What Are You Tolerating in Your Life?

Tolerations are those situations and/or individuals that drain your
energy, drag you down, take up a good percentage of your time, and generally take the joy out of life.

Take a few minutes and think of the things (both large, small), that you are presently "putting up with", rationalizing, or gritting your teeth over. Write down these tolerations (remember to include the little annoyances, too). Now ask yourself:

•Why am I tolerating so much?

•What benefit do I get in not eliminating these tolerations?

•Choose 5-10 tolerations, when eliminated within the next 30 days, will begin to improve your quality of life (start with the smallest and work your way up).

•For those tolerations that may presently be unalterable, perhaps they can be viewed differently, i.e. choose to accept them, explore possible alternatives, re-categorize and re-frame them in a more positive light.

And remember, taking action is the catalyst for change!