Happiness Project: Being Authentic – Item 3
I’m still struggling with the second item of 22 Things Happy People Do Differently. I will continue to try to treat *everyone* with kindness. This week, the challenge is to: 3. See problems as challenges. I say this to Chloe all the time. Unfortunately, I have not been great at following this advice for myself
Happiness Project: Being Authentic – Item 2
For the past week, I worked on the first item of 22 Things Happy People Do Differently. I think I did fairly well at not holding grudges. This week, the challenge is to: 2. Treat everyone with kindness. While I trat most people with kindness, I’m not always so good at doing this with my
Happiness Project: Being Authentic – Item 1
Time and time again, I return to considering how well I’m doing at being authentic. Apparently, this is a topic I need to revisit on a regular basis, as I seem to easily slip back into a place where I’m not being the best I can be. I remember that I started going through a
Will I ever Get Accustomed to School Events?
Chloe has been busily preparing for her debut on the big stage next week. She has a couple of lines to recite as well as songs she’ll be singing in a group. I think she’s less nervous than I am. A few weeks back, we attended our first “school-wide” even at Chloe’s new school. She
this turtle is starting to come out of her shell
I don’t know what happened. I got lazy. I got complacent. I was happy to be living completely within my comfort zone. I got boring. I got bored. True, I do have to step outside my comfort zone when the girls want to try something new. And traveling often forces me to step outside of
to move or not to move
Such a hard question. For the past year or two, or even since we lived in DC, I’ve been itching to move. Not because I’m unhappy with our current location, really. I love Pine Lake. Our city of 700 people is an amazingly creative, friendly, unpretentious oasis in Atlanta. I’ve come to appreciate it more
goodbye gold stars
I’ve never been a fan of gold stars or constantly saying “great job!” to the kids. If you’ve read any Alfie Kohn, you’ll understand this. I’m all for not only “natural consequences” but also for avoiding false praise. I see these as being two sides of the same coin. I know that I’ve been considered
abandoning the quiet
The house is silent. I rarely, rarely have moments like these. My work is finished for the week. The house is picked up and clean. No one is home but me and the cat. I could spend the next eight hours resting my back and leg and doing the things I enjoy, like playing with
on the couch – 6 apr 2011
I’m so sick of being stuck to the couch. I *am* feeling a lot better – no pain meds other than an ibuporfen today – but still far from being back to normal. I sure hope I can sit soon!!
being authentic – step 2
my first step in “being authentic” was to give up saying that I don’t have time. I’m not ready to declare success on this yet, but I’m getting better at it. The next step is to stop doing things to try to impress or get a reaction from others. I do it FAR more than
the grass is greener
Thinking more about the book I’m really, really digging … The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin. Despite trying to always give other people the benefit of the doubt, I find myself
Being authentic vs. Acting like the person you want to be
Are the goals of being authentic and acting like the person you want to be contradictory? Or are they the same? I’ve been reading The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin recently.
overcoming inertia
this morning, I had no desire to head out to a book club brunch. I had a handful of reasons for not wanting to go, but I reminded myself that it would be great to see friends and hang out, so I pushed myself out the door and ended up having a great time. Why
who has time for this?
Ugh. This morning attempted listen to XM streaming on my computer and found myself locked out of the account I’ve been happily using for years. Despite having other things I’d rather be doing, I did a little searching about my problem and found that anyone who had a password with “special characters” in it has
exercise – my way ….
The past year and a half, I’ve had a goal of geting in 10K steps a day. Working from home doing a sedentary job gives me little reason to move unless I make a point of it. I wear a little pedometer (meet FitBit) in order to remind myself of how little I’ve walked each
procrastinating no longer
I’ve never been much of a procrastinator. I’ve generally had everything I needed to get done done and way before it needed to get done. But lately, I’ve been twiddling my thumbs more, web surfing, social media-ing and doing other meaningless, time-wasting activities. I eventually get everything done that I wanted to get done and
clean slate
As I remarked on facebook, I’ve decided that my midlife crisis has given me license to throw out all the “I’ll never”s and “I can’t”s that I’ve ever uttered. It feels wonderful to have a clean slate. I’m tossing away the old baggage and starting new. I’m giving myself permission to try out things, to
Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Clearly an optimist. For the most part, I have hope of a fun and interesting tomorrow … even for he literal tomorrow despite the predictions of hail which are forcing me to rethink our sightseeing plans. I can dream of new adventures and can turn most hurdles into
Can you handle the truth?
Is it always better to know the truth, even when it hurts? Or is ignorance bliss? Or are they both true some of the time? Along with my renewed resolve to be authentic, I am working to accept the truth about myself and my world. I am trying to convince myself that either I have
Whatโs the single most important thing you accomplished in 2010?
Whatโs the single most important thing you accomplished in 2010? And how do you plan to top it in 2011 (perhaps by completing your blogging challenge!) Today’s question is stumping me, since the most important things aren’t things I’ve accomplished. They are things I’ve lived and loved! Spending time with my family and discovering new
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