What Can You Choose Again?
You may have noticed that my posts have been a bit inconsistent lately. My life has been heavy these last 6 weeks with the loss of several important people including my dear friend of 57, the 29-year-old son of a high school friend, and my long-time friend’s mom. Truth be told, I haven’t had much time to grieve being a full-time mom and teacher. I have had a lot of anxiety because I have only posted 2 blog posts in the last 7 weeks. I was worried about what you might think. I choose again.
I want to be of service, I want to share inspiring and helpful content with you. I am worried people won’t think I am being consistent with my posting, but mostly, I have been trying to navigate the end of the school year with saying bye to the seniors, getting in the rest of my labs, and making sure that my students are ready for their exams. Not to mention my children’s schedule, which is super busy. I can’t do it all, and I don’t need to if it is not serving me well.
So, I am going to take this opportunity to stretch myself and follow my own advice. I am not going to worry about writing the perfect post, I am going to put perfectionism to the side and practice good enough and take anything off my plate that interferes with my highest priorities, my kiddos, my students, and my self-care. I can worry about everything else, if I choose to, this summer. I probably won’t though, because when we get to the summer, that which is stressing me today won’t be important then.
That is the beauty of choosing to focus on what you want. I can choose to focus on that which stresses me out, or I can reach out to people who love and support me, go to a class or take a walk, or just snuggle with my kids. These activities make me feel good about myself, create positive energy and crowd out the thoughts that don’t serve me. If I have learned anything these last few years, it is that much of what stresses me out is temporary and passes. It is a practice to stay focused on that which I am grateful for and that which serves me, and that practice never fails me. We have already talked about practicing choosing your thoughts, today, let’s talk about not caring what others think.
If you want to work on not letting other people’s thoughts and opinions affect you so much, which is what my mind wanted to do when worrying about this post, just know that you may never stop caring about what others think. What you can do is decrease how much you let your thoughts of others' opinions of you impact you. What I love about coaches like Jody Moore, and the Model that she teaches, is that you can redirect your brain and choose thoughts that serve you better. I will talk more about this in upcoming posts.
For today, what is bothering you? What are you telling yourself about that situation? How are those thoughts making you feel? How could you look at this situation differently? When you choose different thoughts, you will feel differently, create different outcomes and create more of what you desire.
I will stop for today, so that I can focus on those three priorities that I mentioned above, having fun with my kids, getting in my self-care, and conserving my energy for these last few days with the seniors.
What thoughts can you choose again today? How will you choose what you want more of, time with loved ones, being of service to others/purpose, and feeling good in your body? I will choose to trust that you can see that I practice these teachings that I share with you, and not worry about anything else.
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Be well,
Traci
