Be Focused And Determined And Make Things Happen

I feel like I’ve done this already but I can’t remember exactly why I feel accomplished.

Hmmm. I think I remembered that I’ve finished this goal already in the past, such as getting into my dream school and having other good things happen to me. I think that almost everything I’ve ever really really wanted, I’ve accomplished. I’ve failed, too, but those things weren’t important. So I found some motivation and some self-assurance in that, because I had neglected to remember them and so I had to start all over, which wasn’t very encouraging. Maybe that’s what I made happen. And then I did other things too, I’m sure.

Oh, I think it was because I tied up all the loose ends of the little insignificant things that I had planned to do forever, like making sure I emailed this person and that person and making payments for things and throwing out clutter. But all of them lumped together is kind of significant.

Oh yeah and it was because I crossed off all the things I had been planning to do while I was at school off my list.

Ok, the end.

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CHRISTIAN WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS

An Angel says, “Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn’t happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.”

1. Pray.

2. Go to bed on time.

3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.

4. Say “No” to projects that won’t fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.

5. Delegate tasks to capable others.

6. Simplify and unclutter your life.

7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)

8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.

9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don’t lump the hard things all together.

10. Take one day at a time.

11. Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety. If you can’t do anything about a situation, forget it.

12. Live within your budget; don’t use credit cards for ordinary purchases.

13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.

14. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.

15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.

16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line.

17. Get enough rest.

18. Eat right.

19. Get organized so everything has its place.

20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.

21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.

22. Every day, find time to be alone.

23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don’t wait until it’s time to go to bed to try and pray.

24. Make friends with Godly people.

25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.

26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good “Thank you Jesus.”

27. Laugh.

28. Laugh some more!

29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.

30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can, and we are all fighting a great battle).

31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).

32. Sit on your ego.

33. Talk less; listen more.

34. Slow down.

35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.

36. Every night before bed, think of one thing you’re grateful for that you’ve never been grateful for before.

GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU. “If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31)

The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face to shine upon you,
and be gracious to you;
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
and give you peace.
(Numbers 6:24-26)

Determined

I want to find myself and love myself. I think I’m starting to. I’ve gone back to realize that I love reading – losing myself in books – and writing, as I do on this website. I love music, and I love playing a musical instrument, even if I think I do it badly. I love singing, even if my voice isn’t all that great. I love learning and discovering more about my faith, because I wasn’t taught that much about it in the first place. I love climbing back up after I’ve been shot down – but I only love the feeling after I’ve fully come back, not the difficulty in getting there. I love running, precisely because of that feeling: I might exhaust myself and hate the entire race, but I love the feeling of accomplishment at the end. I love traveling and seeing new things. I love feeling like I’ve helped people connect, especially across differing cultures and styles of thinking. I love my mother and father and everyone who has been there for me. I love dancing, especially ballroom dancing, and I love listening to music that means something to me. I love going to museums and trying to understand art, even though it rarely deeply resonates with me and even though I’m definitely no artist. I love finding beauty in nature and looking up at the stars, and wondering about it all and sensing how beautiful it is that everything came to be that way. I love everything that I experience in life, but because I cannot take it with me to the next, the thing that I love most is God…everything and nothing on Earth at the same time.

“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checked by failure…than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”

—Theodore Roosevelt

I called Kansas-State, I got my application in, paid the fee, and I’m almost done writing the letter to my old speech teacher (which will help me get into the debate team). I’m proud that I finally got something done. Pats back

I need to apply to schools in Kansas and get accepted to go to my choice school next fall, so I can move to Kansas with my husband in May. I’ve been procrastinating, but I need to do this as soon as possible.

Stephie85’s testimony is inspiring. I’m usually more agressive and proactive on Mondays. Too bad everyday isn’t a Monday!!! Hah! don’t quote me on that one!! peace my friends!