Thinking Out Loud April 2021

Be generous.
Give compliments.
Support others.
Pick up the phone and call.
Encourage.
Sing words of praise.
Put your money where your “Like” is.
We might not realize the impact we can each have as individuals.
But in my experience, tiny gestures and loving words can have a big lasting impact.
Forget competing, let’s just lift each other higher. Tag someone you’ll lift higher today

Feeling stuck sucks! Frankly, I can’t think of another way of saying it and I’m wondering what do you do when things feel heavy and you can’t focus?
Do you stop what you’re doing? Head outside? Keep pressing forward?
There are all sorts of ways to get your flow back, but I’m all about __________ [a simple point of view shift /changing my perspective on the situation/etc.].
When I feel stuck, I ___________ [get into nature, the serenity reveals so much / head to the kitchen—cooking always clears my mind/ exercise, sweating makes me feel powerful.].
However there are always the big-ticket hurdles like when I was struggling with ___________ [a recent struggle you encountered], I had to really shake the bad feelings away.
That meant ____________ [Face timing my mother for a 2-hour chat/a weekend out removing myself from my work].
It’s amazing how ___________ [a talk with the right person/changing your setting/etc.] can really open your mind to possibilities you simply hadn’t seen before.
I’m so thankful I have ___________ [state who.] to help open me up to a different way of seeing things. Tell me, who or what do you rely on to get a fresh perspective.

What do you miss the most about your childhood? For me, it’s two things __________ [my parents, Sunday lunch with everyone talking at once, just thinking I had all the time in the world, etc.]
Wow! I choked up a bit as I wrote this.
Anyway, I want you to tell me what you miss the most! Looking forward to reading your answers below!

When I was first learning how to __________ [take a part of your work and state it],
I have to admit I made tons of mistakes, like the time I __________ [a mistake you made] and I didn’t have much to show for all of my hard work.
But that didn’t stop me. I ______ (kept putting one foot in front of the other/ leaned on _____ to guide me through) and eventually, I figured out how to_____ (state what you learned)
So, my friend, I don’t want you to give up, even when you feel at your worse.
Like this post if you vow to keep going, even on the hard days.

As we enter into the second quarter, how have you been keeping on track with your goals? Do you __________ [have an inspirational phone background /create a vision board every quarter/ do you reset your goals in a journal etc.] or are you more of the wishing and manifesting type?
I __________ [have a bit of both tendencies / keep a goal-setting planner to keep me organized/etc.].
I know the fear of Covid-19 still lingers, for instance, __________ [I’m still getting the hang of homeschooling my children / I’m nervous about the new variant /I’m not 100% certain about this e-commerce world, etc.] but I want to stay intentional with my goals.
This month I’d like to_____ (state your goals)
How about you, my friend? How are you keeping your goals on track? Don’t forget to give yourself grace if you need it.