50 FABulous Reasons to Acknowledge Yourself!
Acknowledge Yourself
  1. Emptying the dishwasher.
  2. Hugging your child.
  3. Forgiving that person who cut in front of you.
  4. Deep breathing instead of yelling at someone.
  5. Allowing yourself to sleep in.
  6. Saying no when you "should have" said yes.
  7. Completing an item on your ToDo list.
  8. Resisting temptation to raid the cookie jar.
  9. Going to yoga or taking a hike today.
  10. Clipping coupons to use at the grocery store.
  11. Eating all the food on your plate.
  12. Standing up for yourself by speaking your truth, without defending.
  13. Making a list of your creative ideas.
  14. Writing five gratitude's today.
  15. Calling that business who mistakenly overcharged you by $10.
  16. Making a healthy meal for yourself and your family.
  17. Taking a break from cooking and ordering out.
  18. Asking someone for help with something.
  19. Allowing someone to help you in their own way.
  20. Accepting that challenging project at work to stretch yourself more.
  21. Taking baby steps toward a goal or life dream.
  22. Step away from the gossip at the water cooler.
  23. Giving yourself a day of extreme self care.
  24. Completing an errand you've been procrastinating about.
  25. Writing a list of your lifetime accomplishments.
  26. Breaking a disempowering habit.
  27. Washing the laundry and folding it and putting it away.
  28. Taking your children to extra curricular activities weekly.
  29. Volunteering at your child's school.
  30. Volunteering for just ONE activity at your child's school.
  31. Taking a risk that moves you through a fear and beyond it.
  32. Practicing one of your values today.
  33. Allowing someone else to be right for something unimportant.
  34. Seeing the humanity of another.
  35. Brushing and flossing twice today.
  36. Filling the car with gas before it was on empty.
  37. Arriving on time for a commitment.
  38. Stepping into trust about something you are ruminating about.
  39. Assuming a "just do it" approach to a boring activity.
  40. Reaching out to a friend for support.
  41. Reaching out to a friend to give support.
  42. Setting and keeping a boundary to maintain health in a challenging relationship.
  43. Journaling to self reflect and get to know yourself better.
  44. Cleaning out the refrigerator.
  45. Wearing your pj's all day as you rest under warm blankets and watched movies.
  46. Sending silent blessings to everyone you passed on the street today.
  47. Figuring out an answer to a long asked, philosophical question.
  48. Allowing yourself to cry about something that happened when you were six so that you can finally release those feelings.
  49. Organizing all the mail and paperwork that's been stacked in a pile for two months.
  50. Calling your mother just to say, "I love you".

NOTE: These suggestions are meant to inspire women, age 18 and over, to think creatively. The choice to do any of these activities is your personal decision and ought to be based upon your own research, use of proper gear and guidance from applicable professionals.

 

 


About the Author:

Susan LiddySusan Liddy, MA, PCC, CPCC is the founder of AspireLifeCoaching.org, a women's coaching organization whose mission is to empower women to aspire fearlessly. Susan's coaching programs help women identify what is missing from their lives and teaches them how to manage fear, and/or time and priorities. Work with AspireLifeCoaching.org to increase your self confidence and create a healthy and balanced lifestyle via private and group appointments, seminars and teleclasses.

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