Motivational sayings and/or affirmations.

I'm always happy to have others add to the thread. Thank you xo
Today's post has come from Jessica Turner & a friend (Decision Maker) shared it on Facebook.
Put on that Swimsuit

"It’s been five years since I first wrote about putting on a swimsuit and going swimming with your kids, but I continue to receive emails and comments about that post. I decided it was time to revisit the topic – with some new and old thoughts.

Put on that swimsuit - a call for making memories this summer #summer #motherhood #beauty
You’ve got two choices every summer – to put on a swimsuit or to skip it.

I have a lot of friends who do the latter.

They go to the pool with their kids, but they only put their feet in the pool. They sit on the sidelines, too concerned about what they look like and what others will think to embrace the joy of swimming with their kids.

Or they go to the beach, but stay under the umbrella instead of running into the ocean.

And it makes me incredibly sad.

Because when women stay on the sidelines because of insecurity, we are modeling unhealthy behavior to our children and we are missing out.

Your swimsuit does not define you.

That soft tummy you are trying to hide? Has stretched and grown life.

Those thighs that have long lost their gap? Gave you the strength to carry that beach ball for 9 months, then walk with life hanging on your hips for years after.

You are a mother. You are beautiful.

Don’t wear a veil of shame this summer. Put that swimming suit on.

When we went to the beach in April, I weighed a few pounds more than I wanted to. But you know what?

I put my swimsuit on anyway and RAN INTO THE OCEAN with my kids.

Put on that swimsuit - a call for making memories this summer #summer #motherhood #beauty We laughed and splashed and had the best time. Spending that time IN THE WATER with my children made such a difference.

That night, I asked Elias what his favorite part of being at the beach was and you know what he said? “Running on the beach with you and Daddy.”

With you.

A few weeks after that beach trip, I found out I was pregnant. Every week this summer I am a little rounder than the week before. But you know what?

I still put on my swimming suit every chance I get and go swimming with my kids. They love swimming. And I love being with them.

Last weekend, I put on my swimsuit, looked at myself in the mirror and took a deep breath. I’m already showing at just 11 weeks. But it looks more like too many potato chips than a baby. :) As I came out of the bathroom, Matthew said, “you look pretty in your suit, baby.”

I said, “Really?”

“Yes, really.”

I embraced his words, wanting to demonstrate beauty and confidence for my kids. I wanted to have fun and make memories at that pool.

I refuse to miss my children’s high-pitched, pool-induced giggles because of my insecurities.

I refuse to let other women’s judging eyes at the pool prevent me from exposing their eyes to the wonder the sun glittering on the water.

I refuse to let my self-image influence my children’s.

I refuse to sacrifice memories with my children because of a soft tummy.

Because at the end of the day, it is not about me.

It is about my kids.

I want them to remember twirling in the water with their mom.

I want them to remember splash fights together.

I want them to remember jumping off the edge of the pool into my arms.

I want them to remember that their mom was there, with them.

Today, I hope to encourage you to push your insecurities aside. Put on that bathing suit. Run through the sprinkler. Jump in the pool. Splash.

Have fun.

Your child will remember those moments and your freedom – not how you looked in your swimming suit."



 
"Losers make promises they often break.
Winners make commitments they always keep."
~Denis Waitley​
 

Keep Yourself Focused With 3 Simple Habits
"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending." Maria Robinson

This quote can help you stay optimistic in nearly any situation and these three habits will also help:

You can ask yourself questions that will help you to see a positive viewpoint.
When you are in a situation which may seem negative, to promote optimism and help you to find a solution, ask questions like:

1.What is one thing that is positive or good about this situation?
2.What can I learn from this situation?
3.What is the opportunity within this situation?

You may not be able to do this straight away, but once you have processed and accepted your feelings and thoughts that may arise, you can ask yourself these questions.

Be sure to have optimistic influences around you.
The support you have around you is so important if you are going to be successful with your new lifestyle. Positivity, just like enthusiasm, is contagious. So try to find ways to create an environment that supports you.

The people in your life.
Try to spend more time with optimistic people and less time with people who seem to always be negative about things. One practical way to gain a more optimistic viewpoint is by just talking to someone close to you about your current journey. Just letting it out and saying it out loud can often help you to hear how exaggerated your thoughts and emotions have become. By talking about it with someone that is supportive you can get a positive and constructive change in perspective.

The information you let into your mind.
One of the simplest things you can do to create and support your own positivity is simply to regularly read blogs and books and listen to or watch recordings created by optimistic people.

Be sure to start your day in a positive way.
The way you start your day will often set the tone for the rest of your day. A stress free morning leads to less stressed feelings and thoughts during your day. Positivity while you are eating your breakfast or having your coffee can help you to stay optimistic and successful as you go through the ups and downs of your day. Practical ways to get this good start is to have an uplifting or motivating conversation over breakfast or early in your day or maybe you could read or watch something optimistic.

Use these simple habits and make a brand new ending!

 
Heureux jour de bastille de voeux
Bastille Day is France's national holiday. However, the significance of this day goes far beyond the boundaries of French history. The Storming of the Bastille symbolizes the end of aristocratic tyranny, giving the power back to the people. It serves as the foundation of democratic revolt, spearheading similar revolutions throughout Europe. Surprisingly, there have been few good commentaries on this historic event as it was rooted in emotions rather than words. One quote, which seems applicable, that I like though is-

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way."
~Charles Dickens, Tale of Two Cities
Happy Bastille Day France!
 
Successful people maintain a positive focus in life, no matter what is going on around them.
They stay focused on their past successes, rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need, to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals, rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them."
~Jack Canfield
 
“Your time is way too valuable to be wasting on people that can't accept who you are.”
~ Turcois Ominek​
 
Because here's something else that's weird but true: in the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. And the compelling reason for maybe choosing some sort of god or spiritual-type thing to worship--be it JC or Allah, be it YHWH or the Wiccan Mother Goddess, or the Four Noble Truths, or some inviolable set of ethical principles--is that pretty much anything else you worship will eat you alive. If you worship money and things, if they are where you tap real meaning in life, then you will never have enough, never feel you have enough. It's the truth. Worship your body and beauty and sexual allure and you will always feel ugly. And when time and age start showing, you will die a million deaths before they finally grieve you. On one level, we all know this stuff already. It's been codified as myths, proverbs, clichés, epigrams, parables; the skeleton of every great story. The whole trick is keeping the truth up front in daily consciousness.

Worship power, you will end up feeling weak and afraid, and you will need ever more power over others to numb you to your own fear. Worship your intellect, being seen as smart, you will end up feeling stupid, a fraud, always on the verge of being found out. But the insidious thing about these forms of worship is not that they're evil or sinful, it's that they're unconscious. They are default settings.

They're the kind of worship you just gradually slip into, day after day, getting more and more selective about what you see and how you measure value without ever being fully aware that that's what you're doing.”

? David Foster Wallace, This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life​
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I agree Athala. How good to have your input! Worshipping anything is not good in my opinion either. Obsessing is unhealthy.
“Worship is not love.”
~ Donald Hall​
 
“Never too old,
never too bad,
never too late,
never too sick
to start from scratch once again.”
~Bikram Choudhury​
 
"There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships." Nope. Sorry. But I really like the "never too old" one.
 
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