Day 1: April 12, 2017.
Challenge: Write thank-you cards to people who've inspired me
I decided to begin my birthday challenge with a shift of thinking. You see, I've spent most of my life focused on remembering the people that have hurt me, and caused me misery. I've spent most of my thinking about blame, and how it's not my fault that I'm stupid, and ugly, and nobody will ever love me. These thoughts are damaging, and they have stopped me from being happy. They have prevented me from remembering who I am meant to be. A big-time paradigm shift was in order. I made a list of people in my life who have made a difference to me. These people have done their best, in spite of my efforts to dissuade them, to convince me that I am wonderful, talented, kind, beautiful, and, perhaps most importantly, worthy of love. I have been brought back from the depths of despair by these wonderful people in my life, and I needed to tell them how much their love and support means to me.
The other reason that I decided to write thank-you cards is that is was always something my mother did. No matter how small the act was, Mom wrote a thank-you note to show her appreciation. She tried to teach that a grateful heart is a happy heart. Focusing on my gratitude for the incredible people in my life has helped greatly to overshadow the grief and pain brought by the memories of those that have hurt me, and to even be grateful for the lessons I've learned from the pain. It has helped me to be more grateful in general and to focus on the positive things in my life.
Challenge: Write thank-you cards to people who've inspired me
I decided to begin my birthday challenge with a shift of thinking. You see, I've spent most of my life focused on remembering the people that have hurt me, and caused me misery. I've spent most of my thinking about blame, and how it's not my fault that I'm stupid, and ugly, and nobody will ever love me. These thoughts are damaging, and they have stopped me from being happy. They have prevented me from remembering who I am meant to be. A big-time paradigm shift was in order. I made a list of people in my life who have made a difference to me. These people have done their best, in spite of my efforts to dissuade them, to convince me that I am wonderful, talented, kind, beautiful, and, perhaps most importantly, worthy of love. I have been brought back from the depths of despair by these wonderful people in my life, and I needed to tell them how much their love and support means to me.
The other reason that I decided to write thank-you cards is that is was always something my mother did. No matter how small the act was, Mom wrote a thank-you note to show her appreciation. She tried to teach that a grateful heart is a happy heart. Focusing on my gratitude for the incredible people in my life has helped greatly to overshadow the grief and pain brought by the memories of those that have hurt me, and to even be grateful for the lessons I've learned from the pain. It has helped me to be more grateful in general and to focus on the positive things in my life.
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