I’m entirely convinced that the key to life and happiness is having low expectations for things outside your control and high expectations for things within it.
"Every morning, tell yourself, 'No matter what happens, I will not abandon you today.' And every night, repeat, 'You tried and learned, and i’m proud of you for that.' This is what it means to have your own back.” ~Lori Deschene
“No matter how isolated you are and how lonely you feel, if you do your work truly and conscientiously, unknown allies will come and seek you.”
― Carl Jung
my therapist told me, "stop assuming people are mad at you. Stop attempting to read people's minds. stop trying to manage the thoughts and emotions of others. let people be in charge of themselves. if they have something to say to you they will and if they don't it is their responsibility not yours. overthinking kills happiness" and that hit me like a brick.
"If you can help other people in life, that’s what you should do without expecting anything in return" - those are the selfless words of Alan Limb the winner for the King's Trust Volunteer of the Year award.
He's served as a business mentor for nearly 25 years, helping to create successful businesses for anyone from magicians to florists and web designers.
As he's given the news of his win, some familiar faces come together to say thank you.
As you get older, you realize more and more that true happiness is made up of calm mornings, a clean environment, going to bed early, a safe home, and people who don’t drain your energy…
@flannelsfashion@_DPDparcelUK
Can you please advise where my parcel is!?
Apparently the parcel is at my address, as you can see my safe place and doers do not match this..
You have disregarded all evidence and totally ignored the fact it’s not here and closed down
A rule that will improve your relationships: Never assume bad intent, but don’t ignore repeated patterns. Everyone gets grace. Nobody gets unlimited passes.
I Told my Therapist:
“I feel safest when I do everything alone.” She didn't even ask why. She just said, "That's not independence. That's grief. And I swear. I felt something in me break open.
Because it is grief, isn't it? Grief for every time you asked for help and no one showed up. Grief for being the child who had to hold it all together while everyone else fell apart. Grief for realizing way too young, that no one was ever really coming to save you. You didn't choose to be strong. You had to be.
Pablo Picasso once said:
“My mother told me: if you become a soldier, you will become a general. If you become a monk, you will become pope. But I was a painter and I became Picasso.”