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sarahcochrane is a "Self-Improving Traveling Tree Hugger"

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stareyedpanda thank god my problems are blessings in disguise

positive thoughts 1 week ago

Ok here is my positive thoughts: life doesnt totally suck 100% of the time

when things are as bad as they can get, they can only get better

I am not the most worthless person in the world..and infact nobody is worthless because it is enivitable that they will do one thing that will affect the world in a positive way

even though i have not achieved my dream yet, it does not mean that the situation is hopeless or that i am hopeless

even though i cant afford tuition fees, a car or to live in a nice home, it does not mean I am the poorest person in the world

just because I am not at my ideal weight, it does not mean I am a fat slob

just because I am not a supermodel, it does not mean I am ugly..

i know that i am having problems at the moment, but i know that the answers will come if i am there to greet them :)

AHHH…THAT FEELS BETTER!! :):):):):):)



Nika_ coming back to school and complaining

Untitled 2 months ago

My friends keep telling me “stop talking nonsenses about yourself”. Okay, I’ll try.



cucumber_melon8 is trying to learn espanol :)

This is definitely my hardest challenge 4 months ago

I haven’t had confidence since I was super little, like 8 or 9 probably, maybe before. I always felt inferior to the other girls and people told me I was ugly. It didn’t help growing up with a mom who always brought herself down and called herself ugly, fat, etc. But I am working on this and I really want to achieve this, and I know I can.



jumpropeforheart is knitting squares for the blanket

Some days are harder than others 5 months ago

Some days I can catch these negative judgements, see them for what they are and dismiss them, other days its a little more difficult and it can be like taking two steps backward. I just keep reminding myself it is an ongoing process and not going to happen overnight. I am more able to forgive and be kind to myself for the days I ‘slip up’, learning is about making mistakes, if there was a little kid trying to learn something you would never condemn them, you would show them kindness and patience, so I apply this to myself.



Amy_Nana Try to eat less and exercise more!!

stupid lunch 10 months ago

I had a very stupid lunch today…with my boss and workmate..
then i realized i have this goal in my 43things…i should stop negative self-talk! I told myself that everything in the past just presented whatever happend and I have no way to change it although I want it to change desperately but still, it’s just there. What I only can change is today and I should learn more, keep fit and give myself confident, that’s the only choice.



stareyedpanda thank god my problems are blessings in disguise

Challenging my negative thoughts 10 months ago

Okay well I might have a messy room but that doesnt mean I am a slob
I might forget people’s birthday but that doesnt mean im unkind



Only_Connect is buckling down and working hard core!

Work in Progress 10 months ago

This is such a hard habit to kick, especially since I’m mildly OCD so negative thoughts (or ANTs- Automatic Negative Thoughts) just pop into my mind and repeat endlessly.
The good news is that I’ve taken a lot of positive steps to help stop these ‘ANTs’. I have this positive mantra I created that specifically corresponds to goals and qualities I’d like to develop, so whenever I get stuck in a stream of negative thinking and can’t stop the repetition, I just start singing my mantra in my mind over and over again. It seems like a good habit to start, and repeating positive thoughts is a good transition—even if I still have trouble quieting my mind.



I really should 10 months ago

be more self aware how i talk to myself because if i slow down i realize i am only one that is so tough on myself.
time to give me, a break.



adhonus is feeding his son

Being your own worst critic is the worst 10 months ago

I have sabotaged myself so many times by not knowing when to stop picking at the scabs of my psyche. I believe all my worst press and can’t always accept the good things. That sets me up to be a very unhappy individual, and I don’t want to be unhappy. I figure I have 35 more years of active life left, and I don’t want to waste time proving to everyone how bad I am at everything.

I’m not bad at anything. I’m not ugly. I’m not terrible. I’m not anything other than what I want to be, and I don’t want to be bad at anything.



Mandorla has plans

Comliments 11 months ago

Does it help if I tell myself compliments? Let’s say 3 compliments a day?

I need a system and have no idea how to start!



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