Good morning! I am singing this morning and my breath is regular. I feel hope! Judith S. Beck, the daughter of Aaron T. Beck (the founding father of Cognitive Behavior Therapy), says that we have both positive and negative schemas inside us and that therapy is a journey.

I think that it is possible to call self observation for therapy as well (self-help). I have been observing myself for almost two weeks on sleep, relaxation techniques, physical exercises and nutrition (I am focused on triggers, inner or outside as well and have followed my schedule and how to cope with triggers). I am happy that I have reached so far. I have started my journey.

What is so positive is that this morning I felt that may be I will be able to work more than I do each week, if I read and prepare more. I know that if I do that it will be difficult, but I like challenges; at least that is what I tell myself. And what we tell ourselves is an important part of what contributes to our mood. Of course I am not going to jump into more work at once. I will also think this through many times before I take my final decision. My secret is that I seldom take a big bite at once, but build up step by step. In that way I don't fool myself into "things" that is impossible to overcome. I am so happy that in less than two weeks I am able to look from here and into a future.

I will work on activating my positive schemas ...