वहत ऍम इ थिंकिंग?

WHAT AM I THINKING?
"I never know what I think about something until I read what I've written on it." -- William Faulkner
Years ago I was in a treatment facility trying to learn how to live life on life’s terms. To say my mind was a super speedway would have been an understatement. Disjointed thoughts continually raced around.
What was I really thinking?
I was introduced to the concept of journaling. I must admit, initially, it struck me as silly. Isn’t this what girls do when they keep a diary?
With time, I came to accept the value of journaling. I do it frequently for myself, and it is a part of the daily balance routine I try to instil in my clients and others I work with. (Free balance check list available through www.hopeserenity.ca). Journaling, simply put, allows me to get what’s going on in the inside to the outside, and as Faulkner’s quote says, once on the outside I can begin to realise what I really think (and feel).
I have kept journals going back some 16 years, and it is interesting to go make and read past journals to appreciate the growth curve I have gone through.
Today, a lot of my journaling is done on the computer, and I still find it extremely therapeutic. My mind can still be a speedway, and journaling does allow me to sit a write on various thoughts, read, and reflect on what my thoughts really are. In my journals, I try to capture words that truly express hoe I “feel” about various things.
No longer do I look at journaling as something girls do while young, I find it an essential part of daily living and a record of growth!
Today, I have a good tool in my living kit to help me understand what I am thinking.

"When you choose to understand [and] exercise control over the functions and attributes of your own mind, you will be empowered to create your own reality, to be completely self-reliant and totally prosperous." -- The Delfin Knowledge System

यू'रे बेत्टर थान यू थिंक!

YOU’RE BETTER THAN YOU THINK!
How many of us have truly healthy self-esteem (not big egos) and appreciate how good we really are?
Not many, most of us underestimate our real potential.
We are better than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps for the rest of our lives, we will be unwilling to settle for less.
-- Anonymous
We are wonderful, capable human beings worthy of love and happiness. We all have a gift to give the world that can't be duplicated. No one else is exactly like us; we are each unique. Hard to believe?
The problem is, we don't believe it. Most of us are used to thinking about all our negative qualities and become expert at putting ourselves down. We have a hard time believing and accepting our own goodness and gifts. Think about how you respond when given a compliment!
When we have a negative attitude, only one person can change it - us. We have the power to choose to change our thinking - if we want to. It takes a courageous person to risk getting positive and hopeful.
I had to reach out and get coaching help to make the changes I needed to make in my life and in my case this meant giving up chemical and behavioural addictions. It was tough, but then life is tough! It has been with it.
Today I can appreciate my goodness and accept love humbly. (www.hopeserenity.ca)