CHOICES

Perhaps today you take a walk instead of watching TV or surfing the web.

Maybe you choose to put your partner’s needs above your own and compliment him or her on what they did well.

Or you overcome an urge to engage is a destructive behavior or finally sign up for that hobby or class you’ve been contemplating for way too long.

Maybe you spend a precious moment with a child or pet and allow yourself to be full present.

SMALL STEPS

I like to remind my counseling clients that small steps may be taken at any point and each one can have a “ripple effect” similar to tossing a stone in a pond that can alter the entire body of water surrounding where the stone was dropped.

So next time you feel overwhelmed or think that the changes you wish to make seem huge or even insurmountable,

instead,

focus on the stone in the pond.

Take that one small step in the right direction.

Then see how this can work for you as a foundation to build on as you make further strides.

 

Deb Owens is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia and Spring House, Montgomery County. She offers phone, in-person, and on-line counseling or personal coaching. Deb specializes in anxiety, relationships, and those effected by their own or loved one’s alcohol or drug use.

www.debowens.com