Sharing is an act of kindness where something that belongs to you is given to someone else because you think they need it as well.
Caring is when you show concern for someone else . At the same time you are tending to their needs. So, when you share something with someone, you are tending to their needs and showing them you care about them.
Continue reading Day 5 – Sharing is Caring
Today is National Poetry Day, so I thought I would write something different for my Write 31 Day Challenge.
When life doesn’t go the way I planned,
I try to make sense and understand.
Why is it I’ve been dealt a bad hand?
When life goes down a different path,
I’m now left with the aftermath.
Why is it I feel it’s your wrath?
When life doesn’t turn out quite right,
And I feel like I’ve lost the fight.
Why is it you don’t hear my plight?
When life seems to pass me by,
Problems seem to intensify.
Why can’t you hear my cry?
When life feels like a heavy load,
My mind is going to explode.
Why can’t you help me unload?
© Lynne Cole
You are reading day 4 of the Write 31 Days Challenge in conjunction with The Five Minute Friday Community. Today’s word prompt is ‘why’.
I think we all, at some point in our lives, struggle with believing in ourselves. It may be believing we can pass a test, or not. Maybe it’s playing a solo in a concert you have worked up for absolutely ages. Maybe you struggle to believe you are a good parent, or that you are good at your job.
For a long time, I didn’t believe in myself very well. I kept comparing myself to other people thinking they could do a better job than me…at anything! This sounds like I don’t have a problem anymore, doesn’t it?
Actually, if I’m being honest, I still do have a problem with believing in myself. However, I believe in myself more than what I use to. This doesn’t mean I’m not going to fail at anything, because believe me, I will.
That’s ok though.
I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you’re a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation. Joel Osteen
The only way we are able to develop what we have is to keep on trying…even when we fail! I never thought I would hear myself say this, but failing at something is good. It means we get to learn something and get better at it. And when we do get better at it, it helps to remove the unwanted self doubt and gives us the sense of belief in ourselves that we need.
Do you see the positive cycle starting to develop?
Fail at something
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study what you failed
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try it again (maybe even practice)
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make more mistakes
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learn some more!
Each time this cycle goes round and round, and you start getting better and better.
Believe in yourself!
You are reading day 3 of the Write 31 Days Challenge in conjunction with The Five Minute Friday Community. Today’s word prompt is ‘Believe’.
This takes a lot to admit this, but right now in my current situation, I am afraid. I am down right scared of what the future holds. It’s like I’m walking through a thick, dense forrest and I can’t see a way through to the other side.
Continue reading Day 2 – Don’t Be Afraid
This series is written in conjunction with the Write 31 Days Challenge and Five Minute Friday’s 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes. Each post in this series will be written in five minutes (or there abouts) based on a list of one word writing prompts that has been provided.
I’ve wanted to take part in the Write 31 Day Challenge for a few years, but I always chickened out in the end as it just seemed too much and I didn’t want to fail. Well, there’s no right way to do this challenge…and there’s no wrong way either! I’m doing it my way!! So, here goes with Day 1…
Continue reading Day 1 – What’s Your Story?
