Continuing with the theme of bettering yourself, since February is Valentines Day I figured why not write about loving one another by doing what my daughter was taught in PreK4, to treat others how you want to be treated.
Find yourself being impatient in a check out line or on the road in your car? Try to stop and put yourself into that persons shoes and then think, would you want the time taken with you and not to be rushed? Then stand/sit and enjoy a moment thinking about things you have to do or about something that happened during the day that made you smile and you will instantly be transformed to a calmer you. Use the time to do something else that needs tending to. Mark things down that you need to do or research something you wanted to know while waiting. Before you know it you will be next and the task you were waiting to complete is then done and you accomplished something else while waiting patiently.
My advice, take or leave it, is to go into all situations calmly and with patience for all around you. Sure there are times this is entirely impossible, I know as I had one of those moments as well recently. But 95% of our life should be spent in the mindset that we live within a community where it is our responsibility to create the environment around us that we want by being/behaving that way in our every day life.
*JAJ TIP* I use my Notes app on my phone for everything. It is such a useful tool to help remember things needing to be done and how to do them. I even prep these blogs using the notes app on my phone and iPad.
*SHOPPING TIP* Assess what you need to go out to do vs what can be done on-line. Now a days it can be more efficient to buy and do on-line, saving time and money in the long run, so always look into if it is better to do something on-line before going out.
*TECH TIP* Using Google to search for things you want to know has always been my go to for everything I need to know. I can look at other sites for more in depth information once I get to different websites. I highly recommend it.
This month start your new mantra of treating others how you want to be treated.