Daily Gratitude: How true this is. Have you ever tried something new that you weren’t very excited about but felt that you should do it? How much progress did you make and how fast? Now think of something you started doing because you loved the idea. How did that progress? Probably a lot faster and more successful than the first. Why? Because your head was in it. It was something you wanted to do. It was a mental change.

I can’t believe how “good” and well behaved I’ve been for the past 6 weeks in a sling. Sure the first couple of weeks were because of the pain but after about week 3, I remained extremely conscientious about not doing things I wasn’t supposed to do. Why? Because I didn’t want my clavicle to take any longer than necessary to heal because i have things to do with my right arm .

I set it in my mind that although this was inconvenient, it was just something I had to accept and deal with, staying away from the pity party or the “how can I get around this” type of attitude.

I had mentally accepted this and the steps towards recovery. It was a change of mind from the kicking and screaming and the “why me. This is the pits” type thinking. And guess what?

I made a lot of progress. You can too by examining your thoughts and feelings about something you “have to do”. How can you make it exciting so your mind can embrace it enthusiastically? Spend some time pondering that question.