This is a good reminder for me, Allison. I've been working on giving myself credit for making positive changes/choices. It takes some time, though, doesn't it? It was always easier to kick myself in the pants than to give myself a pat on the back (both involve my backside...;-) ), but I'm slowly changing that. These days I'm healing my body AND my brain. Hanging with positive peeps helps a lot. like Pam said, "that connection thing" :-)

: Mosaic posted about this a while ago
: - recognizing skills and
: accomplishments. It got me
: thinking. Before the program, I
: did not like myself at all. Over
: the years I have come to
: appreciate qualities and natural
: abilities that I have, although I
: still sometimes tend to be more
: impressed by abilities that other
: people have. But I have learned
: that some of the abilities and
: skills I have that I take for
: granted are things that other
: people don't have naturally or
: don't find easy.

: I think I need to pay more attention
: to accomplishments, and
: acknowledging a job well done. I
: want to be more intentional about
: writing down my joy dots, so if I
: make that a daily practice, I can
: add in accomplishments, or skills
: that come into play on a
: particular day.

: As far as rewards are concerned, I
: reward myself with food I enjoy
: all the time, but now they are
: foods that will make my body
: happy, foods that are bad for me.
: But they aren't rewards for
: specific things - I have just
: gotten to the point where I
: believe that I deserve to eat
: foods I like and that make my body
: and brain work well. Last night I
: made myself an omelet with
: mushrooms, 1 slice of bacon,
: cheddar cheese and goat cheese,
: and it was yummy. Now for a
: reward, or to comfort myself, I
: will take a break and read, or
: cuddle with my dog or do something
: I enjoy, and on weekends, I will
: do chores for a certain amount of
: time, and then make time to relax,
: unless there is something that is
: truly do or die. Things are so
: much more in balance now. If I
: don't ever get to everything on my
: list, that's ok, because I also
: need down time in order to be
: sane. I just put the most
: important things at the top.
: Allison