Weekend Retrospective
We had a great weekend. Friends from Punta Gorda came down on Saturday for lunch, and we ate at a local restaurant overlooking the water. On Sunday, Peter and Jake from central Florida came down and we gave them a tour of the area. We had dinner at our favorite local Mexican place. It was a great getting-together-with-friends weekend.
We started work on the lattice on the front of our house. It's looking good so far, and I think it will be exactly what we wanted.
I also started writing a self-talk script for myself. Self-talk isn't new to me, but I haven't put forth the effort to actually write a script. If anyone has some self-talk that works for them, or is interested in self-talk, let me know. I'd be interested in hearing some other opinions.
Back to work again today, and not feeling so down as I have before. I think interaction with people gives me a little more optimism, and I'm feeling it today.
posted by Doug at 9/18/2006 02:38:00 PM
5 Comments:
Self-talk is a wonderful thing - I do it on a daily basis - would love to hear more about how you use it and your script...
You don't want to hear my self talk. It's all about what a goof I really am. Sigh. I just need to be nicer to myself!
Spider: so far, I'm writing affirmations like "I am able to express myself and my rights without violating the rights of others." Then I re-read them every day. I hope to record myself speaking them, and then I can listen to them while reading or doing other things.
Y'know, Stuart Smalley was funny when I saw him on Saturday Night Live, but he gave self-talk a bad name. I think this stuff really works, even though it seems kinda hokey.
Doug: you need to be your own best friend. Think about it this way: if Chris came to you with a story about something he did, you'd probably be very forgiving and supportive, right? Why treat yourself any differently?
it works!
glad to hear you are feeling better! keep it up!
Shouldn't you be busy feeding me M&Ms about now? *Ahem*
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