Quotes of the day

Morning! So I was thinking about something a friend of mine said to me yesterday. She said that I have a lot of sayings and phrases that I use. Does anyone else have that? Quotes they use throughout the day with other people or themselves in situations?

One of the quotes I use often is ‘Don’t worry about tomorrow, live for today, tomorrow can worry about itself’. Cheesy? Maybe. Helpful? I don’t know. But I do know that I got this phrase mainly from treatment. Not exactly my forte, but as someone who always feels they have to be one step ahead of the game and worries constantly about things before they have happened. I now try practising living in the moment however hard I may find it. I don’t always succeed, I often fail but bringing myself back to the moment that I am living in rather than worrying about tomorrow or what will happen has at times reduced my anxiety. Practicing Yoga and mindfulness is a new goal of mine in order to help reduce stress and anxiety. I particularly found listening to Paul McKenna and ‘The Secret’ really helpful.

‘Love, live and laugh more’- This is something that I really want to do, since being in treatment I haven’t Really laughed and when I say really I mean felt it within me; because I found the whole inpatient treatment thing exhausting and devastating, I saw my world crumbling around me. I’m going to try to find one thing every day that I can laugh about, whether that’s something on TV, or a memory, who knows but laughing is good for the soul.

‘Nothing in life is non-negotiable’- This is actually a phrase I created in order to keep myself calm, when I saw no way out of things, when my worry intensified to a level that was beyond bearable. I told myself to be rational, logical and practical (I can do this with others but not often myself!) that nothing in life was not able to be fixed, resolved or changed If I wanted it to. I hope this phrase can help some people, if you want something then there is nothing that can stop you within limits from achieving what you want.

 

So those are my three quotes for today, Hope they help someone in some way. I’m off to practice a little mindful practice of my own now, painting your nails, it’s incredibly therapeutic, something to consider?