Loved this article, I'm trying to be more positive and this is exactly what I needed
MERRYMERRY6
3/12/2013 9:55:20 AM
Just what I needed today to remind myself the more positive my surroundings, thoughts, words and actions, the more I will experience positive change. Thanks!
DEBCYN22 --Having been through some dark places myself, I can say that you have just done the hardest step--seeing the darkness for what it is and that you are, indeed, in it. After that the light comes, sometimes in small doses, sometimes in great beams. Be open to it all. Stay strong, it gets better.
_SPARK526
10/17/2011 6:44:19 AM
DEBCYN, you are in exactly the RIGHT place, you are in a good place, a safe place. You will survive your obstacles and thrive in your environment, now and always. There is no need to be overwhelmed when you have others ready to shoulder some of the burdens. You will learn and grow. You are in a good place!
DEBCYN22
9/14/2011 12:48:58 PM
I'm just starting to get into spark people. I'm in a really bad place in my life and I kno it. I'm hoping this will help me to find some motivation and some inner peace. I know these are the things I need in my life but I also need to work my way out of my problems. Sometimes they just overwhelm you,
We all know these things that you so beautifully write but reading the article and ones like it is what I do, I want to reinforce my mind and constantly imput such wisdom into my brain. In order to reach my goal and to maintain my weight loss I know that I have to now make a lifetime committment. Thank you, looking forward to many more such wonderful articles. Missnuggy
I find the best way to chase my "negativity parrot" away is to yell at it. LOL! Sounds weird and I know people occasionally think I'm crazy but, for me, my negativity parrot - or internal tape, if you will - is my mother. I grew up on a steady diet of negativity. I have learned that, when one of those old tapes start to run, if I just stop and say, out loud and strongly, "No! I am not stupid!" or "No! I am not going to fail!" it goes a long way. Just hearing myself say it with conviction is enough to chase it away...until next time. But there is no limit to the number of times you can should "NO!". LOL!
I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in December and have been working very hard to lose weight and make exercise a habit. My doctor gave me 3 months to get the diabetes under control. When I saw him in Feb on another matter, he gave me a printout of my weight loss so far, a graph. Then he marked it with an "A+" and a big smiley face. When I saw him last week, he printed a new graph and again gave me A+ and a smiley AND added my new, lower A1C score. I posted these on my 'fridge and look at them many times through the day. They make me feel good about what I've done so far and encourage me to continue. Maybe I can get an "A++" next time. ;-)
Positivity does really work!! I have a picture that was taken 3 years ago while we were in Maui. I was at my lowest weight since high school. We were on a volcano 10,000 feet up. The way the picture was taken it looks like I was flying. It is one of the few full body pictures I have of myself. Last year, my daughter blew up the photo and framed it for me. It sits front and center on the top of my desk. Every time I look up, I can see and remember how awesome I felt then and I really want to get back there.
