{"id":286,"date":"2018-03-14T22:26:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T12:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celinelowe.com\/?p=286"},"modified":"2018-03-14T22:30:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T12:30:03","slug":"attitude-of-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celinelowe.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/14\/attitude-of-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Attitude of Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NDIS independent price changes have come to a head and it&#8217;s becoming most topical now in my industry. It&#8217;s a frightening change, but suffice to say &#8211; this scares me, unbelievably so.<\/p>\n<p>But after the initial panic of realising this change was coming &#8211; coupled by the fear that is spreading throughout the industry I decided to take a step back and think. This event is out of my control, what will happen, will happen and when it does I will have to make some choices; but it is important to be patient, and meanwhile learn all the rules so that you can make the best decisions.<\/p>\n<p>So instead of being ruled by fear, I have decided to cultivate an attitude of gratitude. Because in the end all I&#8217;ve got is me.<\/p>\n<p>Things I have to be grateful for:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Being loved and supported.<br \/>\nSure, sometimes Jeremy says the &#8220;wrong&#8221; thing when he&#8217;s trying to make me feel better, but you know, at least he tries. I have loving and supportive parents, a fantastic sister, wonderful friends and a good strong team at work.<\/li>\n<li>Myself<br \/>\nI know it sounds conceited, but no one backs me like I do. I&#8217;m smart, resourceful, patient, brave and disciplined. I know that what ever decision I make I will win or learn. I never lose.<\/li>\n<li>Strong female role models<br \/>\nThere is no way I would talk to myself like that if I haven&#8217;t been influenced by strong female role models in my life and also in the media. The thing that comes to mind this evening is a little dramatic but it&#8217;s a line from the last episode from season 2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer; where the villain says (and I&#8217;m paraphrasing here) &#8211; &#8220;you&#8217;ve got no hope, no friends, no weapons; what&#8217;s left?&#8221; and Buffy&#8217;s answer is &#8220;me&#8221;. It reminds me that I am in NO WAY at the end of my rope, and even if I was I still have me left.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0&#8220;Crappy to Happy&#8221; podcast<br \/>\nHonestly, I&#8217;ve been listening to it everyday this week and it&#8217;s reminded me of how important it is to keep things in perspective. It&#8217;s reminded to be mindful as it helps make better decisions, and to take care of myself so I can be of better service to others.<\/li>\n<li>That I own my own business<br \/>\nAt the end of the day I control the fortunes of my business. Things will fluctuate but that is part of what being in business is all about. I will learn to ride those waves. Owning a business is not something I <i>have<\/i>\u00a0to do. It&#8217;s something I\u00a0<em>get\u00a0<\/em>to do.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Gee, this gratitude thing really does work, I feel better already \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Bring on the storm.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NDIS independent price changes have come to a head and it&#8217;s becoming most topical now in my industry. It&#8217;s a frightening change, but suffice to say &#8211; this scares me, unbelievably so. 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