When the whole world is running towards a cliff, - he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind. C.S.Lewis

Monday, February 08, 2010

Talking back to The Voice



Okay I have a great, awesome, fabulous, interesting and healthy project for us today.

We kind of all or almost all of us agreed we had The Voice and sometimes it wasn't very nice to us. Well, it's true for me.

One of the exercises said to stop The Voice and replace it with a good Voice, a new Voice.

The only way to do that is to have words to replace it with.

So I could say in 50 words or less - or 25 words or less - but how about 15 as a starting place - we women hate to toot our our horns - it's like it is a sin of something and I don't think so - I think God wants us to like ourselves because when we do - we're better to others because we are happier - right?

So be BRAVE and share the good side of yourself - with me, with others, with the world, and with yourself - in any order.

So in 15 words - describe only the good things about yourself. You can make a copy and then tell yourself those qualities when you hear the other voice.

So I'll go first;

Christian
Thoughtful
Proactive
Thinker
Attentive

Positive
Compassionate
With Integrity
Emotional
Sensitive

Eclectic
Rebellious (I look at that as a good thing).
Romantic
Trustworthy
Unique

Okay now I want to hear yours - only the good ones - we know the bad ones already.



And happy birthday to Kate Chopin from Wikipedia - it is amazing that our past - our backgrounds have so much to do with who we are and what we do and how we live . . .

Kate Chopin (born Katherine O'Flaherty on February 8, 1851 – August 22, 1904) was an American author of short stories and novels, mostly of a Louisiana Creole background. She is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20th century.

In 1899, her second novel, The Awakening, was published, and the book was criticized because of its moral, as well as its literary standards. Her best-known work, it is the story of a woman trapped in the confines of an oppressive society. Out of print for several decades, it is now widely available and critically acclaimed for its writing quality and importance as an early feminist work.

20 comments:

  1. Good morning Sandie,

    That is hard, even for 15 things. hmmmm... I'll have to get back to ya on that one. Have a good one.

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  2. Kate Chopin was so far ahead of her time, and she was shocked at the controvery her book caused. I was fascinated with her after I read THE AWAKENING. My sister lived in that section of Louisiana for many years, so I was particularly interested in the book's setting as well as its content.

    Let's see, as to qualities:

    Christian
    Friendly
    Creative
    Loyal
    Loving
    Supportive
    Warm
    Educated
    Practical
    Whimsical
    Can rhyme anything and make the meter work! ;-)
    Good Listener
    Never met a stranger
    Dependable
    Insightful

    I was thinking about something else, Sandie. When we were in elementary school we used to get a school annual that was every grade from first to twelfth at our school. I found an old annual and was reading what many of the kids said, and the words "nice" was in oft repeated phrases, and I was pleased to see that my school mates thought that. Being nice involved attribute that were considered critical in the South, and I think that "nice" too often gets a bad wrap. It's important to be nice to others... nice implies good manners and a sense that others are important to you. It's a person who plays well with others because they play by the rules that count (the Golden Rule) because you know those rules are there to assure that things are fair for all. I was also voted the wittiest girl once. LOL! I enjoy making people laugh because I think we need to laugh and enjoy life.

    XO,

    Sheila :-)

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  3. Artistic,Bold,Creative,Die-hard (sometimes!),Effervescent,Frugal,Gracious,Honest,Integrity,Kind,Loving,Positive,Quiet,Rambunctious,Studious. How is that for ya?

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  4. Oh, and that was from my elementary school annual, so those traits were from early on before the age of mask wearing. I was very much (and still am), a "what you see is what you get" kind of girl. :-)

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  5. Well, I had a list that went with the alphabet, but I must have published my comment at the same time Magpie published hers, so mine got cut off! I'm too tired to do it again, but you get the idea!

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  6. Fifteen words? Hmmm ok I will try
    Friendly, Nice, Kind, Thoughtful, Funny,Thrifty,Giving,Loving,Creative,
    Sensitive,Caring,Older,Wiser Now, Supportive and Human!

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  7. Oh, now that is a hardie...lol..I don't know if I could say 15 positive things about myself..lets see....
    artistic
    beautiful spirit
    honest
    compassionate
    caring
    understanding
    forgiving
    good Momma
    Loving Grandmother
    bright
    strong
    bold
    independent
    Christian (most important to me)
    dependable
    supportive
    I am what I am and that's all that I am....

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  8. Anonymous11:24 AM

    gotta think on that for a bit, but thanks for gettig me thinking on my good qualities. have a great one!

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  9. Hi Sandie....Oh boy. Here goes:
    adventurous
    colorful
    compassionate
    creative
    curious
    dedicated
    faithful
    generous
    good writer
    ingenious
    kind
    loving
    musical(sing, guitar, banjo)
    persevering
    thoughtful
    understanding

    Thanks for that exercise, Sandie. Good one! Have a super day. Sincerely, Susan from writingstraightfromtheheart.blogspot.com

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  10. Hey Sandie!

    I'm ~

    Christian
    Faithful Wife
    Dedicated Mother
    Friendly to a Flaw at times
    Generous
    Caring
    Loving
    Honest
    Trustworthy
    Thoughtful
    Talented
    Imaginative lol
    Great Cook
    Go Getter
    Bargain Hunter
    Money Saving
    Sweet
    Nice
    Practical
    Resourceful

    Yeah me! hehehe

    Hugs,
    Angela

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  12. ClassyChassy's didn't come all the way through - here are hers:
    Artistic,
    Bold,
    Creative,
    Die-hard (some times),
    Effervescent,
    Frugal,
    Gracious,
    Honest,
    Integrity,
    Kind,
    Loving,
    Positive,
    Quiet,
    Rambunctious,
    Studious.
    How is that for ya?

    Monica that's great for me - love your qualities too!

    Sandie

    Notice I didn't say great speller - dang that is The Voice again!

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  13. this is a very good idea Sandie; loved your list; not sure if I will come up with 15 but here it goes

    Christian
    wife
    mother
    compassionate
    friendly
    loving
    encouraging
    sincere
    helpful

    .........

    I'll have to think harder on this, LOL

    good idea though!

    betty

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  14. I just want to say - I have the greatest bunch of friends and they all happen to be so wonderful - how lucky am I? Thanks for sharing with me.

    Sandie

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  15. Oh boy...what an assignment.
    Ok here goes gang....
    Mischievious, kind, nurturing, compassionate, caregiver, honorable, trusting, naive, sassy, loyal, protective, caring, worker, creative, reader.

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  16. Hmmmmmm, not good at this..all I can think of is funny and opinionated!!! LOL

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  17. I'm a writer...this should be easy: curious, thoughtful, clever, funny, energetic, Christian, sister, daughter, wife, friend, (had to count how many I had...), sensitive, focused, (this is getting harder...only need 2 more...), does sweet count?, lover of life!
    Wheeeeewwwww! Glad that's over.
    ;)
    Thanks!

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  18. Christian
    Poet
    Artist
    Animal Lover
    Crochet
    Knit
    Embroidery
    Train Animals
    Foster Mom of several
    Mom
    Grandmother
    Love working with Special Ed. Children
    Creative
    Loyal
    Good Listener

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  19. Oh Sandie! I totally love this one...and I so want to play...AND read everyones comments...so I might read all comments first and come back to posting although it is

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  20. Sandie, I loved your 15 things soooo much that I'm reposting it and giving you kudos on my blog...just wanted to let you know, I linked it back to you, too.
    have a blessed day!
    Lesley ;)

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