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Working with Ambivalence … the parts of you that want to change & the parts that don’t.

By Acceptance, Activities, Cultivating Calm, Goal Setting, Mental Health

Ever wonder why it is so hard to make big changes … or even small ones for that matter? It is often because we have what is known as ambivalence. This concept that part of us wants to change and part of us does not. We have a small war going on inside ourselves between the factions of staying the same and playing it safe and the part of us that wants something new and different … aka not as safe. Below are 3 ways to work with your own ambivalence and get those changes to take hold for good.

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What's done is done. www.stacyrd.com Dr. Stacy Reuille-Dupont

Focus on What Works

By Acceptance, Goal Setting, Mental Health

Today focus on what you want and ignore all those things you do not want.

Do not waste your energy focused on what is not working.

Note the problem, create a solution, and move in the direction you want to go. Do not look back. What is done, is done. Just move forward.

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Yesterday doesn't matter, it is done. Focus on what you are going to do today.

Yesterday is done … Keep your sights on today.

By Acceptance, Goal Setting, Mental Health

So many get hung up on what happened yesterday, last month, last year, 10,20,50 years ago. They spend their energy focused on what went wrong. Instead focus on what is going right. Focus on on what you want. Spend your time creating a life you love, want, and desire instead of focusing on what is not working in your life, with people around you, or in the world. Spend your energy wisely.

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