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itisaboutbeingabletoidentifypositivesand
focusonthem.
ByusinganAttitudeofGratitudewriting
habiteachmorningandevening,weallow
ourselvestimetofocusonspecificallypositive
andgoodthingsthatwehaveinourlives.
Taketenminutesafteryouwakeupand
beforeyougotosleeptoreflectonwhathas
happenedandwriteitdowninyourjournal.
Youwillsleepbetterandwakerefreshed.
Whentheworldbecomesbeige
Haveyoulostyoursass?Confidencehas
takenadive?Maybeyourgetupandgoand
hasjustgotupandgone.Haveyoulostyour
passionorlustforlifeorareyoujustbored?
Thesearethingsthatcanaffectusin
midlife.Westarttofeelweareinarutand
can’tgetoutandevenifwedidwhatwould
bethepointbecauseslowlybutsurely,weare
becominginvisibleandjustdisappearinginto
abeigeanddrearybackground.
Stop!It’stimetofindyourfunagain!
Doingthingsthatareperhapsnotpartof
yourroutineareareallygoodwaytokickstart
yourlifeandembracenewexperienceswhile
youworkonyourplans.
Writeaboutatimeinyourlifethatmade
youhappy.Whatwereyoudoing?Where
wereyouandwhowereyouwith?Whydid
youfeelsohappy?Howdoyoufeelonce
youhavewrittenallthisdown?Capturethat
feeingandstartalistofnewthingsyouwould
liketodothatwillmakeyouhappy.
Whenitfeelsliketimeis
runningaway
It’salltooeasytodevelopafeelingofloss
atthisstageofourlives.Youmayfeelthat
youhavenotonlylostyouryouthandthe
bestyearsofyourlife,butthatgoalsyou
hadplannedhavenotcometofruitionand
whereveryouhadplannedtobebythisstage
ofyourlifejusthasn’thappened.
Itdoesn’tmatter!Youhavelivedalifeand
nodoubtachievedthingsthatyoudidn’teven
planto.
Yourtimeisneverwastedandthereisstill
plentyoftimetosetnewgoalsandachieve
newthings.
Writedownonegoalthatyouwouldreally
liketoachievethisyear.Whatisit?Whydo
youwanttoachieveit?Whatwillyourlife
looklikewhenyoudoandwhatwillthe
impactbeofthatgoal?
Aimingforsomethingisgreat,but
appreciatingthechangesitwillbringisoften
overlooked.Ifwefocusonthenetresultand
theoverarchingimpactitwillhave,wearefar
morelikelytostaysupermotivated.
Didyouknowthatprettymuchanything
canbecomeaself-fulfillingprophecy–and
negativefeelingstendtobegoodatit.
Ifwetellourselvesweareold,wornout,
nogoodandwedon’tdeservetobehappy
orhavefunthenthatisprobablywhatwill
happen!Yourbestyearsarenotbehindyou!
Youhaveamazingandvaluable
contributionstomakebecauseofthelifeyou
WriteYourLife
Theuniquedailyjournalinglife
coachingprogrammebySarahAdams
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[email protected]havelived.Moreandmorepeoplearehaving
thebesttimesastheygetolderbecausethey
arewakinguptothegratitudetheyhavefor
thelifetheyhavelivedandarelivingnowand
feelgoodaboutthemselves.
Happinessandsuccessdoesnothaveto
cometoascreechinghaltwhenyouturn 40.
Mid-lifeisgood–itisnotacrisis.Itisatime
forreflection,evaluationandmakingpositive
change.
Womenareempoweredandingood
shapetocontinuewiththenextpartoftheir
journey.Theyareembracingchangeandthere
isnoreasonatalltothinkofthisasanykind
ofcrisis.‘ByusinganAttitudeofGratitudewriting
habiteachmorningandevening,weallow
ourselvestimetofocusonspecificallypositive
andgoodthingsthatwehaveinourlives’BEAUTY WELLNESS
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