~~Bryant McGill~~
Picture taken after a winter storm last year
​tips, tools, and strategies
to living life with chronic pain
The worst lies are the ones we tell ourselves. The worst verbal abuse comes from our own tongue. The most negative influence is the devil on our own shoulder. The cruelest judge is the one staring back in the mirror. The person really withholding the love you need is you. No one will ever out-do you at playing mind-games. You must stop doing this to yourself! The universe is calling you to heal, not to agonize over your mistakes. Quit overthinking; this is what surrendering really means. Don't focus on negativity and don't even obsess about "fixing" things or yourself. Don't force "positive thinking." These things can be psychological irritants. Just leave yourself alone! When you pick at things they never heal. Just relax and give yourself some time. ~~Bryant McGill~~ Picture taken after a winter storm last year
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Feel what you feel and allow it to pass. Don't judge your feelings or yourself for having them. Do not label your feelings good or bad, right or wrong. Drop your hands to your sides and give yourself permission to ride out the emotional tidal waves that are sure to surface every now and then. Each time an emotion surfaces, this is a sure sign that you are working through it in order to release it. ~~Iyanla Vanzant~~ Picture taken by my daughter Emily Say to yourself...NEVER AGAIN!! Never again will I find myself in this situation, or beat myself up because of my past mistakes. NEVER AGAIN will I give up on my dream because of what someone else has said or because I've been rejected or experienced failure or a setback. NEVER AGAIN will I not give my all, go all out, or represent myself as a powerless weak victim because of some tragedy that I've experienced. NEVER AGAIN will I go back to a life, a lie, a relationship, or a situation that doesn't represent the best in me. I am better than this, bigger than this, stronger than this! Don't let a temporary situation cause you to make a permanent decision about your possibilities and your future. Keep pushing forward despite the odds or how you feel at the moment. Give out but don't give up! Dare to be GREAT!! You have GREATNESS within you! ~~Les Brown~~ Picture taken in Collingwood, ON You have made it this far so that you can heal...and so that you can smile from your heart again...those soft smiles that happen when nobody is looking. They are the best smiles. You deserve those. ~~S.C. Lourie~~ Picture taken at my friends farm If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. ~~Thomas Edison~~ picture taken by my daughter Emily at Grand Bend ON. red flag day at the beach There is no such thing as a simple act of compassion or an inconsequential act of service. Everything we do for another person has infinite consequences. Every action give rise to a ripple effect, just as a pebble that is tossed into a pond sends out wave after wave, widening and covering more and more space. Everything we do and say matters. Period. This is why Buddhists and Hindus, indeed all the great spiritual traditions, teach the importance of mindfulness in speech and attention to behavior, because of the limitless, unforeseen effects of our every action and word. Even our thoughts have a force and power about which we have to careful. ~~Caroline Myss~~ this is a picture I took when I ran away to the park...I had a little buddy for the day If you believe it will work out, you'll see opportunities. If you believe it won't, you will see obstacles. ~~Wayne Dyer~~ Picture taken on the pond. Disappointment is coming, for sure! People are going to hurt you in ways you would never have believed even possible. You are going to be let-down and deeply betrayed. And there is only one thing to do when you are tragically let down — let-go. No matter how wrong they were, holding on will not make it right, it will only eat you alive over time. You are worthy of not reacting negatively to negativity. Don't let them kill you twice. Letting go is the only way. Quit hanging on to the past; fantasizing, dreaming, wishing and replaying it. You can't change it. You just haven't realized it yet, but you have moved on. You are different now; not of the past, but of now — a different person. You don't need whatever the past had — it's gone. Your life is here today. Your greatest moments are ahead of you and are right where you are now, so seize them while you can, before it is too late. Quit the endless worrying about the future. The way you get through life is one day at a time; even one hour at a time or one moment at a time. Start by finding, creating or noticing one good moment. Even in the darkest of times, if you look, you will find one. Being more positive just takes practice. You can retrain your mind to see the best possibilities in everything. A good moment in a bad day counts. Begin with this moment, and make it count. ~~Bryant McGill~~ Picture taken at Port Burwell ON, when I ran away I have known hardship, but here I stand, still moving forward and growing stronger each day. I will never forget the harsh lessons in my life. They made me stronger. ~~Unknown~~ Picture taken at Grand Bend ON (red flag day at the beach) |
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