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Introduction!
Welcome to Thankful Thursday. My goal for this blog is a place where people can learn something new. I hope that my blog becomes a place where we can learn from each other. My subscribers are from various ages and genders. Leave your ideas in the comments section. Hopefully, we’ll get some dialogue and learning taking place for each other. Living the Encouraged Life…Lynn
Remodeling
Reminds me of how often change requires us to get messy first. To take out the old before we put in the new. So, if you want to put in a new habit or change something in your life, be sure to take out the old before you put in the new.
Fitness
So, when I first began in the early days of my multiple sclerosis, my goal started was being able to drive to the high school track and then be able to hoist my walker out of my car and then be able to put my walker back in the car and drive home. When I think back to those early days after diagnosis, I am glad I did not settle on staying there.
Just fishing around…
I was so fortunate to go on a fishing trip to Sitka Alaska with my father, sister Jill and brother Bob. Riley, Bob’s son, lives there and captains his boat, Outer Limits Charters. I wore a bright pink hat, so that if I fell overboard, it would be easy to see me.
Kindness Challenge
Have you ever put on a piece of clothing that you haven’t worn for a couple months? As you dig into a pocket you discover money. Unexpected Money. It might be a large or small amount, yet regardless of the denomination, we get excited.
So, this week I want you to surprise a stranger. Wherever you find yourself: a coffee line, a restaurant, a grocery store check-out line, a fast-food counter, the local library, or the veterinary offices. Scan the people in the area and pay ten- or twenty-dollars cash of their bill. Ask the person in charge to keep your identity private and tell them “It’s from Pay it Forward.”
Habits
“You are what you repeatedly do,” said Aristotle. “Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit.”
When I ponder this truth, I often think that if I asked my closest friend or family member, they’d be able to tell me what I repeatedly do and the habits they’ve observed in my life. The answer to that question can certainly be my own reflection, but I also know that I can be blind to what’s right in front of me.
The Elephant
When I became more involved with my doctoral studies, while working full time, I knew I needed to come up with some sort of system to be able to complete everything that was in my world. I know it sounds kinda simple, but I envisioned an elephant standing in my living room.
I knew that, metaphorically speaking, I couldn’t get him out by eating him all at once. I’d surely get sick. So, I begin constantly thinking that I’d get him out of my livingroom one bite at a time. I would need to have little, successful bites, along the way.
Rest & Failure
I have some more distilling On Mental Toughness (see blog April 17 for details) for you on some of the ideas in it.
Many professional athletes and successful corporate achievers have learned that their body needs rest or breaks every 90 to 120 minutes. Their rest can be 15 minutes of a walk outside, deep breathing exercises, or time “out” on the bench.
I’ve never been a “professional athlete” nor a “corporate” achiever, but I’ve certainly been an “A” personality over the years. Rest and failure were two opportunities I had to learn repeatedly in order to achieve anything. Sometimes it was very painful learning.