“Modify Your Thinking to Handle New Situations”: Wisdom from a Fortune Cookie
I was all set to sit and write this post, but hunger knocked on the office door, told me to call it quits for the day and took me out to my favorite Chinese restaurant. Good thing, because until the fortune cookie came, I didn‘t have a title.
Snap. I opened the cookie and out popped the title you see above. Perfect for what I have to say. Which is:
I’m back. The blog is once again in motion.
Yup. A month without a newsletter or blog and this writer at heart has been starving. Not for food. For creative expression.
All that I wrote about in the last post was right from the heart and remains true. I’ve pared back and focused. I’ve created more space in my life.
I thought that space would lead me to write a more personal blog, just for fun. But just as the fortune cookie says, I’ve modified my thinking since that post.
How?
THIS will become the blog I mentioned in the last post as being one I write “just for fun.” I won’t start another blog. THIS will be where I give myself permission to write when I want to write, make the posts as short as want, add a rant or two if the spirit moves me, pose questions I’d love to hear you comment about, let a week or more go by if I need to, or write ten posts in an afternoon if I’m having fun.
So there you have it. I’m breathing a sigh of relief and creative satisfaction at this new approach. It’s amazing what a shift in thinking will do for the soul.
I’ve left the former post up so you can see the thread of my process from last month to this. I now see it’s important to do so. I didn’t at first. I was going to delete that post and just jump right back in again. I’d like to thank my new Twitter-teammate, blogger “GeekMommy”, for helping me see the wisdom of keeping that last post in tact, building from it and sharing the process I went through. There’s nothing like a team mate to help you modify your thinking now and again:)
So, welcome back. To all of us. With modified thinking, we’re all back in the WellnessCoach blog saddle.
How ‘bout you? Modified any of your thinking lately?
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Erica:
This is beautiful… and the synchronicity of it was that I opened the page as my husband was handing me the box of fried rice from the Chinese delivery place we ordered dinner from!
I paused long enough to eat dinner before coming back to read the whole thing - but it’s beautifully written, and I look forward to reading many more of your blog entries from here on out!
Ah shucks, GeekMommy. I couldn’t have done as well withoutcha! Think maybe YOU should be writing the fortune cookie wisdom:)
Hello~
I’m delighted to have found your site! I’ve just received my Wellness Coach certification and will be using it to help patients at my chiropractor’s natural living center.
Thank you for paving the way - sharing your wisdom, tools, trials and errors.
For Health,
Lisa
Hi Lisa,
Glad you found your way here and Congratulations on your new certification! There will be so many people at the natural living center who will benefit. Hope you will share your experiences with us in comments in the future. All the best in your journey.
Great words of wisdom to remember as I make the transition from hospital pharmacist to full time wellness coach. I will soon be certified and look forward to helping people see the power of modifying their thinking to handle not just new situations but old ones as well to create lasting change.
Thanks for stopping by, Erin! Best of luck in your certification process. Keep us posted as you move forward and feel free to share any of your own tips here as well.
Erica, I was just introduced to your blog today. It is so encouraging to hear you talk about the power of modifying your thinking. I have found that once introduced to the concept of noticing thoughts, so many people are stunned to find out just how many negative thoughts they have - about themselves, other people, situations in their lives, their future.
Modifying our thinking is key to feeling happier in life and making true, lasting change happen.
Thank you for sharing this wisdom.
Hello and Welcome, Linda. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you continue to find inspirational nuggets on the blog and will be back often to share some of your own with us! ‘Til Soon, Erica