I can...
.... detach and disengage from anyone or anything that is pushing my buttons
i don’t have to DO anything.
i don’t need to explain anything to anyone.
i can take breaks
i can take care of myself.
i can treat myself to peace
i can let go of my need to please every single person i encounter
i can relax
it is so okay for me to do what I need to do to refresh myself, to recuperate, to regroup.
I can say NO and mean it.
i can rest.
i can have privacy
solitude
space
yes
I CAN!!
Yes.
oh yes.
and it’s all right to just be here. it is so all right.
i can stay in my pajamas if i want to
i really don’t have to please anyone.
people do not have to understand me
i can do what i want
The peace of knowing that i am not obliged to meet everyone’s expectations is wonderful.
For so long i’ve tried to be everybody’s everything. . . i quit. I QUIT!!!
SERENITY NOW!
and serenity HERE!
I cannot manage the world. ...or you..... or even myself. i give up trying. whew!
i can do nothing if i want to.
i do not have to do anything.
nothing
nothing
nothing
i don’t have to explain myself
i don’t have to apologize
i don’t have to say anything.
and even if i say stuff- and it’s the wrong stuff - i’m okay
yeah
calma
i am not perfect - i don’t have to be - so there!
i can choose to like myself
i affirm my age - it is good. no, it is wonderful.
i can be who i am, when i am, where i am, how i am, why i am
i can respect myself
i don’t have to say everything in my head
it’s okay if i say nothing.
i can breathe slowly and deeply
I can let go of things I cannot control.
I can enjoy this moment that I am in.
OH YES.
i can settle down.
I can do nothing - if i want to!
i can doodle nonsense if i want to
i can relax - totally
i can relax even in a moment of ‘work’ - by detaching for a moment or two
i can let go of trying to control the universe
it’s okay to say “I don’t know.” because I DON’T
i do not have to figure out why everybody is the way he/she is
my job is to trust God
and lean not on my own understanding
settle down
sometimes doing nothing is the best thing i can do
yeah.
YEAH!
i need to remember that i don’t have to be everybody’s best friend.
‘SHUT OUT ALL THE WORLD!’
i can just do what i want today... and any day
i’m only human
i’m going to cut myself some major slack
i so do not need to try and understand everybody
and everybody doesn’t have to understand me
or like me
period
ponto final
it’s so okay to just BE
i can live low key just now. yeah.
I can say ‘so?’ when i’m confronted by the thought that maybe i’m not thinking the right thought, saying the right words, or doing the right thing.
i do not have to analyze every moment
i can lighten up
i can just BE
i can be okay with my imperfections
there is no way i can be perfect - whew!
i can affirm myself
every moment does not have to be productive
i can live in my own skin
i can be free from the tyranny of comparing myself to everybody else in the whole wide world.
i have a right to my opinion(s).
i can completely let go of my need for perfection.
every single moment doesn’t have to be crystal and awesome
i can quit apologizing for living
everyone doesn’t have to understand me
and even I don’t have to understand me
i can let go of my need to control everything and everyone
so what if i’m not at my ideally perfect weight?
so what if i don’t cook from scratch all the time?
so what if i spend lots of time on blogs and facebook?
‘people-pleaser’ doesn’t have to be my label anymore!
I can live a grace-filled life
when i want solitude it is okay for me to have it
when i feel my buttons pushed i can detach however i want to
i can quit running for ‘miss popularity’
i can let go of expectations people place on me
i CAN trust in God and God alone
no one defines me but me.... and God
(2/17/10)
not everybody has to approve of me, for goodness’ sake
i can put a doormat out that says LEAVE ME ALONE if i want to
i don’t have to let everybody who wants into my life into my life
margins and boundaries are part of my life
i can talk softly, but i don’t have to
i can make my own decisions - and they don’t have to be perfect
i don’t have to say every thought in my head, but if i do, it’s okay
i can totally relax
i can say no without feeling guilty
i can live my life with confidence
i can be silly if i want to
I can trust my instincts
when i’m tired i can rest
i can let the phone ring and not answer it
i can stop the world and get off.
so what if i’m not understood.
so what?
i understand myself.
and even if i don’t
so what?
i can just be
other people’s opinion of me is not my problem
i can rest in my mind
i can detach in my mind
i can sit on the beach in my mind
No one’s opinion of me is more important than God’s
and He loves me.... truly, completely, and forever.
Phooey on worry.
Phooey on phoniness.
Phooey on people-pleasing.
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it’s okay how i am.
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I’m going to cut myself some slack today by not criticizing myself.
Instead I’m going to adore myself.
(Imagine that.)
(Well, yes, I will imagine that, thank you.)
everything will be okay
What other people think of you is none of your business.
You are FREE to be who you are, when you are, where you are, how you are, what you are, and why you are.
enjoy yourself today - do it!
for this moment be your own very best friend
give yourself some kudos... and atta-girls
count your blessings - one by one
savor being who you are and that you’ve made it so far
smile awhile
go slowly today
don’t feel bad about taking time to think, and feel, and just be
let yourself relax
take a deep breath
stop
let yourself live totally in the moment
smells the smells
hear the sounds
see the sights around you in this room
feel the touch of your fingers on the laptop keys,
and your feet resting on the ottoman
and you rear-end nestled in this chair,
and taste that coffee, cuz it’s good.
yeah.
be thankful for everything: the fun AND the yuck
love yourself
let go of perfection
let go of anything that makes you feel inferior and ‘not enough’
spread open your hands, and with your palms up say this prayer:
“All I know of me, I give to all I know of You.
That’s all I know to do.”
think of a puppy playing with a ball... and smile
pick one thing to be thankful for
let the past be done - it is anyway
only you can change you
well, God and you
Focus on the now... not the past... not the future ... but the NOW now
be gentle with yourself
start to forgive yourself
(at least start)
don’t discount your wants
this moment is the first moment of the rest of your life
let go of regrets
I can surrender all of my past mistakes, regrets and sins to God
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I can dwell on what is lovely
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I can close my door and lock it.
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I can relax
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sometimes i need to just stop the world and get off
- it is a need, not a want
and if i don’t heed the need,
i get into trouble
major trouble
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ENOUGH of being everybody’s everything!!!!!!!!
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leave me alone
let me be
i’ve had enough of pleasing, and placating, and performing, and pacifying every bloke who comes my way.
it’s MY turn now
MY TURN.
I am woman, hear me ROAR!!!!!
so what if someone thinks i’m not doing enough?
so what if someone thinks i’m not pulling my weight?
so what if someone thinks i’m not the most wonderful person in the world?
actually, i’m not.
so?
when i need to rest i need to rest
what if i feel fat?
so?
sometimes i need an evening to do nothing
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be, just be
quit doing all the time
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doing nothing is good sometimes
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you CAN do all things through Christ who strengthens you
-let him-
surrender
completely let go of everything in your head
(quit worrying. period.)
it’s okay to drink champagne every now and then
challenge yourself to quit those bad habits like cuticle-picking!
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challenge yourself to practice the presence of God!
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know that you can quit answering every single email and text that you get
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if you think someone is needy, be careful
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when you feel your buttons pushed, push back in your mind
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don’t ignore the feeling that you’re being used
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good fences make good neighbors
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let yourself go sometimes
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you don’t have to care about everybody
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it’s okay to tell people that you need space
when you need it
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it’s okay to do nothing sometimes
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every moment doesn’t have to be crystal
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every moment doesn’t have to be productive
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daydream
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let go of the need to make everyone comfortable
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don’t say yes when you want to say no
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everyone doesn’t have to understand you
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take care of yourself
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Let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are.
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completely embrace serenity, peace, tranquility this very moment
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listen to the silence of the now
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consider cherishing your life now - this very minute
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commit this moment to God
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surrender your all, your everything, into his hands
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Being Christlike doesn’t mean being a doormat.
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be smart/be wise - you know you can be
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every so often don’t talk, don’t read, don’t write, and don’t make eye contact with anybody - yeah
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give thanks all the time - especially for specifics
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just because someone has issues doesn’t mean you have to take care of those issues
i can do whatever I want - and if that means NOTHING - then I’ll do it (nothing).
i am letting go -- whew!
i don’t have to be anybody’s hero!
It is me, I, myself, and God that i have to be true to .... NOBODY else.
at ease
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