The best stories are in the imperfections.
Replace the negative voices with positive pictures.
I'm gonna give it a try.
Hugs
Shannon
I went out this morning and did some reading in my "Quantum Wellness" book.
Our young chickens kept me company.
They run around like they are on a race track, round and round the cage. The hen house my husband is building will be finished in perfect time for them. They will need the room. Henny is a good sized sweet girl who needs more space soon.
In the book I'm reading it's talking about visualization.
It goes into replacing old pictures in your mind with new ones.
I didn't quite understand until she said something about the old voices in your head.
It made me think of how you can get on pinterest or look at a home décor magazine and after a while, your ready to redecorate your living room. It's kind of like encouraging your brain with positive things, instead of listening to the same old recording of your mothers voice telling you your lazy or a friend telling you you talk to much. Those lovely voices in our heads that were meant to make us better, but crushed our spirit instead. We need to replace those with pictures of our dreams and hopes.
My husband has this cloud of bitterness when he talks about the things he does.
They never seem successful enough for him. That cloud pours over into
phone conversations, conversations with me, facebook posts, and the look on his face.
Again...it's from the lovely voices from childhood. So we had a conversation on the back deck
and I was telling him what I was reading about. He went on to talk about some things
and I heard it in his voice. I pointed it out and he tried saying whatever he said, in a different way.
It still had the same bitter sad expectations to it. It was eye opening.
I don't wear makeup anymore unless I leave the house. Partly because I have eye problems and can't use eye makeup for long periods of time, but also because I wanted to get used to my face without all that goop. I wanted to find myself pretty naturally.
I wear pajama pants more than anything else because I have problems with my legs.
So...I look like a ragamuffin most days.
I'm going to work on that. I didn't think it would make much difference in how my days play out,
but then I realized that I feel a little better even if I just do something with my hair and put earrings on. (As long as the chickens don't peck them off).
I can wear skirts so my legs don't hurt and yet it will look nice.
I've learned a lot about my body and how to keep it well.
I've learned that I have limits and if I push them, I will get sick.
Now I need to learn how to have fun within the limits I have.
A glass of wine sitting on the front porch, or a day out with my family as long as it's within limits and I've prepared for it with rest.
I've learned sleep is my friend if I want to heal.
I've learned fresh, healthy, organic, food is my friend if I want to feel good.
I've learned that my supplements and medications are there for a reason and I need to take them every single day.
I've learned that mental stress is the enemy, heat and humidity are the enemy, and over doing anything will put me in bed for three days.
I've learned that my day is really good when I begin with prayer.
I've learned that I can put stuff in His hands and He will work it out and let me know what to do.
I've learned to breathe deep, stretch well, and only think of today. Remind yourself that you don't need to be what anyone else says you need to be.
When that anxiety builds up, ask yourself why it's there.
What is making you anxious?
Is it something that must be figured out today?
It is really so important that you need to give it that much energy?
What would happen if you stopped thinking about it?
Worried you won't remember something? Write it down.
Worried something won't turn out perfectly. Stop, pray and let it go.
The best stories are in the imperfections.
Replace the negative voices with positive pictures.
I'm gonna give it a try.
Hugs
Shannon
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