Good afternoon, everyone!!!
I've been doing a great deal of self-work over the years, but recently I came across a few things to help me in this journey.
One was a woman who puts out videos, Doing Hard Things Every Day, @newnikki730 (If you plan to hate on this lady, do NOT follow this link, she doesn't deserve negativity) This lady is so inspiring, and her message is for everyone not just people trying to lose weight. Though her journey into weight loss is truly fantastic and I commend her for keeping her eye on her goals and pushing that mark. That alone is inspirational, but her message is so much more than that to me.
Doing hard things every day is not easy regardless of what 'your' hard thing happens to be. Whenever I find myself stalling, I hear her voice encouraging me to do hard things. Recently, my oldest granddaughter (you may know her as Garden Weed here) and I started going to the gym together 3 days a week. I thank Garden Weed every time we go for keeping me doing hard things :) This young lady messages me first thing in the mornings on the days we are to go, asking if we're still going. Tomorrow morning she's even calling me to ensure I am awake at the discussed time for tomorrow's workout. We've agreed we can have no excuses for not going.
We've asked each other the hard questions, "Why are we each doing this?" "What is our main goal by doing this?" This way we know how we can help each other achieve our goals. Which is perfect for us. We even allow ourselves a small treat for reaching out goals, Starbucks Refreshers :) afterwards :) She's been very good at helping me find the machines I need to help me achieve my goals, and I do my very best to encourage her to meet the goals she sets for herself to gain muscle strength for her cheerleading tasks.
This doing hard things isn't just about our gym days for me either. I've been applying this in all aspects of my life. I have been fully acknowledging my weaknesses in life and trying to address them. Which brings me to number 2 on my list of self-work.
Grace...
I have always been a firm believer in "signs" that come upon you and give you pause in life. The word 'Grace' has been coming to me several times over the course of the last few months, telling me this is something I need to investigate.
I've found I have issues with wanting to be a kind person at times but then I find myself frustrated with being kind to 'some' people. Let me explain...
I will do something to help someone, then get frustrated when I have to keep going back to help that person with the same thing over and over for reasons that are beyond my control. Now, I'm not saying they can't or won't learn how it's done, because I know the exact reason it is taking so long for them to figure things out and frankly, it's not their fault. This is where I feel compelled to be of assistance, however, I can't be frustrated with them for why it is taking so long for them to pick up what they need to know. I hope that makes sense.
Everyone learns at their own rate of speed, which I am fully aware of that. So, when guidance can only be given in broken spurts, it is going to take a little bit longer for them to pick up on things.
This is only one aspect of where I need to learn "Grace" in my daily life.
I also need to show more grace in my daily life. See, I've gotten used to just being to myself, which isn't a bad thing really, but sometimes we do interact with others and internally I need to show more grace when it comes to those times, LOL. I have to not be so stingy with my time. I do love my alone time, but I do need to venture out into the world a bit more and allow myself to be gracious about venturing out.
Sure, I go to my sister's house and spend a great deal of time with her over the course of the warmer months and sometimes during the colder months. In my mind, I've told myself this is plenty of sharing myself time, LOL. But I know I need to keep up with being a bit more social on the off season. Don't be so cooped up and try being a bit more outgoing during the months I just want to hibernate.
I also need to find a bit of grace for myself. Remind myself of the things I used to love doing and make time for such things once again. I've pushed a good many things aside and mainly because I am not showing myself enough grace throughout the week.
As I've told my granddaughter, "No excuses." Yet, I find ways to make excuses to myself for not doing what I otherwise would enjoy doing.
Each year I try to add something to my self-improvement list of things to do. This year I am working toward 'doing hard things every day,' and 'showing more grace in all aspects of my life.'
My life consists of working toward goals. This keeps me focused and self-aware. Because in this life we can only control ourselves and this is a well-known fact I try to keep in the front of my mind daily. So, working toward something each day, whether I succeed or fail for that day, I am always working towards it. When I fail, I reaffirm my goal and start over from that point. If I succeed that day, I make sure to tell myself I'm proud of me for making it through that day without any slip-ups :) Because frankly, we all need encouragement, even if it is we ourselves giving out that cheer.
Everyone have a blessed day!!!
Blessings to all!!!
I've been doing a great deal of self-work over the years, but recently I came across a few things to help me in this journey.
One was a woman who puts out videos, Doing Hard Things Every Day, @newnikki730 (If you plan to hate on this lady, do NOT follow this link, she doesn't deserve negativity) This lady is so inspiring, and her message is for everyone not just people trying to lose weight. Though her journey into weight loss is truly fantastic and I commend her for keeping her eye on her goals and pushing that mark. That alone is inspirational, but her message is so much more than that to me.
Doing hard things every day is not easy regardless of what 'your' hard thing happens to be. Whenever I find myself stalling, I hear her voice encouraging me to do hard things. Recently, my oldest granddaughter (you may know her as Garden Weed here) and I started going to the gym together 3 days a week. I thank Garden Weed every time we go for keeping me doing hard things :) This young lady messages me first thing in the mornings on the days we are to go, asking if we're still going. Tomorrow morning she's even calling me to ensure I am awake at the discussed time for tomorrow's workout. We've agreed we can have no excuses for not going.
We've asked each other the hard questions, "Why are we each doing this?" "What is our main goal by doing this?" This way we know how we can help each other achieve our goals. Which is perfect for us. We even allow ourselves a small treat for reaching out goals, Starbucks Refreshers :) afterwards :) She's been very good at helping me find the machines I need to help me achieve my goals, and I do my very best to encourage her to meet the goals she sets for herself to gain muscle strength for her cheerleading tasks.
This doing hard things isn't just about our gym days for me either. I've been applying this in all aspects of my life. I have been fully acknowledging my weaknesses in life and trying to address them. Which brings me to number 2 on my list of self-work.
Grace...
I have always been a firm believer in "signs" that come upon you and give you pause in life. The word 'Grace' has been coming to me several times over the course of the last few months, telling me this is something I need to investigate.
I've found I have issues with wanting to be a kind person at times but then I find myself frustrated with being kind to 'some' people. Let me explain...
I will do something to help someone, then get frustrated when I have to keep going back to help that person with the same thing over and over for reasons that are beyond my control. Now, I'm not saying they can't or won't learn how it's done, because I know the exact reason it is taking so long for them to figure things out and frankly, it's not their fault. This is where I feel compelled to be of assistance, however, I can't be frustrated with them for why it is taking so long for them to pick up what they need to know. I hope that makes sense.
Everyone learns at their own rate of speed, which I am fully aware of that. So, when guidance can only be given in broken spurts, it is going to take a little bit longer for them to pick up on things.
This is only one aspect of where I need to learn "Grace" in my daily life.
I also need to show more grace in my daily life. See, I've gotten used to just being to myself, which isn't a bad thing really, but sometimes we do interact with others and internally I need to show more grace when it comes to those times, LOL. I have to not be so stingy with my time. I do love my alone time, but I do need to venture out into the world a bit more and allow myself to be gracious about venturing out.
Sure, I go to my sister's house and spend a great deal of time with her over the course of the warmer months and sometimes during the colder months. In my mind, I've told myself this is plenty of sharing myself time, LOL. But I know I need to keep up with being a bit more social on the off season. Don't be so cooped up and try being a bit more outgoing during the months I just want to hibernate.
I also need to find a bit of grace for myself. Remind myself of the things I used to love doing and make time for such things once again. I've pushed a good many things aside and mainly because I am not showing myself enough grace throughout the week.
As I've told my granddaughter, "No excuses." Yet, I find ways to make excuses to myself for not doing what I otherwise would enjoy doing.
Each year I try to add something to my self-improvement list of things to do. This year I am working toward 'doing hard things every day,' and 'showing more grace in all aspects of my life.'
My life consists of working toward goals. This keeps me focused and self-aware. Because in this life we can only control ourselves and this is a well-known fact I try to keep in the front of my mind daily. So, working toward something each day, whether I succeed or fail for that day, I am always working towards it. When I fail, I reaffirm my goal and start over from that point. If I succeed that day, I make sure to tell myself I'm proud of me for making it through that day without any slip-ups :) Because frankly, we all need encouragement, even if it is we ourselves giving out that cheer.
Everyone have a blessed day!!!
Blessings to all!!!
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