What a wacky start 2022 has been! There are five things overwhelming me right now (sort of) that are hindering my enjoyment of starting a new year. Usually, I would be feeling overwhelmed in December during the holiday season. But, I had covid and didn’t celebrate anything last month. We had our family Christmas on January 2nd. It was anti-climatic. I am not complaining, as it was…
This new year is starting with a whimper instead of a bang. Everyone appears uncomfortable. Is it just me, or is moving to 2022 feeling like a non-event to you? Today is the first Tuesday of the year. I love Tuesdays! Read a previous post of mine here for details: https://www.outwittinglife.com/fifteen-reasons-tuesdays-are-special/ Why am I not crazy excited? I want to be…
Outwitting life is all about taking control and changing how you deal with adversity. Covid is the perfect reason to begin outwitting life. Go turn on your T.V., and the top news story is most likely Covid featuring the number of Omicron breakthrough cases tallied today. It is almost impossible to get tested for Covid right now. Clinics and Urgent Care facilities have lines with four-hour wait times…
It’s difficult to accept that the warm weather is nearly over, but it is. That means it’s time to let go of summer and welcome sweater weather. Wasn’t it last week we took our annual trip to Lowe’s to get flowers and greenery for the outside? We bought some nice new pots this year and threw out our old ones. My husband…
Who wants to join me in doing random acts of kindness this September? I am feeling anxious about all the things happening in our world right now. The pandemic is making a comeback. Hurricane Ida slammed the South and what’s happened in Afghanistan is heartbreaking. Do you agree we could all use a little bit of kindness in our lives? Tomorrow starts a new month, so it’…
When I was younger, people known to talk to themselves were considered weird. Now, every self-help book encourages you to talk to yourself. Suddenly, it’s become the thing to do. Self-talk is normal. Do you talk to yourself? What do you typically say? “Every waking moment we talk to ourselves about the things we experience. Our self-talk, the thoughts we communicate to ourselves, in turn…