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InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration
January 29, 2024
The focus for today is:
I can handle most any situation just by making a step-by-step plan.
Today's inspiration was written by Jude Bijou:
Almost everyone procrastinates. We usually do it to avoid a task that's unpleasant or daunting. Think taxes, a difficult phone call, or following through on a promise you made in haste or through obligation.
When procrastinating starts to interfere with our quality of life by causing us to feel worried, guilty, lazy, panicky, or irresponsible, then it's time to get on with it. Once you've pinpointed your goal and selected positive thoughts as your companion, you can handle most any situation just by making a step-by-step plan.
Getting out of the quicksand of procrastination will reap numerous benefits, which include improved productivity, enhanced mood, less stress, better relationships, a sense of accomplishment, and feeling more successful in life.
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Today's inspiration was adapted from the InnerSelf.com article:
"I'll Do It Tomorrow" -- The Quicksand of Procrastination
Written by Jude Bijou
Read the complete article here.
This is Marie T. Russell, co-publisher of InnerSelf.com, wishing you a day of making a plan and acting upon it (today and every day)
Comment from Marie: Many of us (dare I say all?) are master procrastinators. After all, it makes sense. We delay the things we don't enjoy, that are unpleasant, etc. I've found that looking for the "reward" at the end of the task helps me get it done. Decluttering my office? It feels so good after it's done. Actually, that reward is probably applicable to everything... It feels good to have it done, even if only to have it over with. We take the first step, and then the next, and soon we're there!
Our focus for today: I can handle most any situation just by making a step-by-step plan.
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RELATED BOOK: Attitude Reconstruction
Attitude Reconstruction: A Blueprint for Building a Better Life
by Jude Bijou, M.A., M.F.T.
With practical tools and real-life examples, this book can help you stop settling for sadness, anger, and fear, and infuse your life with joy, love, and peace. Jude Bijou's comprehensive blueprint will teach you to: ? cope with family members' unsolicited advice, cure indecision with your intuition, deal with fear by expressing it physically, create closeness by truly talking and listening, improve your social life, increase staff morale in just five minutes a day, handle sarcasm by visualizing it flying by, carve out more time for yourself by clarifying your priorities, ask for a raise and get it, stop fighting via two easy steps, cure kids' tantrums constructively. You can integrate Attitude Reconstruction into your daily routine, regardless of your spiritual path, cultural background, age, or education.
For more info and/or to order this book, click here. Also available as a Kindle edition.
About the Author
Jude Bijou is a licensed marriage and family therapist (MFT), an educator in Santa Barbara, California and the author of Attitude Reconstruction: A Blueprint for Building a Better Life.
In 1982, Jude launched a private psychotherapy practice and started working with individuals, couples, and groups. She also began teaching communication courses through Santa Barbara City College Adult Education.
Visit her website at AttitudeReconstruction.com/
