Day #29: Let's Do This!!!

From the Orange Rhino:

You did it! You are here! Together we have made it through the last 29 days and will make it through today with flying colors! Be proud of the last 29 days, seriously! Be proud about the fact that you signed up and were interested to learn a little more, to start your journey. Many people don't take that step so again, be proud! Be proud of yourself for not unsubscribing to the emails (I know they probably weren’t always easy to read.) Be proud of yourself that you worked these last 29 days, consciously or subconsciously. Be proud even if you aren’t exactly where you want to be because if you are reading this email, it means you are still trying! Seriously, be proud. Feel good about the last 29 days. I have read the posts you have shared. They have inspired me beyond words. You all helped me get through these last very difficult 29 days so again, BE PROUD of yourself. 

Okay, feeling good about the last 29 days? Okay then now forget them, kind of :) Today is the perfect day to put all the “work” from the last 29 days into practice. Today is the perfect day to yell less and love more. Today is the perfect day to put every single ounce of energy in your body into yelling less. Today is the perfect day to find patience in places you never have. Today is your day to go for it and say “I did it” so you can know that you CAN do it.

Yes, today is your day. Oh wait, someone else said that better than me. Here is a quote I shared from the beginning:

“Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting…so get on your way!”

~Dr. Seuss

Yes! Get on your way! You have done so much to get to this day. Even if you have just read the emails and not had a chance to write on any of the blog posts, I bet they have seeped in and made you think a little. (Or at least I hope so!) Let’s do this!!!

TODAY’s THOUGHTs:

“JUST DO IT!” ~ Nike

Yes, just do it! Put all your energy and love into today and just do it! Tell yourself it might be hard but that it is worth it! If your goal was to conquer one moment of a day, conquer that moment. If it was to conquer the day, go for the day. Just tell yourself that you can do it, and go for it! It is just one day. One day. One moment. We can do anything for that amount of time. Truly.

“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.” ~ Mother Theresa

Every moment matters. Don’t think that just because you only had one good moment that it isn’t worth it; it is. All the good moments add up.

TODAY’s ACTIONs:

1. If you have time, write down three alternatives to yelling that you will use today so that you know you have a plan. Some of my favorites if a yell is really close to sneaking out: singing, act like a gorilla, yell into anything (bag, cupboard, toilet), start stomping feet, jumping jacks, squeeze hands, saying “I love you kiddos, I will use a loving voice!”

2. Underneath those alternatives, write “I CAN DO IT!” or another positive statement that jives with you like “I will use a calm voice.”

3. Remind yourself of the people in your support circle who you can reach out to if you are stuck – text them telling them “Happy Valentine’s Day – today I am giving my kids the gift of yelling less so I might be texting you a lot!”

4. Give yourself the greatest gift – love and forgiveness. Seriously. Tell yourself you can do it today, but also give yourself breathing room to be human! Don’t beat yourself up if you are having a hard time. One moment at a time, this is a process.

5. If you have time tonight, write in the final blog post for this group. Write about any of these subjects: the most important thing I learned about myself and yelling this month, what I am going to keep doing to move forward or what I need to do, how I feel about myself after this month, how I feel about my kids. If anything else strikes your fancy, write it there too! Use it as a chance to reflect and to be fully honest! Please write even if you never have. Use this post to learn about your last 30 days. As you write, you might just discover a truth you never wanted to admit. That truth might set you free and help you yell less. Telling the truth is scary but as you know for me, it is very beneficial.

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TODAY's TIPS.

Go one moment at a time - don't get ahead of yourself!

Talk to yourself all day long. Tell yourself that you can do this. Remind yourself that you don't want to yell.

Let it go - whatever it is!

Yell into a cabinet the freezer or the toilet, just not at the kids. 

Get exercise throughout the day - even if it means running in place while making a meal.

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF (I do.)

I will be thinking of you today. YOU CAN DO THIS!

Stomp on Orange Rhinos, stomp on!