Does anyone else have a mantra?

[Royalbloo]

As a single parent to one DD, working full time, mine is, "Be your own best friend." I.e. have a wine when you need one, or a lie in, leave a cup out the night before with a teabag ready, lay out DD's clothes.

DD's is, "Be kind, have fun." If you're not being kind then having fun isn't ok. You must be both.

Anyone else? I often thank "yesterday me" for the stuff she did for me today...is that odd?!?

YABU = I'm a weirdo
YANBU = that's ace!

I channel my inner Nessa (from Gavin and Stacey) when she says' Don't be a twat, Dave' to Dave Coaches.

So I try not to be a twat. I think I'm doing ok, but I recognise that my bar is set quite low

“Fuck it, that’ll do”

If in doubt do nowt.

Be brave.
You've been brave before.
You can be brave again.

Mine is 'progress over perfection.' Reminds me to keep moving forward but not expect miracles.

Haha, yeah I say well done to past me when I realise I've been organised. Also a single parent.

I don't have a mantra as such, but I try to accept that some days are just a bit shite and there's no point dwelling on it. There are plenty of good days too.

I am not responsible for other people's happiness

Courage is just fear holding on a minute longer
When I had a time of being petrified of riding my horse, I would say right just a minute longer after I was scared. Eventually I bored myself stupid and the fear left

“It’s better than it was” my slightly lazy, non-perfectionist attitude to housework!

"If that's the worst thing that happens to me today, then I'm doing all right." I admit I pinched this philosophical gem from The Simpsons but it has served me well for years.

‘Come the fuck on Bridget’ is what I like to say to myself when I’m wallowing in self pity.

By the way, who is DICK and what does he possess in abundance?

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

For when work overwhelms me, so every day.

‘There’s always a plan B’....

“Celebrate not only who you’ve become, but who you could’ve become and fought not to”

Mine is probably “have a cup of tea”

But what I mean is the act of sitting down with a cup of tea and just centring in that moment can help me deal with worries and anxieties. Nothing is ever so bad when you can have a cup of tea! (Doesn’t have to be tea obviously!)

Then I can start thinking about what tondo next.

Don't sweat the small stuff - esp as a single mum.
And if there's something I need to do that I know will be painful (ie dentist) I always say to myself 'you've given birth twice, if you can do that, you can do anything'
Oh and when dh/dd/ds would go away/out for a night out (sigh remember those days) I'd always say 'don't die and don't get arrested'

wyrd bith ful aræd...fate is inexorable.

Basically Old English/Viking for 'what will be, will be'

@AgnesNaismith

‘Come the fuck on Bridget’ is what I like to say to myself when I’m wallowing in self pity.

Oohh I love it...although I tend to use at dawdling drivers along with a hefty eye roll

all fed, none dead
= you've done OK today

Mine are , Pick your battles carefully,
& don't sweat the small stuff

To get me into cold water it's "this is what I'm here for"

Our family one is "don't be a dick"

Mine is "I am enough".

Yes but it's secret, meaningless and used for meditation.

@user1471453601 I also do TM but I hate to shatter your illusion. I bet I could tell you your mantra.