Showing posts with label counseling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label counseling. Show all posts

Monday, May 5, 2014

Negatives

I saw my daughter posted this quote (below ) the other day. It is true, by negatives in our lives, we learn and grow. Whether they be from negative people that come and go in our lives, by negative experiences that happen to us, or by just hard times; those seem to be the times that we really learn what life is all about.

I had to miss church today once again, going into my 5 month now of struggling with my health. I have prayed and wondered what I am suppose to learn from this experience. I do know that I need to take better care of my body. We only get one body in this life time, it is our responsibility to take care of it. I know that I need to also pay more attention to what is negative in my life, what gives that type of bad energy to me, and then learn how to stay away from it or completely get that out of my life. Negativity, I think can be contagious if we are not careful.

The first time I was battling Cancer, I took a class on learning how to help heal myself. .One of those steps was learning how to stay away from toxic people. I also learned how to get out of toxic situations (sometimes we put ourselves in those situations, simply by not making the right choices). Life truly is being pro-active on working to keep the negatives out of your life and accentuating the positive.
I mentioned on my blog before when I am really stuck at a place in my life and  I need extra help to get un-stuck, I go visit my friend and counselor. Someone mentioned to me once that they were shocked that I had Bigger Than Me Days and that were also shocked that I still went to counseling. I had to smile and not say a word. I personally know that it is very helpful on those times that I get stuck, to talk to someone who is a 3rd party and has a different perspective than I do. How grateful I am for those words of wisdom, to help me see things maybe in a a different light or at least help me figure out what options I have.
Yes, there are many negatives in all of our lives. How grateful I am for the knowledge of why we are here on earth...to learn and to grow. Grateful for parents, family, friends, counselors and teachers along the way that help us through some of these Negative Learning Experiences. Life is truly all about lessons!
Good night dear friends!

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Choices

I was talking to a friend today about this very subject. We all make choices every day that truly make up our life and our consequences ( which are a direct result of our choices ). And the answer seems so easy to just say ...".make better choices"...but saying and doing are certainly different things, and one is much harder than the other. There are cycles that we get in, thought patterns and some of those aren't easy to change and probably could be made easier if we sought professional help.
Someone once said to me that they couldn't see a counselor because they thought that would be labeling their self weak. I on the other hand feel just the opposite. I think people who are trying to get their life, their head, their thoughts and their actions in balance, and go get counseling...are very strong people. I think anyone who is actively striving to get more peace, wisdom and balance in their lives...are those who are on the right track. Shouldn't we all be actively working toward a better life, a more secure and grounded life? Couldn't we all use a bit more PEACE in our lives? Yes, I really do believe...it is all about our choices. 
Now I am going to make a good choice right now and go to bed early!
Good night dear friends!
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"Five frogs are sitting on a log.
Four decide to jump off. How many are left?
Answer: five.   Why? Because there's a difference between deciding and doing."
Mark L. Feldman & Michael F. Spratt,  'Five Frogs on a Log'



"Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your spirit. That is the real meaning of peace."
Author Unknown


"If you wish your life were different… do your life differently."
Terence Houlihan


Monday, November 19, 2012

I have a confession!

They say that the first step to getting help is acknowledging that you have a problem. Ok, I have a Container problem. I just keep buying more and more containers, in hopes to get my stuff organized. My family has known about this problem for years, yet no one is willing to get me help :) I guess if it really did keep me organized then it would be working but...it's not. When the container gets full then instead of getting rid of something... I just buy more containers! I feel like I have to confess this to all of you who think I am so organized, my family knows I'm really not. I make huge messes and most of the time, I can't find things...it could be my age or it could be my CONTAINER PROBLEM!
For years we have talked about this issue as a family, every now and then my girls can't take it any more and sit me down, and make me go through all my boxes and donate lots of things. I don't mind doing that if I know someone else could use it. But as soon as I get rid of something...then I find that I need it! I guess my problem is well hidden most of the time, but since Jeff and I were cleaning out our garage this weekend, the PROBLEM came back up again! :(
I am not sure where to get help for this exactly? I really do use most of my things, it is rare for me to buy a gift...I can usually make it out of my stuff ( important stuff ). Oh well, I guess there could be worse things but I feel like I have at least admitted, put it out there and acknowledged it... that is a start right?
Maybe some day I will find someone who just loves to come over and go through my stuff  and will willingly teach me how to store and sort through things. Especially papers, I write my ideas and thoughts on every piece of paper I can get ahold of. I guess that is another problem that I have OK... I have PAPER PROBLEMS! Whew, I am so glad I got that off my chest.

Need to run and keep trying to sort through more stuff, because guess what I got this weekend? More containers! :) I hid them from Jeff at first, then I realized that I really had a problem ( if I was hiding things). When we talked about MY PROBLEM on our Date Night, Jeff reminded me of how bad my problem is....yet he figured that me buying a couple more $6.99 containers was .... cheaper than counseling! :) So glad we worked that one out, I feel better now! :)
Good night dear friends!

"Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines."   ~Robert H. Schuller
 
"When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak sopt, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy."  ~Norman Vincent Peale
 

"No problem is insurmountable. With a little courage, teamwork and determination a person can overcome anything."  ~B. Dodge