Life, especially adult life, can be overwhelming and exhausting. And in this overconnected and misinformed world our brains are running at max speed! As a result, we now have a much greater tendency towards anxiety and overwhelm. And when our anxiety is high and we are overwhelmed, it’s much harder if not impossible, to tap into what many might call commonsense, or wisdom. So, as a small reminder I have curated this list as a short but powerful guide to getting back on track and keeping our thinking in a more positive light. So read on, but remember… it’s all practice, practice, practice. 1. Respect yourself 2. Remove prejudices often 3. Know your own responsibility 4. Practice empathy 5. Listen to silence, and take notes 6. Blame is useless, but responsibly is useful 7. Respect even the unrespectable 8. Find God (hint; he’s not lost) 9. Don’t ever say never 10. Remember who you were 11. Learn the meaning of the word ignorance 12. Take care of your body, you may need it for a long time 13. Use kind words, and when angry, wait to speak 14. Remove the phrases ‘stupid’ and ‘shut up’ from your vocabulary 15. If you feel the urge to hug, do it 16. Smile, you just might believe it 17. Silence is always better then a lie 18. The law of the universe can’t be broken 19. Regret is useless, remorse is a teacher 20. Forgiveness is power 21. Help someone, repeat 22. Know what you can afford, and share what you can 23. Be grateful… and verbal about it 24. Say please, it means something 25. Protect your own without hurting others 26. Stand up for what’s right and good 27. Be proud of something outside of yourself 28. Be accountable 29. Be a role model 30. Show love 31. Don’t justify your anger 32. Don’t justify someone else’s anger 33. Be there for someone 34. Listen more then you speak 35. Patience is a practice. Practice often 36. Cry when you need to 37. Never laugh “at” someone 38. Be humble at your own expense 39. Loyalty is Royalty. Be a king, don’t sacrifice the troops 40. The best defense is awareness 41. When you are angry, take a good look at your own actions 42. Make ‘ethical’ habitual 43. Excuse are useless 44. Perspective is most of what you experience 45. You are not your story 46. It’s not necessarily about you 47. You cannot find happiness outside of yourself 48. Admit when you have made a mistake 49. Plan for the future, but live in the present All this said… We are not perfect. We fail. We try. Sometimes we fail a few more times. Sometimes we wish we remembered what we thought we should know. It’s important to keep in mind we ‘practice’ these things, meaning we keep working on it because it’s not as easy as it sounds. Don’t give up, keep practicing. And sometimes, especially as parents, we have regrets. You can read more about Parenting Regrets by clicking here. Follow The Thought Wrangler and Parenting The Extraordinary Blogs for relatable, real life stories, information and comfort on this journey by subscribing to receive the latest blog articles fresh from the keyboard!
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AuthorHi! I’m Yvette Marie a Thought Wrangler (an intellectual nomad looking for understanding and hope in all things). I created this blog space because I believe Flexibility and Flow in Neurodiversity is not only possible, but necessary for living a full life of health and wellness.
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