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You Can Only Offer An Opportunity

22 Monday Apr 2013

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Behaviors, Boundaries, Choices, Compromising, Consequences, Decisions, Decisions about Self, Decisions at Work, Decisions in Relationships, Disappointment, Effects of Choices, Expectations, Freewill, Healthy Mind, Mental health, Opportunities, Rewards, Saying No, Saying Not in That Way, Saying Not Now, Saying Yes, Self-serving Choices, Self-serving decisions, Threats

You Can Only Offer An Opportunity

We can make an opportunity attractive to another person (adult or child) with a reward or with a threat, but ultimately it’s the other persons’ choice to decide what they will do.

When we want someone to do something they don’t want to do, rather than getting disappointed or angry at them, think about the times when you use your freewill to decline an opportunity from someone else.

We always have the choice of saying “yes or no,”  or “not now or not in that way.”  Every decision we make, whether it’s deciding to do or not do something, for ourselves or another person, has a consequence and an effect on ourselves and others.

Today, think about what you are expecting of others and what others are expecting of you. Before you answer, ask yourself if what you are being asked to do is something you want to do, don’t mind doing, or actually enjoy doing. We often choose to do things we would rather not do because they are self-serving, such as tasks at work, compromising to maintain relationships, and exercising or going to bed early to take care of our bodies.

Remember, you can never get anyone to do anything. You can only give them the opportunity to choose, and the choice is always theirs.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

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Overwhelmed By Choices

04 Monday Mar 2013

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Appeals to Me, Choices, Decisions, Healthy Mind, Including Self in Decision Making, Overwhelmed by Choices, Something For ME

Overwhelmed By ChoicesI was looking for a new lamp for my office last week and found myself overwhelmed by all of the choices. I started to question whether it was just about that there were too many choices or if there was something else going on.

I approached my lamp search like I do most things for me. Find something practical, that will do the job, and not cost too much money.

What if I started my search for a lamp by looking for something that was appealing to me, and that I would want to look at daily? I realized that what was missing in MY lamp search was ME.

The new lamp, although nice, is going back.  I decided to keep the one I have, even though I have to plug it in every time I want to use it, because I like the way it looks and the amount of light it provides.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

What Shall I Do With It?

20 Monday Aug 2012

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Choices, Decision Making, Fear, Healthy Mind, Indecisiveness, Loss, Missed Opportunity, One of a kind, Something Special, special occasion, Too good to use

The tomato, beautiful and picked ripe from the garden.  What shall I do with it? Have you ever had something that you valued so much that you wanted to do something special with it, and by the time you decided the opportunity passed? The fruit aged, the flower you were going to cut and put in a vase wilted in the heat, or the shoes or outfit you were saving for a special occasion never were worn.

There are many reasons why we have difficulty deciding on how to enjoy something special.

1. There are too many choices, making it difficult to decide on one.

2.  When it’s gone, we won’t have it any more.

3. It’s too special to use or wear.

4. It was expensive.

5. It’s one of a kind and irreplaceable.

6. Fear of ruining it, wearing it out or using it up.

Enjoy something special today, use it, look at it, or wear it.  What are you waiting for?

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

Choices, Choices, Choices!

04 Monday Jun 2012

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Choices, Choices, Choices!Have you ever wanted to say, “Do I have to?”  What if you don’t want to do something like go to work, finish that project, clean house, cook a healthy meal, or exercise?  You always have the choice to do or not do  ___________ (fill in the blank), as long as you are willing to live with the consequences. 

Our life is made up of the choices we make.  Every moment we are choosing to do something rather than something else.  Most of our choices are habitual. While you may not like what you are doing, you very well may like the result.  This could be earning a paycheck from working, waking up to a clean kitchen by cleaning it after dinner, or feeling fit by getting regular physical activity. 

Choose one thing today that you can do, even though you don’t enjoy doing it, but you like the results.  Focus on the benefits.  You may feel different and actually be able to find enjoyment in the process.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

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