Joanna Turnpenny

Its time for a serious conversation with yourself.  Its not going to be easy.  Its going to be a bit uncomfortable.
 
If you are willing to accept that you haven’t got time to exercise etc then you are obviously willing to accept that you are going to be unfit and if you’re happy with that then fine.  Other wise you do have options you just need to look for them.
 
Harsh but true.
 
Add up todays wasted minutes and see how much time you have to play with. Then have the conversation with yourself.

Here's some words to start you off.

Authentic
Truthful
Real
Genuine
Honest
Graceful
Compassionate
Intentional
Purposeful
Passionate
Open
Vulnerable
Kind
Respectful
Peaceful
Curious
Fearless
Honourable
Sincere
Bold
Disaplined
Confident
Lighthearted
Inspiring
Joyful

Three reasons why I haven't posted in a while.
1. Every time I opened social media I ended up wasting hours mindlessly scrolling and missed out on real life. So I took a break. It's still a work in progress. 
2. Then the longer I left it the more excuses I came up with not to do it until it became a huge mountain to climb.
3. I thought this post I'd written was more likely to upset people and I wasn't ready to do that.  It needed more detail and a longer explanation than the usual short clips I write.
I had been trying to work out how to get more information across for a while now but can only come up with longer posts at the moment so you may find some lengthy essays coming soon! Like this one .....

I'm not saying get rid of the negative people.
Im not saying it's easy.
I am saying when you know that happiness is only ever on the inside. (You know this is true because we've all thought we'd be happy when we've got the partner, the car, the holiday, the job, the new dress etc and it comes, feels great for a little while then we go back to our default setting)
When happiness is your default setting nothing outside affects it.
Then you may hear and even acknowledge the negativness from others but it just passes you by. It in no way lowers your inner joy.
If this isn't happening for you yet. (It will come with practice)
You can say. I can't control how they act, what they do, what they think or say. So I'm going to let them carry on.
And I'm going to remind myself that I'm happy. I'm OK. I'm not letting my light be dimmed.

Take responsibility for you and your happiness and let the others do whatever it is they do!

Give yourself some space for these thoughts to arise and catch them on paper.
Or
Tell yourself you love yourself (it will feel cringy!), then listen for the "buts"
Now teach that inner critic some f***king manners.
You wouldn't say that to anyone else.
It's just plain rude.

Everything you say about yourself you can easily control once you realise you're saying it.
Think of all of the great things about your body and your mind and all it does for you.
Reward yourself for being kind to yourself and create a spiral of positivity to replace that negative one.
Repeat daily.

What can you do?
- Get outdoors.
- Find someone to chat to.
- Take up a creative hobby.
And
- Write down your thoughts
There are many techniques to turn around negative thought cycles. Getting them on paper is a step towards seeing them for what they really are. Don't be afraid to write everything that is niggling you. 
Give your brain a good old spring clean!
More tips on thoughts coming this month.