Chasing growth, humor, and grace with Dr. Glenn Doyle |
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WEEKLY RECAP August 31st - September 6th, 2019 |
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Highlights from the Blog and Facebook |
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| | Saturday, August 31st (AM) Support your future self. Tomorrow's going to arrive. You'll be a different person then than you are right now--even if just slightly different. What can the "you" of today do, to support the "you" of tomorrow? | | |
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| | Saturday, August 31st (PM) You have blind spots--and they're probably not what you think they are. We're all notoriously bad at recognizing our own blind spots...That's WHY they're our blind spots--because we're not great at seeing them. | | |
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| | Sunday, September 1st (AM) You can feel fear and act anyway. It won't be effortless. It won't be comfortable. It probably won't be fun, at least in the moment. That's why you should reserve serious risk taking only for payoffs that you really, really value. | | |
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| | Sunday, September 1st (PM) Listen to what people say and how they say it. Pay attention to peoples' behavior. The point is not to be paranoid--it's to be realistically attuned to the world around you, and reasonably self-protective in response to what you observe. | | |
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| | Monday, September 2nd (AM) There's SOMETHING that helps you. Even if it only helps 1%. Is it music? The music of specific artist or group? Music from a specific show or movie? Is it prayer or meditation? Specific rituals from specific traditions? | | |
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| | Monday, September 2nd (PM) You know how they say rejection "isn't about you?" Sometimes it is. But probably not in the way you think. We've been conditioned to think that people reject us because there's something wrong with us. | | |
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| | Tuesday, September 3rd (Blog) "REMEMBERING WHAT WE KNOW" You have wisdom, intelligence, and experience. That’s right. You, right there, reading this. | | |
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| | Tuesday, September 3rd (PM) Loving yourself isn't just about a feeling. It's a set of behaviors. When we love something, how do we behave toward it? We nurture it. We protect it. We pay attention to it. | | |
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| | Wednesday, September 4th (AM) I'll be the first to tell you that you absolutely need to take responsibility for those things that ARE in your power to control or change--though I'll also be the first to tell you that most people misjudge what is and is not in their power to control or change. | | |
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| | Wednesday, September 4th (PM) At the end of the day, keep track of what was helpful. What skills did you use, that made the day go well? What tools did you use? How'd they work? What was your mood like? What did you notice about what impacted your mood? How were you with your focus today? | | |
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| | Thursday, September 5th (Blog): “VICTIMS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING BEEN ABUSED. FULL STOP.” Vulnerability takes many forms. It can look like physical frailty, lack of strength, or lack of size. It can look like lack of information or experience. It can look like physical or psychological disability. It can look like youth— or age. | | |
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| | Thursday, September 5th (PM) The stuff you do to improve your life doesn't have to be perfect. You don't have to remember everything you read. You don't have to shell out for the latest and greatest self help seminar. You don't have to work with the best therapist who specializes in your diagnosis. All of that might be great--but we live in the real world here. | | |
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| | Friday, September 6th (AM) Cultivate a variety of strategies to help yourself cope, function, and feel good. Don’t put all your emotional eggs in one basket. | | |
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| | Friday, September 6th (PM) You have nothing to prove. You do not need to "legitimize" yourself to anyone. It may FEEL like you do...but that's just a feeling. | | |
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Newsletter created by Susan Michelle. |
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