Author: Anne

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THE NOISE OF OTHERS

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.  Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.  Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.  And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.  They somehow already know what you truly want to become.  Everything else is secondary.

Quote by Steve Jobs

REFLECTION:

  • Does the noise of other people’s thinking drown out your voice?
  • Do you have courage to follow your heart?
  • Do you listen to your intuition?
  • Stop, listen to your heart… your intuition.  What is it telling you? Who is it telling you to become?
  • Take some action. 

Trading Efficiency and Connection

According to Vivek Murthy, loneliness is a greater health risk than diabetes and heart conditions.  Loneliness is the biggest single health risk we are now facing – exasperated by Covid.

We often think if we are more efficient, check more things off our to-do list, we will feel more satisfied, we will be more successful.  Yet only being physically present for our loved ones (while checking the phone for incoming texts/social media updates,  etc) actually can leave us feeling disconnected and ultimately lonely.  Family and friends know when you are not present.  They know when the pull of the phone takes priority over them.  A great place to start is putting the phone down or leaving the desk and engaging in conversations the require you to be 100% present.  

We feel better about life when we are more connected.  Relationships matter!  Be present! 

Thoughts and reflections after listening to interview with Vivek Murthy – former Surgeon General in Obama Administration and lead for Biden’s Covid-19 Task Force

REFLECTION:

  • Take an honest inventory.  Where do relationships fit in to your daily life?  Does work come first or do relationships? 
  • It is not an either or but an and… yet reflecting on your life are you fully present for the people who matter most to you? 
  • Are you able to put boundaries around your work or phone usage? 
  • Evaluate how present you are and decide what changes you commit to making in 2021.  Your health and happiness depend on it!

GREENER GRASS

Too many people are thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, when they ought to just water the grass they are standing on. 

Quote by Amar Dave

REFLECTION:

  • Do you spend time thinking the grass is greener somewhere else?
  • What would happen if you could water the grass you are standing on?
  • What does watering your own grass look like?  Get out the hose and start watering your lawn.