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June 30- Make a list of the joys in your life and keep adding to them: 1. my girls 2. my family and friends 3. being healthy 4. striving to achieve happiness within myself and conquer depression 5. my special someone
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June 29- Take time to do something that makes you happy today- Today I finally got my hair cut and coloured and spoke to a good friend.
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June 28- Create a playlist of your favourite songs and enjoy them- I have created a playlist on Spotify and I have been absolutely loving listening to them with my headphones on, singing out loud while my family laughs at me. LOL
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June 27- Watch something funny and enjoy how it feels to laugh: I watched Big Bang Theory. No matter how many times I watch the episodes, they're still funny.
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June 25- Eat food that makes you feel good and savour it- Well the food that I have been savouring is homegrown strawberries. June 26- See the upside in a difficult situation you learnt from- Well this is appropriate given the very difficult situation that I am presently going through. I've come to know myself better. What…
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June 23- Look for something to be thankful for where you least expect it- Well I can't believe it happened this way but I am so thankful that a very difficult decision was made for me. I was torn between 2 amazing people and one of them made the difficult decision for me. I made sure to pray to God and thank him for his…
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June 22- share a happy memory with someone who means a lot to you: Well this is a new person in my life- I told them about what I like to call my happy place- going to the cottage for 2 weeks in the summer. I look forward to going again from the minute I leave.
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June 21- Enjoy trying a new recipe or cooking your favourite food- today I tried a recipe for Braided Wreath Bread from Taste of Home. It turned out very well.
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Make time to do something playful just for the fun of it: 1. Today I listened to music and danced around 2. I played games on my phone
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Create a list of favourite memories I feel grateful about: 1. the birth of both my girls 2. Christmas day with my family 3. Yearly trips to the cottage 4. playing games as a family
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@prgirl39mfp Thank you so much for your nice comment. I love those adult colouring books too. Thank you for reminding me about that. I will get it out. June 18: send a positive note to a friend who needs encouragement: Well this friend is my sister. Today I found out that she is looking for some mental health help to…
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Be kind to you, treat yourself as you would a friend- well this is an especially difficult one for me because thinking about myself and what I want is not something I do often. I suppose my current situation is all about me following my heart and changing my life so that I will be happy and no longer horribly depressed. I…
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Ask a loved one what they feel grateful for at the moment: My youngest daughter is grateful for her health, family and friends.
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June 15- Rediscover a fun childhood activity that you can enjoy today: I found Yahtzee for my phone and I loved to play that game. Another thing that I did yesterday that I loved to do as a child is go to the drive in.
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June 13- celebrate the joy of nature. Today was a beautiful day, so I sat out side and watched the cardinals June 14- Do 3 things to bring joy to other people- 1. I hemmed my daughters out fit so she could wear it to a party 2. Texted a special someone a sweet message to make them smile 3. Told a friend how amazing and…
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Make a plan with friends to do something fun together: Well we're still in Phase 1 of reopening because of Covid but drive-ins reopened last week, so I'm going to the drive-in Sunday night with a friend.
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Say positive things in my conversations today: 1. My oldest made mashed potatoes for the first time and did an amazing job and I told her that 2. I also told that man I'm talking to that he is sweet and just how special he is.
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Don't know if you'll be able to see this but. It's a picture of a jewellry box my daughter made for me and it's my girls that bring me joy
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Find the joy in music today: well I have been listening and dancing and singing to music a lot more since this virus. Today as I folded laundry and sorted socks, I listened and sang to my music and loved it.
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June 7- Find a way of joyfully getting more active inside and out. I am enjoying blaring my music and dancing while I'm going through old clothes. I haven't done it yet, because I need more earphones, but I'm going to walk while listening to music as well. June 8- Well it was a thank you text to my neighbour who has…
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@nebslp Thank you very much for your advice. It was very helpful and thank you for your encouragement. I definitely felt the same way about divorce when I was a child. I have gone through a lot of therapy and had bariatric surgery, so I have changed myself and my mind so much and my needs are different. I have finally…
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So thankful for any advice you can give on my current situation. My parents divorced when I was 3 and never spoke ill of one another in front of me. I'm behind on my days so I'll do it all now lol June 3- 3 things I'm grateful for 1. my beautiful girls 2. my continued health 3. the support I am receiving from my doctors,…
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***BTW: if anyone had gone through a separation with kids and another man is involved, I would desperately love some advice and encouragement.
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Wow, this is a big one given my current situation. I guess my main worry is my girls and how hurt they were when they found out that our marriage wasn't good and the miscommunication and misconstrued comments in the heat of the moment. **I guess the best thing is to talk with them together with my husband to explain the…
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This is definitely a great challenge for the month and I really appreciate you doing this Denise. Today, I made the decision that I need to go forward with my life and be happy and unfortunately, that does mean changing my marital status. I have met someone and for the first time in so so so long, I am happy and making…
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This is truly an amazing challenge. Since my Bariatric surgery on October 28, 2015, I have been extremely grateful for every single day. This surgery changed my life. I never forget to recognize the little things (such as seeing my elbows or fitting into a chair) to the greatest accomplishments (being able to move, stand…
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Thank you @themedalist and @77tes for the great 15 minute plan. A put away later box, a trash and a donate box is a terrific idea and I CAN do 15 minutes a day. My trick will be to focus only on what I'm doing right in front of me and don't look around the room. I really appreciate your kind words as well. It feels like…
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Wow. This is totally me. My house is a disaster area. This is not an exaggeration. It depresses me, causes me feelings of guilt and failure and stares me down everyday. Never letting me forget. No wonder I don't want to be home. It's not just the insane disorganization and clutter, it's also the fact that we've lived in…
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Great idea. I used to do wall push ups regularly as part of my physiotherapy exercises for my recurrent tendonitis/rotator cuff injury. My chest muscles were too tight and my trapezius? muscle was too weak so my shoulders were being pulled forward. Whenever my shoulder start to bother me again, I start doing those physio…
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I seriously question number 5 above as well. If that were truly proven, it would be all over the news.
