- Smart women know how to endure, survive even thrive despite adversity. - Sometimes life's events strike with such force that those who don't bend snap. Bending in response to fears, disappointments, setbacks, conflicts & tragedies keeps life from breaking us. To be sure, there are other ways to cope. Some women grow more rigid in their purposes, plans & positions.
- Learn to deal with disappointments.
- Bend so conflict doesn't break us.
- Bend so anger & hurt don't break us. - Forgiveness allows flexibility of the heart when the head says it can take no more.
- Bend so we can manage the downside of risks.
- Bend to survive tragedy. - Attitude is paramount in assimilating the tragedies of life, sorting the significant from the trivial & bouncing back when your heart is breaking.
- Smart women bend, rather than break, during life's difficulties.
9. SEEK SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE
- The role of a wife, mother, friend, employee & entrepreneur hold their shape best when women wear a spiritual foundation.
- Simplify your life so you have time for a spiritual focus.
- It is generally not the boring routine that causes burnout, but the absence of passion & purpose.
- Smart women replenish their spirit by investing emotional energy & time in a cause that serves a larger purpose.
- Recognize God's presence when you see it. - Smart women come to recognize God's presence in the world in different ways.
- Those feelings of faith often increase self-esteem, release creative energy & empower her smart women to act.
- Centering yourself with spiritual certainties. Here are the spiritual certainties claimed by smart women: God loves me, God has a plan for me, God gives me wisdom, God gives me companionship, God gives me peace, God uses me to influence others.
- Smart women should built their lives on these spiritual certainties. They feel centered, serene & content to let God have control in their lives.
- Smart women want to have an impact on their friends & family in memorable ways. Life for them is about spiritual connections deeper than earthly bonds.
- Smart women have given a great deal of thought to their spiritual nature. That thought creates calm center & motivates their outward action, producing high impact in the lives of others. They have anchored themselves on spiritual certainties in life. They have found answers, purpose & meaning for their lives in their faith.
10. SWIM THE SEASONS OF LIFE
- There is a time for everything,
- Don't be afraid of growing older, because as you embrace each new season, it brings its own joy & new opportunities for fulfillment.
- Look at life as stages. In this stage of life we focus on this thing and in that stage we're going to focus on that thing.
- Time spent longing for the past & the "good old days" or longing for the future until "real" life begins is wasted time. Smart women swim in the seasons of life, enjoying each stage of the journey for its own thrills & commitments.
SMART, SUCCESSFUL WOMEN MASTER THEIR MOODS. THEY HAVE A SENSE OF SELF - WORTH. THEY SET SAIL ON THEIR OWN SEAS, DRIVEN BY THEIR OWN GOALS. THEY TAKE RISKS. THEY MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS. THEY PUT UP OR SHUT UP. THEY ASK FOR FEEDBACK & DO COURSE CORRECTIONS. THEY BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS. THEY MAKE DELIBERATE & ETHICAL CHOICES.
For all Independent & smart women out there, pls. find time to read this. Thanks!
Source: Dianne Booher
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