Having almost completed my 85th year of life, I am finding thankfulness in unexpected places. Who knew?
With procrastination, we give ourselves time to think, to consider what the outcome might be from the decisions we may make. Maybe a consultation is in order. Procrastination is all about thinking before doing.
Who doesn’t suffer from some kind of guilt? It’s being human. We question ourselves…our decisions…the outcome. Was it in the best interest of those involved? Creating guilt! How can guilt become a teacher? I think I can tell you! Self-truthfulness as a starter. Painful though it may be. Accepting accountability will be the result, offering freedom from guilt. Who knew?
Overcoming failure! How can we even go there? While there are many different kinds of failure in life…start naming them…from family, school, relationships, and on, and on…career choices, business decisions, even trusting can result in a disappointing result.
Now, how do we overcome our failures? (mostly in ourselves!) I think I can tell you! (I’ve suffered them all!) The answer lies in accountability. Who knew? By being truthful with ourselves, accepting accountability for what we have and don’t have in our lives, would be and is an empowering experience and result.
Thank you great teachers!
Always caring,
Louise
Here I am, living in Jackson Hole, Wyoming thinking, "What can I tell you about my life and my own experiences?" Having grown up in Houston, Texas, then moving to Dallas, where my children grew up. We were fortunate enough to have a second home in Jackson Hole. At 84 now, I am over-read on self-help information. Self-awareness and being, or becoming more aware of my own behavior, as it relates to myself and then to others, is where my thinking and doing takes me. I'm about moving forward, for acknowledging to addressing today's problems, and what we can do to make a difference. It's important! At this point, I am only the messenger, offering solutions to the current suicide and drug crisis among our young people, in today's world; with a pathway to follow. Check out my website: tamingthewildhorses.com Currently, I am working at The Historic Wort Hotel's gift shop. Also, volunteer at our Senior Center. I enjoy being at home, cooking, having a garden (a good thinking and writing place), being with friends exploring the landscape, (which is amazing in Jackson Hole) and checking out our thrift stores. In just a couple of weeks, I'll be driving to Denver to be grandma to my teenage granddaughters for a month. In October, I'll be in Houston for a book-signing event for, "Taming the Wild Horses. Then back to my regular routine here in Jackson Hole. "Happy Trails Everyone!" B. Louise Bayer/Martens