Grateful / Thankful – Realistic – Cooperative

Grateful / Thankful – Realistic – Cooperative

In life, there are times where you may experience curve balls, family issues, health issues, job issues… etc.

There is only 1 thing you can control.  It is your emotions and behavior toward the situation.

When something occurs that is a situation that is unexpected or beyond your control to “fix” it, please do this very simple exercise to help move forward instead of becoming paralyzed in the downward spiral.

Ask yourself:

1. Can I control the situation                             _____ Yes                  _____ No
2. Is there a remedy to the situation               _____ Yes                  _____ No
3. Am I being Grateful / Thankful                   _____ Yes                  _____ No
4. Am I being Realistic in my approach         _____ Yes                  _____ No
5. Am I being cooperative towards my caregivers, my family, my workers (etc.)              _____ Yes                   _____ No

When you lose perspective of the situation and the current status of your life experience, you can either forge forward with the best attitude and optimism, or you can downward spiral, isolate or become depressed.

It is ALWAYS our choice to have a positive or negative life experience no matter our circumstance.

It is ALWAYS our decision to enjoy life, no matter the circumstance, or not.

WE are the only thing WE can individually control.  Please don’t let the circumstance paralyze you.  Take a minute to reevaluate what you have and think of the blessings that you still have the opportunity to experience.

I believe it is time for us to enjoy our life.

It is Time to Play.

Enjoy your day!

Love, Doreen

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Doreen Guma, MA, FACHE, CPC, CLC:  Doreen holds a Bachelor of Science in Management, a Masters in Business and Policy Studies, is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a Certified Social and Emotional Intelligence Coach, Certified Professional Coach, Certified Life Coach, and the author of the book, If I Knew Then What I Know Now, Our Quest for Quality of Life.

Doreen is the founder of the www.timetoplay.com with the mission and purpose to enrich the lives of others through programs, public awareness outreach activities, events and learning opportunities that further the concept of enjoying life.  TimetoPlay.com has resources, events and articles for a person to learn what they need to know for a better life.  Contact Doreen at 631-331-2675 or email: doreen@timetoplay.com

The concept offers an unconventional approach in a non-threatening manner to provide solutions for the life situations that people may encounter.  Working in healthcare since 1987, and with her background in quality improvement, she has followed statistics showing our society’s current evolution to be more “sick and sad”.   She developed the Time to Play Philosophy:  you have to be happy, healthy, have money and a work / life balance for quality of life and believes everyone has the ability to enjoy life.