You are braver than you believe! Moment of inspiration!

Hey everybody.

You didn't think I would forget,

It's finally Friday.

And I'm not gonna hit the road a running,

Because I already did.

And I'm here in Washington with my family.

So happy holidays, merry christmas
to all of you out there.

I have another journal topic
from another Katie.

Thanks to my other Katies out there.

And this is a good one.

Are you ready?

My mom is going to like this one.

'This quote has become something of a
motto for me in dealing with my anxiety.'

'It's originally from Winnie the Pooh.'

'But I have seen it printed on a
lot of other places too.'

'It says, "You are braver
than you believe,'

'Stronger than you seem,
and smarter than you think." '

'This really helps me when that negative
voice in my head gets too loud.'

'I try to remember that I am braver than
I might currently think I am.'

'And that I have done so much that
I have never believed possible.'

'I actually got the first part
of this quote as a tattoo.'

'Just thought this could help people,'

'Reflect on positive things
they have accomplished,'

'However small, they never
thought that they could.'

I think that's important to remember.

Often times I hear from
a lot of my clients,

And a lot of you.

That when you started recovery,

You thought that you
could never do anything.

And it was so overwhelming.

It was like we were looking at the base,

And we were looking up this huge mountain
thinking, 'How could I even get up there?'

But it's like anything in life,

One step at a time.

And every time we do something,

We think, 'Wow, I never
thought I could have done that.'

But we're braver,

What does this say?

'You're braver than you believe.'

'Stronger than you seem.'

'And smarter than you think.'

Maybe write that,

And put that somewhere.

So you are reminded,

Every time you think,
'I just can't, I can't, it's too much.'

Remember.

You can.

And you will.

And you'll look back and think,

'Wow, that wasn't as bad
as I thought it was.'

Okay.

Have a wonderful weekend.

I will see you all on Monday.

My regularly scheduled video.

And Tusday I will be on tumblr.

So ask your questions there.

Bye.