"What are you telling yourself?"
Positive self-talk is not about telling yourself that bad things in your life don't exist or have not happened. It's not about telling yourself life will be easy if you think the right thoughts. Self-talk is about self-awareness and recognizing how your thoughts affect how you feel and ultimately what you accomplish.
Your thoughts are your self-talk. And, they directly affect the way you feel. Since your feelings dictate your actions, it's important to take notice of the chain of thoughts and events in your life.
This new found awareness holds the key to making the changes you crave come to pass.
©Jane Powell
Listen to the inner wisdom of your soul . . . and not the random opinions of others.
Be kind . . . and remember that sometimes the person you need to be kindest to is yourself.
Live by choice . . . not chance.
Pursue excellence . . . excel, but not compete.
Have integrity . . . keep your word and your commitments.
Make corrections and changes . . . not make excuses.
Be fair and treat all people with respect, and understand
their point of view… even if you don't agree with it.
Accept yourself with a depth of kindness even when you act less-than-noble.
All bad behavior comes from fear or ignorance and when you judge anyone (including yourself) for acting badly or imperfectly, you lose the ability to influence that being.
When you accept your imperfections—and still are willing to brush yourself off and start again—you can make changes . . .
Thanks Marcella
Ups and downs
You won't ever really feel good if feeling good is the only thing you seek. A life with only the ups and no downs is not only impossible, it is undesirable.
You won't achieve anything of value unless you're willing to work your way through some difficult and demanding challenges. Value is built through effort, and there is no way around that.
To become skilled, you must practice, and to learn, you must study. There are always new techniques that can make you more effective, yet there are no shortcuts when it comes to true achievement.
The pains, the disappointments, the frustrations and the trepidations hurt. Because they feel so bad, you have the opportunity to authentically feel good by working your way beyond them.
Life is necessarily difficult, and that's what makes it possible for life to be so good. For it is in dealing with the difficulties that the power of life's goodness is fully experienced.
Live life fully, enjoying the good times and growing stronger by working through the difficult times. Savor the richness that is to be found in it all.
Ralph Marston
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