Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Aug/Sept 2017 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 87
there were several violators of the dress
code. And while the picture perfect smiles
and poses were nice, meh... I’ll take a side
of chaos please. We were all together on
the beach, smiling and having fun and
THAT is worthy of celebrating. Not to
mention, I have the great crazy photo to
remember the moment. appreciation and self-love when you feel
like you didn’t live up to your expectations.
I know that I’m doing the best that I
can, and I bet that you are too. When
you learn to appreciate yourself for your
good intentions and best effort, you’ll feel
more content when things don’t turn out
picture perfect.
Find the humor in reality. Seriously, if you
can’t find the silver lining or the closeness
of the match, search for something–
anything–to make you smile. Who
said we had to go through life being so
uptight? Take a deep breath and laugh a
little, share a joke, and by all means smile.
Really, you will be just fine. Find the humor in reality.
Seriously, if you can’t find the
silver lining or the closeness
of the match, search for
something– anything–to make
you smile.
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Practice curiosity. Let’s say you really
wanted one job, but were offered a
different one instead. With curiosity,
you are willing to explore the offer you
received with an open mind rather than
feeling disappointed because you didn’t get
the one you initially wanted. Who knows,
the offer you received could put you on
the road to a career experience above and
beyond anything you could ever imagine!
Wouldn’t that be worthy of exploring!
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Forgive yourself. There is no one harder
on you than you. When things don’t go
as planned, beating yourself up doesn’t
make anything better. On the contrary it
just makes you feel worse. Practice self-
Just remember that releasing an attachment
to perfection requires a shift in mindset
and that takes time. The goal is to gently
acknowledge when you’re expecting too
much of yourself and others, and mindfully
release your attachment to the outcome.
Perfection, smerfection. Let’s get
real; it’s a lot more fun!
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