Get Your Head Out Of Your...
One of my favorite phrases is "get your head out of your ass". My second favorite is "get out of your own way". In both the meaning is about how we tend to sabotage ourselves and behave as though we have no idea what is happening or at the very least we act surprised at the results. We often get in our own way by thinking or doing things that are counterproductive. We learn this early in life when we are growing up because after all there is something weird about being too happy and instead of enjoying the happiness we feel we get suspicious and ultimately ruin it for our selves.
Getting our of our own way and getting our own head out of our butts is as easy as:
1. Celebrating your happiness: Make a big deal out of the fact that you feel contentment or joy as often as possible. Emphasize the fact that you are happy and do things for yourself that reinforce how happy you are. Share your happiness with others and be specific about it. Feel a complete joy
2. Making a decision to not stay in the negative self-sabotaging mode: When you are feeling down or as though the other side is going to drop simply decide to pause and take your joy back. Not staying in the negativity is a conscious decision we make from moment to moment.
3. Telling someone you love to point it out to you when you sabotage your joy: Let at least one or two people who love you know that they have permission to point it out when you are negative, getting in your own way or sabotaging yourself. Others can be helpful in assisting you in changing your habits of self-destruction. Ask them to do this in a nice manner and that this is going to help you to focus on the good things in your life.
4. Pinpointing the reason for this stinking thinking: The next time you are thinking negative thoughts and putting things in your own way make a mental list of why you are doing this. Pointing out the reason for this kind of thinking will help you to stop doing the same thing or thinking in the same way. Talk yourself through those times when you are getting in your own way.
We think ourselves into being unhappy because we obviously believe we don't deserve to be happy. When we are kind to ourselves and listen to our thoughts we can change the thinking that brings us down. By celebrating your happiness, listing the reasons we sabotage ourselves and asking for support from people we love, we can overcome this bad habit. Listen to what your heart is telling you and be gracious about what you have in your life even if you don't have it all. When we celebrate who we are and what we have we get more of it. Get your ego out of your way and ride the wonderful wave of life.
Getting our of our own way and getting our own head out of our butts is as easy as:
1. Celebrating your happiness: Make a big deal out of the fact that you feel contentment or joy as often as possible. Emphasize the fact that you are happy and do things for yourself that reinforce how happy you are. Share your happiness with others and be specific about it. Feel a complete joy
2. Making a decision to not stay in the negative self-sabotaging mode: When you are feeling down or as though the other side is going to drop simply decide to pause and take your joy back. Not staying in the negativity is a conscious decision we make from moment to moment.
3. Telling someone you love to point it out to you when you sabotage your joy: Let at least one or two people who love you know that they have permission to point it out when you are negative, getting in your own way or sabotaging yourself. Others can be helpful in assisting you in changing your habits of self-destruction. Ask them to do this in a nice manner and that this is going to help you to focus on the good things in your life.
4. Pinpointing the reason for this stinking thinking: The next time you are thinking negative thoughts and putting things in your own way make a mental list of why you are doing this. Pointing out the reason for this kind of thinking will help you to stop doing the same thing or thinking in the same way. Talk yourself through those times when you are getting in your own way.
We think ourselves into being unhappy because we obviously believe we don't deserve to be happy. When we are kind to ourselves and listen to our thoughts we can change the thinking that brings us down. By celebrating your happiness, listing the reasons we sabotage ourselves and asking for support from people we love, we can overcome this bad habit. Listen to what your heart is telling you and be gracious about what you have in your life even if you don't have it all. When we celebrate who we are and what we have we get more of it. Get your ego out of your way and ride the wonderful wave of life.
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