I was listening to the podcast Happier yesterday and Gretchen and Elizabeth were talking about how we need to question our limiting beliefs. A limiting belief is the idea that you can’t do something . . . or the world doesn’t work a certain way. You can read a better explanation of them here.

It got me to thinking . . . what are my personal limiting beliefs. Since it’s Thursday I’m sure you won’t be shocked to know that I came up with THREE.

1. I can’t sing. I’ve always been told that I can’t carry a tune. I know I’m not tone deaf, I can hear the music, but my voice is . . .  flat. Or not on pitch. Or whatever. The sad thing is that I love to sing along to my favorite songs! I’m learning, as I get older, that I can just go ahead and do this and no one will be harmed. But still. It’s a belief I’ve held about myself since I was a kid and it’s tricky.
2. I can’t parallel park. You know who is a great parallel parker? My friend Jo-Ann. I’ve been with her on more than one occasion where she has nailed it. Perhaps I can get her to teach me because this is a belief I can get fixed.
3. I can’t draw. I used to love art class in school. And then one day in third grade the art teacher told me my drawing wasn’t good. She suggested that I look around at the other drawings and see how they were better. And voila. A belief is born. This is one I have actually worked at fixing myself for the last couple of years. I now have a new teacher who has told me that anyone . . . even me . . . can draw. So I’m learning and practicing and working hard on being non judgmental about the stuff I create. Notice how I didn’t call it art? Yeah. Limiting beliefs are really hard to change.

Writing about these beliefs has reminded me of something Dale said to me back when we were first falling in love. Everything was new and exciting and overwhelming and, for me at least, terrifying. I’d been hurt badly and it took a while before I could really trust that Dale loved me and wouldn’t let me down. So many times, when I was doubting that things were real and permanent he would look me right in the eye and say, “you need to get your believer fixed.” And he was right and I did and here we are nearly 22 years later.

So that’s my story for today. 3 beliefs I have about myself and one sappy story. What have you got for me today? If you wrote a post for this week please include your link below!

Let’s get random this Thursday, mmmmmkay? As in, here are 3 totally random and unconnected things bouncing around in my head right now.

1. Hannah and Mikey have decided to postpone her graduation party due to the lousy weather forecast for this Saturday. Hannah has this vision for the day and there was just no way that vision was about to come true with 40 people crammed into their 3 room apartment. So, it’s been postponed for a couple of weeks and, even though there’s no guarantee the weather will be better, we’re going to hope for the best!
2. The word begin is suddenly showing up all around me. First, I bought myself a set of sacred invitation cards. When they arrived I sat down with them and went through them all and checked them out. Then I turned them over and randomly chose one. The word on that card? Begin. I laughed right out loud and thought, how perfectly appropriate. So I grabbed my journal to write about the experience and when I looked at the cover of my journal my mouth dropped open because guess what it says –  “the best way to get something done is to being”. Huh. And then on Instagram yesterday my friend Heather, who posts an angel card every day, shared one that said, “a wonderful new beginning is blossoming in my life.” I think the universe is trying to tell me something!
3. Mary is once again organizing Summer Book Bingo! I’ll be participating and probably going for a cover-all again. I’ve got my card ready although I haven’t planned any of my titles yet and I need to do that soon because I’ve found that’s really the best way to insure success. Head on over to Mary’s blog to create your own Summer Book Bingo card!

And those are my random thoughts today, hope you found them entertaining. Or something.

If you wrote a post for today please share it below and have a fabulous Thursday, friends!

Today I’m going to tell you 3 reasons why I’m happy that it’s May. Ready? Let’s do it.

1. Hannah is getting her Master’s Degree in Special Education this month. The ceremony is 1 week from today and she’s having a graduation party the week after that. Normally I’d be all stressed out about an upcoming party but I’m not because . . . drumroll . . . it’s at HER house. Yep. All this mama has to do is take care of the cake (which really means pay for the cake since I have ordered it from my friend Caroline, baker extraordinaire) and make deviled eggs. How awesome is that!?!
2. Convertible weather is here. I drove the Mustang with the top down on Tuesday and Wednesday and it was wonderful. Well, except for this issue where she kept stalling but I’m hoping to get that little kink worked out quickly because spring is convertible time, my friends.
3. It’s outdoor living time! When the temperatures warm up and Dale and I can spend time on the deck and entertain out there it’s like having another room and we love it. We’ve got gardens to plant, too, and are coming up with some great ideas for improving our curb appeal thanks to help from Kym. I just love this time of year and it makes me happy, happy, happy to spend time outdoors.

Are you happy it’s May? I hope so!

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