How to NOT Make Excuses

It would be easy to make excuses for my actions today. It's perfectly with in my right to stay in bed with a heating pad and sleep (and I could). But it would not be the right thing to do. In the end, there is always an excuse to keep me from doing what I need to be doing.

Tips to Push beyond the Excuse

- Make a list of all the positive things in life. Focusing on the positive is one of the easiest ways to defeat the negative.

- Sing. There is just something about the act of humming and singing that lightens the heart and lifts the spirit.

- Cheer someone else up. Send a note or card to a friend that is having a tough time. The act of encouraging others will be encouraging to your own heart and mind.

- Have a back up plan (like keeping extra meals frozen for easy fixing on days when the motivation level is low). Remember that some times the best plan is to have a plan B.

- Skip a chore or two to lighten the load (just be sure that skipping the to-dos does not become the norm instead of the exception). 

- Ask a friend to help you out for a couple of hours. Sometimes just having the companionship will be all that you need to lift your spirits up.

- REFUSE to complain. Negative words and negative thoughts will only pull down. Make an effort to speak and THINK good, positive and uplifting things.


Things are already looking up. My circumstances have not changed, but my attitude about those circumstances has started to turn around. The excuses are always available but that does not mean that I have to choose to give in to those excuses.

Kathryn_Lang

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