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WEEKLY RECAP 

September 21st - 27th, 2019

Highlights from the Blog and Facebook

 

Saturday, September 21st (AM)

We have to make intelligent, values-driven choices about how, where, when, and why to expend energy. Not everything that will ask us for an energy expenditure, is worth it.

 
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Saturday, September 21st (PM)

We’d all love to be able to only do stuff we want to do, when we want to do it...but that’s not how real-life works. And it’s not how grown-ups can afford to approach real life.

 
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Sunday, September 22nd (AM)

Healing starts with self-compassion. Self-compassion starts with accepting the reality that it really can happen to any one of us in the right--or wrong--circumstances.

 
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Sunday, September 22nd (PM)

When you relapse, don't panic. Don't despair. Just put the brakes on as soon as you realistically can. Collect yourself. Refocus. And get back on track. 

 
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Monday, September 23rd (AM)

It's never as easy or simple as "forgetting" the past--even if we'd sometimes like it to be. The past doesn't need to be forgotten in order to move on.

 
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Monday, September 23rd (PM)

Persistence is invaluable...IF you're taking into account the feedback you're getting from your attempts. Don't just keep beating your head against a wall...

 
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Tuesday, September 24th (Blog)

"DON'T LIMIT YOUR WAYS TO FEEL GOOD AND WORTHY, PLEASE."

 

We are in trouble when we’re meeting our needs for self-esteem or personal fulfillment through a limited number of external sources.

 
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Tuesday, September 24th (PM)

You don't have to act on every emotion you feel. In fact, it's kind of important that we NOT act on every emotion we feel. To act on everything you feel is a good way to ruin relationships and lose your freedom. You do, however, have to acknowledge the things you feel.

 
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Wednesday, September 25th (AM)

Do not allow your future to be held hostage because part of you is afraid to let go of the past. Acknowledge the part of you that is afraid to let things go.

 
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Wednesday, September 25th (PM)

Make an old, unhelpful thought the cue to repeat a new, helpful thought. You don't have to buy into the new thought at first. You just have to repeat it.

 
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Thursday, September 26th  (Blog): 

“YOUR RESULTS ARE NOT A REFLECTION OF YOU. REPEAT AS NECESSARY.”

One of the most important distinctions you’ll ever learn, is to separate you as a person from the results you produce out there in the world. Your results are not a direct reflection of YOU.

 
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Thursday, September 26th (PM)

If you want to change your ultimate destination, you're going to have to change your current direction. No way around it. That means what you do in this moment, matters. If you want to quit smoking, it makes a difference whether you choose to light up "just this one time." If you want to quit drinking, it matters whether you choose to have "just one." A lot of people struggle to connect their ultimate destination with their current direction. 

 
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Friday, September 27th (AM)

Learning how to change is learning how to focus. Learning what to focus on--and when-- makes all the difference.

 
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Friday, September 27th (PM)

Easy does it. Don't rush yourself. Take a deep breath for me. And just listen for a sec. Listen to what's around you...and what's within you.

 
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One last thing. . .

Check out Dr. Doyle's website: www.realisticlifechange.com

 

 

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