I need a new refrain. So here it is. Today's success list.
1. Completed school lessons. 2. Managed 4 children. 3. Marked over half of my morning's to do list as complete. 4. Cooked dinner (from scratch). 5.
There's no 5. Making that list didn't help. It's a surprisingly short list, though it encompasses so much more.
OK. On to something new. There's a backstory here but I'm not going to go into it. But I'm inspired tonight to write a "positive list."
I am .... articulate.
I am .... passionate.
I am .... committed to improving myself.
I am .... in love with my family.
I am .... a solid friend.
These things, they are good.
Today, without thinking, I stuck to my breakfast goals. It feels normal. I didn't think that could happen.
I'm trying to be positive today though I'm not feeling it. I've actually been pretty darned good today but I'm not getting anything good out of the experience. But I'm hungry now, actually really hungry, not just seeking a freedom snack*. So I'm out of here to eat something, legitimately.
*freedom snack: The snack I like to have when I come downstairs after getting all the kids in bed. It's usually high calorie/ high fat junk food that I don't like to eat in front of the kids because I'm setting such a bad example.
You are a great friend.
ReplyDeleteYou are a loving mother and wife.
You are an excellent teacher.
You are a whiz at budgeting.
You are awesome when it comes to "whipping something up" that I didn't even know existed.
Thanks for being you today.
Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThe other night during our small group study, the question "What are your spiritual gifts?" came up. We were all pretty quiet. It would have been very easy for me to state a gift for anyone else in the room, but hard for me to state one of myself.
It was hard to make an "I am..." list that felt honest. It was a very uncomfortable exercise, and one that bears repeating often.