How I Rediscovered 'Success Lists' and Transformed My Journey Back to Peace

So, last week I wrote about Ballet and how it had changed my mindset. Well, last week suddenly my mindset took a dip. I'm not sure why. I'm really not. It could have been a boatload of things. Yes, a boatload like a cruise ship version of them. And, I talked to my husband, the most brilliant man I know. And he asked me if I was doing my success lists. Now, you can find the original success list blog post here. If you read this post you will realize that I rock it when I use success lists.

Now, I wasn't doing them. Now, I don't want to say that I forgot my success list completely. But I, kind of, did. And you know, guys how much I love a success list. But I think the overwhelmingness of being sick and waiting for the MRI last week brought a form of anxiety that I'd never experienced. I just wanted to have peace in my mind. But you know what? With a husband and son. You don't get that. You don't get quiet. It's like having a puppy. They whine. They cry. They chew up the couch. I was focused on them and the MRI. I was focused on everything but myself and what I was doing that made me happy.

I finally saw how much I had missed my success list to my day. It was like a light bulb went off. It just occurred. I finally realized I was not doing everything I needed to do.

The life, I was living didn't give me the success I needed, for example, the success I felt this morning. My success list started with getting up at 6. I saw every bit of the sunrise. You may say, "I see the sunrise all the time." But today it meant the world to me. It felt like the sun was coming up just for me. And the success behind that was gigantic. It made me feel included in the world. And yes, I wrote a blog post about nature. And the experience you have within nature. Today it should go on the success list with an abundance of positivity and gratitude.

So, today when I write this blog post, I'm looking at what has to be done. There are so many possibilities to add to my success list. For example, I need everybody ready by noon to leave for an appointment. Now you may be wondering. Why is this a success? Honestly, because I don't normally get us ready in time. Ever. I used to be always on time. But now with a son, a husband, and everything in between it all throws me for a loop. Like a lion is sitting in front of me and I have no idea how to get around it without getting bitten.

I am getting my success list out now and focusing only on the positive within myself. How many times have you done that success list? Maybe never. Maybe, you read my last blog post about success lists. And said, "Oh, yeah, I haven't been doing." or "Oh yeah, I do that all the time, Mrs. T, because you have brought it into my life and it made life better." It doesn't have to be that for you. It could be something that you've forgotten. Something that brings you peace and joy.

Maybe you should write all the positive things that occurred in the past 24 hours. Items that brought you peace and joy. Then look through them. And find something that resonates, right now at the moment. Then say, "I'm not going back to this it doesn't work. Oh well." Or if it works, "I am blessed upon blessed that this guidance is working."

I hope this blog post guides you in the right direction no matter what direction it is. It could lead you in a direction mentioned in another post I've written, or to success lists and another positive item. No matter what happens, I know it will lead to great things for you.

Your mindset is growing more positive as you read this. It may not always be the most positive, but because it is growing you have a huge chance of finding positive in life.

Now go. Be safe. Know that you are not alone.