Thank you so much for this thread!!!! I have 7 3x5 cards sitting next to me full of ideas and quotes to hang up in the kitchen where I can see them all the time.
I also wrote down a list of things that fill my cup and drain me...
Things that drain are:
-interuptions to an important task
-not enough sleep
-big messes (after I worked hard to clean)
-jobs that have no defined beginning or end.
-not being heard or listened to
-being unsure/confused.
-feeling underappreciated.
Having that list written out and in the front of my mind has helped so much just seeing sitautions over the past few weeks where some self-talk and validating those feelings would have helped...And it's things I run across all the time.
WOW! This has been so helfpul! THANK YOU!
(I also wrote a list for dd1 and I think it will help me see areas where I can be more graceful towards her and also validate her feelings not just snap
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