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Nov. 19th, 2008 04:15 amI'm back from a conference which ate the first three days of my week (and where internet was OMG expensive) feeling like brand-new. It's amazing what a few days of being reminded that there are at least a few hundred other people who give a shit, and a couple dozen doing what you are doing and giving a shit, can do for ones mindset. So while normally, I save the resolutions for the beginning of the new year, really, why wait? Here's some reminders:
1. I can do it.
2. I'm not isolated. (changed from "I'm not alone," because I already wasn't alone, and that wasn't the problem).
3. Giving up is not an option. Because I CAN do it. If I can, then there's no reason to give up!
4. Whatever I do, I should do my best.
5. If I have an idea and can't seem to make it work, I'm not trying hard enough.
6. Avoid the things that drag me down - the internet and TV, primarily.
7. If I set an alarm for 7:30, I get more done, go to bed at the same time, and wake up feeling the same, so why should I sleep til 8:30 or 9?
8. There are so many stinkin' hours in the day; I should use them better. If I did, I could accomplish so many of the thinks that I want to do.
9. It's okay to feel drained some time. Sit down, take a breather, take a few days...and then get back up again and force myself.
10. Yes, I have to force myself sometimes - but I need to try to remember how good I feel after I've done the thing that I had to force myself to do.
11. Return to item one.
I hope this feeling and energy last, cause I've had some ideas that I haven't been able to move on, and now I'm starting to feel that maybe, just maybe, I could make some of it happen.
Edit: Well, life seems to be working a bit faster than usual to try to beat out of me the cheerful optimism of this morning. (as personified by the above post) Less than an hour after posting, Jonie got violently ill and threw up 6 times in about an hour and a half, which prompted me to the doggy emergency room (she threw up again on the way, thank god we walked instead of taking a cab). ( Read more... )
1. I can do it.
2. I'm not isolated. (changed from "I'm not alone," because I already wasn't alone, and that wasn't the problem).
3. Giving up is not an option. Because I CAN do it. If I can, then there's no reason to give up!
4. Whatever I do, I should do my best.
5. If I have an idea and can't seem to make it work, I'm not trying hard enough.
6. Avoid the things that drag me down - the internet and TV, primarily.
7. If I set an alarm for 7:30, I get more done, go to bed at the same time, and wake up feeling the same, so why should I sleep til 8:30 or 9?
8. There are so many stinkin' hours in the day; I should use them better. If I did, I could accomplish so many of the thinks that I want to do.
9. It's okay to feel drained some time. Sit down, take a breather, take a few days...and then get back up again and force myself.
10. Yes, I have to force myself sometimes - but I need to try to remember how good I feel after I've done the thing that I had to force myself to do.
11. Return to item one.
I hope this feeling and energy last, cause I've had some ideas that I haven't been able to move on, and now I'm starting to feel that maybe, just maybe, I could make some of it happen.
Edit: Well, life seems to be working a bit faster than usual to try to beat out of me the cheerful optimism of this morning. (as personified by the above post) Less than an hour after posting, Jonie got violently ill and threw up 6 times in about an hour and a half, which prompted me to the doggy emergency room (she threw up again on the way, thank god we walked instead of taking a cab). ( Read more... )
