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Something has to change!

So it Life

What is it? What is causing this?

Is it my job? Is it my appearance? Is it my family? My friends? My attitude? What could it be?

First, I wrote down what ever popped into my head. Once I wrote it down, I walked away, drank a glass of water, came back and looked at my list. What does all of this have in common? Me! I am in the middle of all of this. How could I have gotten myself into this and how can I get myself out of this? I can’t control how it is presented to me, but I sure can control how I react to it.

Next I congratulated myself on this self awareness.
Part of this situation is good and part of it is not. Let me think about this. How can I make it my own; more positive, more productive. All of this is fixable.

Let me start with the one thing I can change. Me! How can I make this work for me?

I work best in a positive arena. So, I will start there and make it positive. What ever it is I will see it as a positive. I will ask myself what are the positive points and I will lead with that. Now, I am on the right track and feeling confident. Maybe, the more difficult the situation is, the more focus I will need. I have gone in a direction, that doesn’t function well with my thought process. With that revelation, let me start this intriguing journey.

This is a learning experience. I will not see it as series of failures, I will see it as opportunities for change. Something has to change and I am happy to say it is me!

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