Positive self-talk that makes a difference.
In everyone's life there are the whispers of the past within us. At times, these whispers are encouraging, complimentary and have given us courage. At other times, these whispers causes us to withdraw, cry and perhaps, silence us. These whispers can very easily become our own rhetoric of how we talk to ourselves, and as you know, we all do it.
Self-talk is a habit that is formed very early in our life. We learned by mimicking those around us, by the media we heard or watched and by society. Most of us in childhood used much of what we learned when we used our imagination in play. As we grew older, part of this mimicking became our belief system, not only in others, but in ourselves as well.
Affirmations are an excellent tool in changing the habit of negative self-talk. How many times have we made a mistake and one of the first things out of our mouth is, "I am so stupid!" While sometimes we can chuckle, shrugging off the incident knowing we are human, some of us believe all too well that this simple phrase is a "truth" we learned about ourselves which evolved in a time long forgotten. In reality, it is not a truth at all. It has become a habit.
Listen well to how you speak to yourself. Use affirmations to reverse what may have been negative self-talk, into a positive learning experience. All of us have many, wonderful and positive gifts within us. Pull those gifts out of the shadows into the forefront and shine.
Be a good friend to yourself. You deserve it. |
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