Bad Habits That Hold You Back From Your Best Self

Bad Habits That Hold You Back From Your Best Self

“You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” ~John C. Maxwell. 

We all have bad habits. The problem is that many of our habits are so deeply ingrained that we don’t even notice them anymore. If we do, we make excuses to hang onto them.

Some of these habits could be harmful to you, and may even be holding you back from reaching your potential. If you have any of the following common habits, now is the chance to nip them in the bud as the year is running to an end and become the best version of you possible in another year!

* Over eating - (stressful binge eating...)

* Being a pushover - (never saying "no"...)

* Neglecting yourself (not taking good care of yourself...)

* Spending too much money (spending when you feel depressed...

* Stressing out - (over things you know you can't change...)

* Being a workaholic - (trying to be/do everything for everyone...)

* Gaming too much - (playing video games for hours on end...)

* Procrastinating - (putting off things you should be doing...)

* Being chronically late - (to the point it harms job and relationships)

* Being a "yes" person - (too weak willed to say "no" to anyone...)

* Negative thinking - (nothing good ever happens to me...)

* Losing your temper - (without good cause...)

* Neglecting your health - (you are too lazy to bother...)

* Neglecting your family - (don't take the time for them...)

* Blaming others for your problems - (not taking responsibility...)

* Smoking or Drinking - (endangering your health and wellness...)

* Doing Drugs - (trying to use drugs to avoid problems...)

* Nail biting - (which is not healthy and makes you look out of control...)

* Watching too much TV - (you don't care about wasting all this time...)

* Computer addictions - (you get tied up in a fantasy world...)

* Compulsive shopping - (spending money on things you don't need..)

* Lying - (telling tales and even hurting people with malicious gossip!)

Others...

1. Caring too much about what others think

2. Emotional eating.

3. Not acting on your dreams.

4. Always wanting the last word.

5. Living in the past or the future.

Have a great day.

Yhemmy.

Forgiveness- The Secret to Healing The Soul.

Hi Everyone,

Learning to Forgive
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We all harbour the wish to heal our emotional wounds. What exactly is forgiveness?

Forgiveness is not just saying "I forgive you."It is an active, conscious decision to let go of anger, resentment and bitterness, and to do so regardless of whether the object of anger seems worthy of being forgiven.

In fact, the moment you form a thought of forgiveness, the process of forgiveness will already begun. Forgiveness calm stress levels, leading to improved health. As you clear your head-space of feelings of hostility, you being to feel empathy, compassion, and sometimes even affection for the person who wronged you.

When faced with a forgiveness dilemma, practice using the following:

1. Accept- Forgiveness that is rooted in the insight that no one is perfect will bring you some healing even if the other person never apologizes.

2. Visualize- The more you envisage sending love to others, the greater your own positive energy levels.

3. Empathize- Put yourself in the other party's position Do not be quick to judge others or take things personally. In some situations, it's not possible to empathize with the other person. But it is always possible to empathize with yourself, which means giving yourself the gift of letting go.

Have a great day.
Yhemmy.

Same Adversity, Different Results, One Lesson

Not many of us are able to avoid challenges (at times beyond our control) but what is within our control, is how do we manage it..

Once there was a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.

Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the third pot.

He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing.

After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.

He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?”

“Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied.

“Look closer,” he said, “and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were soft.

He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face.

“Father, what does this mean?” she asked.

He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity– the boiling water.

However, each one reacted differently.

The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak.

The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard.

However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.

“Which are you,” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean? “

Moral:In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.

Which one are you?