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Monday, May 6, 2013

Daily Dozen

The past few weeks I've felt incredibly overwhelmed by a variety of "life matters."  As is the case with many of you life brings tremendous joys as well as incredibly interesting challenges.  Because each and every part of our life does matter it is essential that we learn how to deal with each of those matters.

As we approach Finals Week I want to share this Daily Dozen with you.

  1. Take one day at a time.
  2. Pray.
  3. Eat right.
  4. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together.
  5. Talk less; listen more.
  6. Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety. If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it.
  7. Find time to be alone, jot down thoughts and inspirations.
  8. Spend time with someone you love.
  9. Laugh, find at least a few minutes to relax and have fun.
  10. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
  11. Go to bed on time and get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
  12. Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before.
Tonight as I am headed to bed...I am grateful for the opportunity I've had to interact this day with a few of you who demonstrate a willingness to ask questions, seek clarity and LEARN.  Lives of those with whom you work in the future, I am confident, will be better for the focus you are placing on your own learning and preparation now.

Good Night,
Mrs. White
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7 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 6, 2013 at 11:59 AM

    I am grateful that you shared this with us, but I am even more grateful that you were willing to quickly respond to my texts in order to help me with the question I had. You make it easy to come to you! Thanks again!

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  2. UnknownMay 6, 2013 at 12:05 PM

    Thank you so much for sharing this. All of it was something I needed to hear right now! It made me feel a lot less anxious about finals week and other life stresses. Thanks again (:

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  3. UnknownMay 6, 2013 at 4:13 PM

    thanks for sharing this! Its so easy to get overwhelmed with tasks that it's easy to over look how wonderful life can truly be!

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  4. UnknownMay 6, 2013 at 5:44 PM

    Thank you for sharing!! One thing I will remember most about this class/semester is the fact that you care about LEARNING and that truly shows in your class. Thankful for your willingness to respond to us quickly and effectively. I have enjoyed being in this class and more than you know- have learned! You mission has been accomplished :)

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  5. AnonymousMay 7, 2013 at 12:04 AM

    Words of wisdom I plan to share with my loved ones who are going through so many stressful things right now too...and they have nothing to do with finals week.

    I especially appreciate #8 and #10. Spending time with someone you love makes life worth living and developing a forgiving attitude??...the secret ingredient to being a good mate, employer, employee, father, mother, sister, brother, sibling, teacher, student, co-worker, classmate......simply a better human being all around!

    Thank you for sharing the daily dozen;)

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  6. s.lykinsMay 8, 2013 at 4:39 PM

    I appreciate you sharing your daily dozen. Some of these things I think would be helpful to remember everyday to help with relaxing and overall appreciate of life. Sometimes people forget to remember those types of things and need to be reminded about the importance of the small parts of life.

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  7. UnknownMay 8, 2013 at 6:44 PM

    Thanks for sharing this with us; I truly appreciate. Not only do each of these things help us with working through life, but it shows how much you truly care about us; not just within your class, but each aspect of our life as well as our learning.

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