Thought of the Day - Say and Do

Thought of the Day - Say and Do

There is often a surprisingly big difference between what people say and what they actually do. But we don't like it when those inconsistencies are pointed out to us, and others are similarly prone to react badly when faced with tricky truths. We are inclined to mistrust a promise that someone is making. It is not that we doubt their integrity, more that we suspect that we can see a reality more clearly than they can. Making an allowance for this in our private plans but don't have to make a big song and dance about it.

Thought of the Day - Past Mistakes

Thought of the Day - Past Mistakes

We may be racking our brains over a particular problem. We may even be putting ourselves down for our inability to solve it. But it is this cycle of criticizing ones-self that's probably our biggest obstacle to finding a resolution. We need to go easier on ourselves. We may be regretting some choices that we made in the past. We're dealing with the aftermath of those choices, and it may not be easy. The fact that we made those choices may have left us feeling mistrustful of our judgment. But just because we made mistakes in the past doesn't guarantee future mistakes. We need to believe in ourself and can blaze a new trail if we want to.