Short messages on Positive change from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
Make an emergency care list for when you need help getting through something: favourite film for sadness; calming music for anger; best friend’s ‘phone number for loneliness.
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain
Creating habits is not about who gets there first…it’s about who stays there longest. Cultivating better habits is a learnable skill where you take control of your personal change.
Get in the habit of re-starting when you falter. Have a back-up plan, a ‘get back up and keep moving’ plan. Find an incentive, motivation, accountability, and an alternative strategy for when you get stuck.
“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” – Lao Tzu
“Life has a way of shining on people who stand in the sunshine of kind actions” – Bryant McGill
Take just two minutes out of your day to focus on being grateful for all the things you have. Make a list of them in your head or write them down in your journal at the beginning or end of the day.
Look at how you have grown and what you have achieved. Appreciate what you have done and what you have. See how far you have come and what you are planning to do.
Treat everyone with kindness and politeness – not because they are nice, but because you are.
Remind yourself that it’s okay not to be perfect. Aspiring to become a better person is more realistic. All you have to do is to accept imperfections.