I was reading some articles about motivation and exercise, and ran across this quote.
A fundamentally independent thinker understands that nothing makes a person upset, angry, or depressed; rather, what a person thinks about things determines how they feel. As Henry Ford once said, “If you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” There is no motivation without this important “inner game.”
This really hit home for me because I had a conversation with someone recently in which I was verbally attacked. I got offended--my emotions took off and I got on board. And it affected me too much for too long. I let that person's words dictate my mood and attitude for several days. I don't like that about myself, and I've been working on it, but this quote was the kick I needed to put that incident in a more appropriate place--like, moving it from the windshield of my life to the rearview mirror.
I'm going to rethink the way I think about things, especially in situations like this one. Some things in life aren't avoidable, but how we respond to them is optional.
:)
I am so behind! We still love living in Germany but we sure do wish some of our friends would come visit us! (Yes, that's a hint. Get your passport. Buy a plane ticket. Come visit us. We're good hosts, I promise.)
Here are some photos from our trip to Prague last October. So far, this is our favorite city to visit. We were counting on me using my broken German to get us through at restaurants but as it turns out, English is practically the second language in Prague. *Everywhere* we went, Czech, German and English were spoken.
Here are some photos from our trip to Prague last October. So far, this is our favorite city to visit. We were counting on me using my broken German to get us through at restaurants but as it turns out, English is practically the second language in Prague. *Everywhere* we went, Czech, German and English were spoken.
This is what $111 looks like in Krones. 18 krones for every $1 was a sweet exchange rate. (The ONLY good exchange rate we've gotten so far.)
Prague Castle and compound on his left, Charles Bridge on his right.
Praha is what the Czechs call Prague. And this is a Praha Puppy Poop Bag. If you know me at all, you know how much I appreciate the marketing skills of the one who thought of featuring a puppy on the toilet reading the paper. LOL
Archway to the Charles Bridge
I. Love. Pistols. And I thought this display outside the Young Adult Museum was the most badass display I've ever seen. Pistols + museums? Heck, yes!!!
The church of Tyn features our favorite style of architecture.
The spire on the left represents the feminine side of the world; it's smaller and not as ornate. The right spire represents the male side. This Gothic style of architecture is very common in the Czech Republic. We bought a print of this particular church because we loved it so much. It'll be prominently featured in our guest room after it's framed.
The Astronomical clock. So cool!!!
Click here for more about the astronomical clock. It explains it better than I can (opens in a new tab).
Details of the clock tower
Side of the clock
BEER ALERT! Did you know Budweiser originated in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) in the town of Budweis? Moose said the original tastes a lot better than what's sold in the USA.
Czech food - gulash and sliced dumplings
The Czech "farmer's breakfast" - 4 different kinds of meat and every one of them was AMAZING!
Don't ask what kind of meat it was - I don't know. And it was so good, it didn't matter. LOL
Czech Parliament
View of Prague taken from top of the Castle compound
St. Vitrus Cathedral in the castle compound
So beautiful
Close up
The statues below were so incredible in person, it gave us chills. The stone nearby explains:
"The memorial to the victims of communism is dedicated to all victims, not only those who were jailed or executed, but also those whose lives were ruined by totalitarian despotism."
Photos from our trip to Edinburgh, Scotland will be in our next post.
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- Eva M.
- After struggling to fit into the proverbial round hole, I figured it was more honest to embrace the natural facets of my personality: passion for God and people, off-the-wall logic and a twisted sense of humor.
I'm an Air Force wife and former homeschool mom who writes about people and relationships, my faith, and my family. I love my crazy, beautiful, mosaic life...and coffee.