Have the Best Day Ever

 

Why don't we try and wake up each morning and tell ourselves, "Today is going to be the best day of our life!"?

You might think that is ridiculous and that it is impossible, but why can't we at least give it a try? Why don't we finally take control of our life? We cannot do anything that the past but we sure can take charge of the future! You just have to do your best!

Let's start with having a positive outlook on life despite the ups and downs we may face. 

Why not try these 10 morning steps to jump start your Best Day.

1. Clothes / Outfit

Spend some time the night before picking out the outfit you plan on wearing. This will save you so much time in the morning. 

2. Get quality sleep the night before

Getting good night’s sleep is important as it plays a major role in how we feel each day. If we get enough sleep, we are ensured energy and focus.

3. Ignore Tech

Technology these days can be considered a blessing as well as a curse. Start your morning by trying not to grab your phone as the first thing you do. Believe it or not, by looking at your phone first thing in the morning, it sets you into the wrong mental state. The notifications will draw you into issues. While it is work you cannot ignore, you can however ignore it for a while in the morning and address it at your own pace.

4. Drink water

Jump start your day and your body by drinking a glass of water.

5. Spend at least 5 minutes stretching

A good stretch in the morning is a good habit to have. You have to admit that it feels good as well as it being good for you. You may think 5 minutes is a short time but it is truly beneficial to your wellness.

6. Set one goal

Set one goal for the day and accomplish it. Nothing feels better than accomplishing something you set yourself out to do.

7. Breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Sit down; enjoy a nice breakfast without rushing. You can think of your 'one goal for the day' while slowly enjoying your breakfast.

8. Pick an affirmation for the day and put an alert in your phone

We always need positive affirmations so why not set a reminder on our phones to go off at certain times of the day to remind us of it.

9. Write down 3 things you're grateful for

By doing this, it helps you to focus on all the good in your life and it will help you to appreciate each day more.

10. Compliment at least one person

Spread positive energy and positive energy will come back to you. If a compliment would put a smile on someone's face, I am sure it is bound to make you smile, too. You do not realize how a smile and some kind words can transform someone.

Damage done by a Narcissist

 

TO HEAL from the damage the Narcissist caused, we must admit that we were fooled and that the thing taken from us was our INNOCENCE. 

We were naive about the fact that such vile people exist. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, don’t take on the shame that the narcissist should be feeling. Don’t let them project that on you because that’s their way to shut you up about their dirty deeds.

You were KIND to them under extreme circumstances and that is not a thing to be ashamed of.

Seeing them in their true light, under the mask, is the only way to deal with them.

Don’t let them mesmerize you. Forever look behind the mask. 

Straighten Your Crown, Queen

 

At the end of the day, when you care deeply, when you’re empathetic, when you believe in love and the beauty of another human being so deeply – sometimes, you can convince yourself to fight wars for someone who isn’t fighting for you, sometimes you can convince yourself to keep trying, or to not give up, but that isn’t something to be ashamed of. You tried for something, you risked, and even through it did not work out, you in return learned how to set boundaries, how to go forward with your heart and protect it – not in a way that is guarded and hardened to the world, but rather in a way that is informed, that helps for it to be preserved and nurtured, that doesn’t let it settle for things that aren’t for it. Now you know what you do not want. Now you know what you do not want to feel. Now you know the kinds of things you crave, the respect you deserve, and you won’t settle for the opposite any longer. Forgive yourself for how you got to that understanding. 

Becoming a Morning Person

 

Becoming a morning person has its benefits. It allows you to get a jump start on the day and you never have to rush throughout the day. That is a good thing because 'rush" is also linked to an increase in stress, which we all know is not healthy.

So how do we become a morning person?

1. Go to bed early
2. Avoid naps
3. Stop pressing snooze
4. Wake up to natural light
5. Get up at the same time everyday
6. Get moving as quickly as possible
7. Stretch right when you wake up
8. Meditate for 5 minutes
9. Drink a glass of water
10. Do something productive

The benefits of becoming a morning person:

1. You will be more productive
2. May experience improved mental health
3. Developing self-discipline
4. Feel energized
5. You will have more time
6. You might start feeling happier
7. You might sleep better
8. You will have a proactive nature
9. Lower your level of stress
10. AND you rarely regret your outfit choice because you’re never rushing out the door

Always do your best

 

I always do my best and my best is always good enough.

When you set impossible goals that you have no real chance of achieving, you are setting yourself up for failure; when you promise to always do your best you are able to have much more realistic expectations of yourself. Your sense of self-worth will no longer be dependent on outcomes and you will feel good about who you are regardless of what you have or haven’t been able to achieve.

When you truly believe your best is good enough, you can accept that you are having a bad day, or feeling a bit ordinary, without this affecting the way you feel about yourself.

Accept your imperfections

 

Accept your imperfections.
I am perfectly imperfect.

 

There is no such thing as perfection and yet so many people exhaust themselves and erode their confidence in the pursuit of it. When you accept your imperfections, you acknowledge that, like everyone else, you have many positive qualities but that you also have other, less positive ones … and that’s okay.

Once you have released yourself from the burden of perfectionism, you are free to use your positive qualities to their fullest. You can also decide which of your less-than-ideal qualities you would like to invest your energy in improving and which qualities everyone else will need to accept as ‘part of the parcel’.

Feeling Good

 

Feeling good about who you are and the life you live should not depend on a specific outcome, yet all too often I hear people put themselves down or beat themselves up because they haven’t done this or got that. I am sometimes guilty of that. Your confidence should not be dependent on the goals you have achieved, nor should it be dependent on the feedback you get from others, your dress size or the amount in your bank account. But if your self-confidence isn’t based on what you’ve got or what you’ve done, how do you build and maintain it?

The answer is simple. Make the commitment to treat yourself with the same kindness you show the most important people in your life.

Build and maintain your confidence and self-belief. When you commit to that, your life will no longer be burdened with anxiety, doubt or insecurity and instead you will feel good about who you are and the life you live.