My life from A to Z: Affirmations

Affirmations can be defined as a method of self improvement, the process of affirming something, or the emotional support or encouragement.

Some use affirmations as mantras to help themselves change their thinking patterns.  One such affirmation I've used over and over in my life is: I can do this!

A few positive affirmations worth pondering:

• I am happy and healthy.
• I am surrounded by people who care about me.
• I have energy to go through the day.
• My mind is clear.
• I am focused.

My personal affirmation

I can do this.  A number of years ago, I found that my distractibility was actually getting in my way of being productive.  In a major way!  Distractibility and procrastination do on occasion rear their ugly heads however with learning the art of mindfulness and having the mantra that "I can do this" has help in many ways.

What's your personal affirmation?  What has it helped?

My life from A to Z

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Acknowledgments

Amy Krouse Rosenthal: Without her creation of the journal Encyclopedia of Me: My life from A to Z, this would not be a project, nor would I be blogging on it.

My husband, Robert. My parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, friends, and godchildren.  

Also, to my fur babies.  Although they will never read- I think they perhaps know me better than the humans.

I must also acknowledge the changes in my life.  Without change I most likely wouldn't be thinking about my life.  I'd most likely be living in pure oblivion of my life as it is now.  Which, by the way is not bad.  It is quite good... however I'm still adjusting.

...because who can really say there are not days we just want to close our eyes so we don't have to acknowledge the day?

Blogging, Start to New Year, and well.... life as it is

Since August 30, 2014... ok, well to be honest since January 2014 life has been one continuous effort to keep positive about change.  Yes, change.  It's both good and bad.

So I quit blogging sometime at the end of October beginning of November.  Since January I had been participating in a photo blog circle.  I thoroughly enjoyed it, and then life happened.  I quit blogging.  The decision itself was not necessarily a conscious decision but rather a culmination of small things and poor executive functioning one day.  I just quit.  Partially, I did get a little irritated that the circle seemed broken at times, however, most of it was attempting to adapt to changes.  Changes that I agreed to within my own life.  Mainly getting married, moving, and starting a new job.   Well it all adds up and creativity can be stifled during adjustment periods.

As the New Year started I contemplated what I would blog about.  I really enjoyed blogging photography.  I intend to keep doing so through out this year, however on my own schedule.  I also intend to blog more about life in general and experiences.  In my quest to find material to photograph and write about I came up with two ideas.  Since I cannot decide solely on one I intend to do a little of both.  One, I asked my FB friends what they would like to see photographed.  I will take this list into consideration.  Two, while at Barnes and Nobel I came across a book created by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, really a blank journal of sorts titled. Encyclopedia of Me: My Life from A to Z.  I really liked the thought of this so this is the second blog topic for the year.  Some may consider it self centered, while I am looking at it from a view point of a way to historicize my life.  Perhaps others will learn from it, perhaps I will get comments that will add to it, regardless it is an undertaking I am excited to do.

Life as it is... it seems to be one big constant check and balance system.  For now, I've got chili in the crock pot, a puzzle in building, and a two different areas to blog about.

Happy 2015!