Tuesday, February 23, 2010
*Meeting In The Ladies Room* Part 1
What Is Meeting In The Ladies Room?
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Your Feelings Deserve To Be Respected
Sometimes there are people in our life that we just don’t understand. We try to communicate with them, and it seems like you are both on the same page, but it’s not long before you’re not seeing eye-to-eye again. Aside from family, these are the people that you might not need in your life. It’s not healthy if you spend the majority of your conversations arguing with that person. It is very hard to have a good relationship with someone if you can’t even get to the point of enjoying each other’s company because all you do is argue. The two of you are not always going to agree. It’s normal to see things from two different perspectives. But your relationship is doomed when you can’t see where each other is coming from or don’t admit some fault. You have to respect their feelings. It’s a problem when you try to be open with that person and tell them that something that they have done (or may not have done for that matter) is bothering you, and they dismiss it as if you are being unreasonable. If a person truly cares about you they will take your feelings into consideration and be receptive to the fact that they hurt you. If they make an effort to change in that area, then that is showing that they care for you. If they don’t care about you they usually make excuses for what they did, and turn it into an argument. If this continues to happen you are more likely to not be vocal about the things that bother you, because you are fearful of starting an argument. You might say it’s not even worth mentioning. Then you end up settling for less than what you deserve. Sometimes you have to step outside of the situation. Is this person causing you more harm than good? Are they holding you back from focusing on your goals because you’re so focused on them? You really can’t change a person over night. You can influence them, but change has to come from within. They might look back one day and see that you taught them something. They will finally see from your perspective when the things they did to you are done to them by someone else. That is when they will truly learn to respect other people’s emotions. Whether it’s family, a friend, a boyfriend or girlfriend; your feelings deserve to be respected. Give others the same respect. If someone expresses to you that you hurt them, don’t get defensive. Hear them out. Maybe it’s a miscommunication. Relationships are ruined over miscommunications all the time. Try to put yourself in other people’s shoes. See where they are coming from. It’s ok to be wrong and admit fault. People will respect you more if you can admit your wrongdoings, so don’t be too prideful.
Love, Live, Give, More.
Love Always,
Sheri xoxo
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Don't Make Excuses For Yourself.
A lot of times we are the ones holding ourselves back from reaching our full potential. We make excuses for ourselves, and find reasons why we can’t do something. I watched a show called Born Different. It talked about 48yr old conjoined twin sisters named Lori and George Schappell. They are conjoined at the head. Lori is able bodied, but George has spina bifida, which stunted her growth. These women are truly amazing. They have done more things and gone more places than I have. Although they are conjoined they still live seemingly separate lives. Lori is a singer and plays guitar, while George will hold the microphone for her. To support her sister George pays for her ticket just like any other fan would. George designed the stool that she uses as her way of getting around with Lori. After watching these women it really opened my eyes. Although I think I do a pretty good job of believing I can accomplish anything I put my mind to; these women really made me want to wipe the word can’t out of my vocabulary. They prove that no matter what your flaws or weaknesses are, you really can find a way to make things work. Lori is an award-winning bowler A bowler! Seriously, I suck at bowling and she has another person attached to her and she wins awards for bowling. These women could have taken the “poor me” route and had caregivers take care of them their whole life, but they chose to live their life to its full potential. There are many able bodied people out there that make more excuses for themselves than Lori and George do. It really makes you look foolish for even complaining about your circumstances. Remember Thomas The Train cartoon and books? He would always say “I think I can, I think I can.” That is a great message for young kids. As adults we should look at any new situation the same way. Instead of I think I can, you should say I know I can! You can accomplish anything you put your mind to. There is always a way to make things work or improve your situation. Loving yourself and believing in yourself is so important. Also not letting other peoples opinions of you hold you back. Like in my blog “It’s All Just An Opinion” I talk about how we allow what other people think about us to hold us back. If Lori and George brushed off all the naysayers and have the confidence to go after their dreams, you should too! Nothing should ever hold you back, especially yourself. Be your own biggest cheerleader. Make people believe in you. Prove it to yourself that you can accomplish your dreams.
Here is the link to Lori and George's Wikipedia page.
Love Always,
Sheri Xoxo
Monday, February 1, 2010
Bad Habits
Do you have some bad habits that you are trying to break? A lot of time we develop bad habits from the people around us. If a friend is eating junk food, u might be tempted to eat some too. If a parent is negative, you might develop negative thoughts. If u have people around you who smoke cigarettes, you might start smoking with them. You may not have been the one to start the bad habit on your own, but you’re the only one responsible for stopping your own bad habits. You can point a finger at the reasons why u have these habits, but the only person you can look to in order to changes these bad habits is yourself. Really put your mind to it. Most the time it only takes putting mind over matter. Make a list of the bad habits that you know you have. Work on fixing them everyday. Be honest with yourself and admit your flaws. Once you do that you will open the doors for self-improvement. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Bad habits are never set in stone. With some self-control you can change them. :)
Love, Live, Give, More.
Love Always,
Sheri Xoxo