Blog Entry Week 5

Personal Journal 5.1

p. 174 Focusing on the Good

Today I am grateful for my daughter, my husband, and the ability to stay at home and focus on raising my daughter and completing my degree.

Three good things that happened to me today were spending time with my friend, spending quality time with my daughter and husband, and my mother buying a plane ticket for me to come visit her.

Three good things that I have to look forward to in the future are going out with my girlfriends for dinner, taking my daughter trick or treating, and going to visit my family.

Personal Journal 5.3

p. 199 From Irrational to Rational

Irrational Belief: I should never make mistakes.

Rational Belief: While I would like to be perfect, it is okay to make mistakes. Making mistakes is part of being human.

Irrational Belief: I must succeed at everything.

Rational Belief: Failure is a part of life. Failure is often what leads to success.

Irrational Belief: I should worry about every bad thing that could possibly happen.

Rational Belief: Worrying about what could happen will not prevent it from happening and will only cause unnecessary stress and anxiety.

Irrational Belief: I should be kind, generous, competent, and loving at all times.

Rational Belief: It is okay to occasionally be selfish or angry in the appropriate situation.