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"I got what it takes to get to the top."

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Hi + Hello

Happy Week 39! I’m grateful to see another Monday though it still often comes with nervous anticipation and a wish to go back to bed. I usually feel that way because I’ve deprived myself of the sleep I need to make it through the day without my ceremonious big ol mug of café, not because I dread my weekdays. I feel it especially today because I went to bed late, had an earlier-than-usual morning, and I’m acutely aware that Q4 starts on Thursday. And as such, I, perhaps, plan to get everything I didn’t do from Q1 to Q3 done in Q4. Tall order. But regardless, I remember the days when I did dread the weekdays and what was waiting for me, and it’s important to reflect on the fact that my life looks a lot like how I intended it to, even if it doesn’t always feel as carefree and stress-free and straight-up free as I think it should. I don’t dread Mondays, but I am open to an extra weekend day =)

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✍🏾 #RandomSessionNotes

1. The display and the substance are two different things.

2. Try on 'charitable assumption' if only for your own survival.

3. All steps you take are a stepping stone.

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🔧 Tips, Tricks, and Tidbits

Mental flexibility is our ability to adjust our thinking, expectations, or approach when circumstances change or new information becomes available. It allows us to consider perspectives beyond our first interpretation, tolerate uncertainty, and recognize that there may be more than one way to understand or respond to a situation. We can practice mental flexibility by questioning our assumptions, getting curious about other explanations, and replacing rigid thoughts like “this has to happen this way” with “what other options are available to me?” Over time, it becomes easier to adapt when things don’t go according to plan without becoming completely derailed by the change. We can be mentally flexible while honoring our values and boundaries. We bend when necessary without losing our footing or abandoning ourselves.

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😏 Unrelated Musings

I saw this and it hit me: my old prayers ARE scattered everywhere. Take a second and consider how your present has been shaped and refined by your wishes, hopes, and prayers since you’ve become aware of having them. And beyond that, how your present has been shaped and refined by your choices, decisions, and actions. It’s not by accident that life looks how it does, for better or worse. That’s not to say you have 100% control over all aspects of life and what unfolds - we don’t have much - and at the same time, within the confines of where we do have influence, we have enough agency to move the needle towards the direction we want. For most of us, if we stop and look around, we can see the remnants of the better and the worse from our past. As we continue to reflect and plan and act, we have enough of what we need to step into a ‘for better or for even better’ kind of life if we want to.

My favorite possible self writes another blog post in approximately one week! My mantra says I follow through, so I must! See you there!

xo janelle

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