Dear Self,
Get it together baby! It’s time to finally start taking care of some of the things that have been bothering you for awhile now. In fact, I can’t believe some of the things that you’ve just left in limbo!! You should know by now you can’t expect things to just take care of themselves. Let’s start at the beginning:
#1 – Your mother! Start talking to your mother again. It’s been a long time coming, and you keep going back and forth. It goes against pretty much every thing you believe to quit something just because it isn’t easy. Hello!?? When have things ever been easy for you? And don’t you always say that you have to work hard for the things that matter the most? So what if you don’t agree on everything! That would be what makes you different people. Mutual respect will bring you common ground. You only get one mother. Fix it.
#2 – Sister, you need to start working out again. These last 2 months of doing nothing are starting to show. Remind yourself that indoor heating has cancelled out any reason to collect an “extra layer” for winter. You’re not a bear..you don’t live in a cave. Welcome to 2010…the year of the treadmill.
#3 – Loosen up! You think it’s so easy to tell everyone to slow down and enjoy every day, but you are the biggest offender! Especially recently. Coming home and snapping at your boyfriend because you can’t let go of the stress from your work day is not only counter-productive, it’s completely unfair. Be glad you have someone you love to come home to. Don’t ever get in the habit of taking things out on him because he’s the closest person to you. You’ve seen marriages end over that garbage, so rein it in immediately. Not worth it. Also in the category of loosening up would be your overwhelming need for order and lists and control over how things operate in your life. If you could just squelch the urge to get aggravated when one little minute, and probably insignificant detail goes awry, that would be awesome. It’s exhausting trying to have everything “handled” all the time.
#4 – Your job….is just a job. It isn’t the career you want in the long term. Remember that.
#5 – Stop putting yourself at the back of the line! Every once in awhile you deserve a manicure or a massage. Stop putting it off, and telling yourself that money would be better used on something more practical. If I recall correctly, most recently it was furnace filters. That’s sad. Take care of yourself, treat yourself to unnecessary things once in awhile…isn’t that why you keep the aforementioned job?
Get it together baby! It’s time to finally start taking care of some of the things that have been bothering you for awhile now. In fact, I can’t believe some of the things that you’ve just left in limbo!! You should know by now you can’t expect things to just take care of themselves. Let’s start at the beginning:
#1 – Your mother! Start talking to your mother again. It’s been a long time coming, and you keep going back and forth. It goes against pretty much every thing you believe to quit something just because it isn’t easy. Hello!?? When have things ever been easy for you? And don’t you always say that you have to work hard for the things that matter the most? So what if you don’t agree on everything! That would be what makes you different people. Mutual respect will bring you common ground. You only get one mother. Fix it.
#2 – Sister, you need to start working out again. These last 2 months of doing nothing are starting to show. Remind yourself that indoor heating has cancelled out any reason to collect an “extra layer” for winter. You’re not a bear..you don’t live in a cave. Welcome to 2010…the year of the treadmill.
#3 – Loosen up! You think it’s so easy to tell everyone to slow down and enjoy every day, but you are the biggest offender! Especially recently. Coming home and snapping at your boyfriend because you can’t let go of the stress from your work day is not only counter-productive, it’s completely unfair. Be glad you have someone you love to come home to. Don’t ever get in the habit of taking things out on him because he’s the closest person to you. You’ve seen marriages end over that garbage, so rein it in immediately. Not worth it. Also in the category of loosening up would be your overwhelming need for order and lists and control over how things operate in your life. If you could just squelch the urge to get aggravated when one little minute, and probably insignificant detail goes awry, that would be awesome. It’s exhausting trying to have everything “handled” all the time.
#4 – Your job….is just a job. It isn’t the career you want in the long term. Remember that.
#5 – Stop putting yourself at the back of the line! Every once in awhile you deserve a manicure or a massage. Stop putting it off, and telling yourself that money would be better used on something more practical. If I recall correctly, most recently it was furnace filters. That’s sad. Take care of yourself, treat yourself to unnecessary things once in awhile…isn’t that why you keep the aforementioned job?
Let’s start there. And remember: To live for results would be to sentence yourself to continuous frustration. Your only sure reward is in your actions and not from them. (Hugh Prather)
Keep moving forward!
Keep moving forward!
