Being Me: Week 39

"As soon as you trust yourself you will know how to live" 

Being Me: Week 39 - Trust yourself

September theme: Sometimes we can learn and study and know, and sometimes we have to believe, trust and hope

Sometimes trusting our thoughts and decisions can be difficult, especially when it goes against the norm. And while wisdom comes with age, the first step to trusting ourselves is to be ourselves, and not what we think others want us to be. 

After navigating life these past 55 years, I finally have come to understand when others judge you, it is a measure of who they are. Their perception of you is a reflection of them which has nothing to do with you, so choose accordingly.

By making small, reasonable goals, that you will follow through with you begin to build the trust you need in yourself. With the repetition of failed goals, we lose faith in our ability to achieve them. By accomplishing smaller goals, we begin to build that trust again.

To help you establish trust in yourself you MUST make decisions decisively. Don't question every choice you make, trust that it is the right one for you or if it is not that you can make it work.

Trust in ourselves comes from building upon the strengths we already possess. The framework of this small detail can grow into more confidence elsewhere.

You know the things you are good at... now you just need to trust yourself to follow through.

 Themes for each month to journal, create or contemplate on your journey

• January - The best time for new beginnings is now

1. Morning routine
2. Mission statement
3. Create your YES list
4. Goals, baby steps, tiny promises
5. Putting it in motion

• February - Before anything else, find yourself, be yourself and love yourself

1. Take care of your body
2. Meditation and solitude
3. Food choices and ideas for change
4. What makes you happy

• March - All you need is tea and warm socks

1. Enjoy the simple things
2. Letting go of thoughts and things
3. Both hands
4. Mindfulness (social media and smart phones)
5. Setting intentions

• April - Water your roots so your soul can blossom

1. Water and other things we need to grow
2. Time to blossom
3. The 3 R's
4. Forgiveness

• May -  The difference between a flower and a weed is judgment

1. Stop judging yourself and others (why we judge)
2. The grass isn't always greener
3. Love is the absence of judgement
4. Stop judging yourself if you don't want to be judged

• June - Believe you can and your halfway there

1. Believe in yourself
2. Believe in others
3. What thoughts have distorted our beliefs
4. Invest in yourself

• July - Bold stripes, bright stars, brave hearts

1. Integrity
2. Taking risks
3. Abundance
4. Let your light shine

• August - We are who we choose to be

1. Who do you think you are

• September - Sometimes we can learn and study & know, and sometimes we have to believe, trust and hope

1. What do you know to be true of you
2. Books that create thought
3. What holds you back
4. Trust yourself

• October - We can't become what we want by remaining what we are
• November - Small seeds of gratitude will provide a harvest of hope
• December - Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of hope

 Mission Statement:  I will improve my overall health and wellness, use kindness and inspiration with a vision that creates  a community of giving and in doing so achieve my purpose in this life.   

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