{"id":2679,"date":"2015-01-10T23:56:05","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T04:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bewellbeswell.com\/?p=2679"},"modified":"2015-01-10T23:56:05","modified_gmt":"2015-01-11T04:56:05","slug":"dream-reader-is-that-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.bewellbeswell.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/10\/dream-reader-is-that-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream Reader, Is that you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who is my dream reader?<\/strong> At first, when I looked at this assignment<\/a>, I thought that I would skip it. I already defined who my reader would be in a previous post and maybe even touched upon this in my bio. I have been known to skip the gym, put off writing assignments ( LOL.. hence this late post for Blogging 101), and skimp on sleep ( yes, I know this is not good for me – especially when I feel like a zombie the next morning, but I\u2019m a work in progress) to handle what I may feel is a more pressing matter at the time. But enough about me, this is really about you \u2013 my dream reader. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\"girl-498014_640\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Things always come up but, you have to decide what\u2019s important and how you\u2019d like to define what your life will be like. Sure I\u2019ve mentioned this before nevertheless, I\u2019ll say it again \u2013 you can\u2019t take care of others unless you take care of yourself. If you are always putting everyone else\u2019s needs, wants and desires before your own, you will be unhappy and have a very unfulfilled life. Now I know that you don\u2019t want that. You\u2019ve probably heard of that oxygen mask analogy. Basically before takeoff, the flight attendant tells you that in the event of an emergency to put your oxygen mask on first and then<\/em> help the person, child or adult, sitting next to you. Why do they tell you to do this? It\u2019s simple, before you can help anyone else you must tend to your needs first so that you can give of yourself to others.<\/p>\n

Now don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019m not recommending that you drop all the important commitments of your life to go run off and frolic through the tulips. (If that brings you joy, by all means take some time to do that but schedule it first.) Some of us have families, jobs, kids and \/or elders to look after.\u00a0 Somewhere in your long to do list, you may need to squeeze some time for yourself and make you <\/em>a priority. As Joel Osteen says, \u201cYou are a victor and not a victim!\u201d Think it, believe it, and declare it!\u00a0 Your circumstances don\u2019t have to define you but you can define your place and your state of mind in the midst of your circumstances.<\/p>\n

How can you make you a priority? <\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Define what you want in life. \u2013 Set some goals and boundaries. Commit to a process and let go of being chained to an outcome.<\/li>\n
  2. Learn to Say \u201cNo\u201d. \u2013 Define deal breakers. Identify how you will respond to challenges and naysayers.<\/li>\n
  3. Forgive \u2013 Forgive yourself and others. (You may not forget, but let it go so you can move on. Be at peace with whomever and whatever that\u2019s stealing your personal joy.)<\/li>\n
  4. Make time to do things for you. \u2013 What do you like to do? Define, decide and then do it!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I\u2019m not sure if I really defined who my dream reader is. Or am I really writing more to get these thoughts out of my head? Can you relate? I hope to connect to the person who has dreams and may have quite a full plate. There\u2019s no need for you to sacrifice all of your dreams at the hands of your circumstance(s). We are placed here to live joyfully and abundantly and to commune with others.<\/p>\n

    So what say you? Are you my dream reader? Did this resonate with you? Are you ready to join me on this journey? Please share your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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