Are you tired of beating yourself up, putting yourself down and making yourself wrong? Do you find yourself spending more time looking for what’s wrong with you and where you don’t measure up rather than what is right with you? Does I’m not good enough or worthy enough or I can’t do it or I don’t deserve it play over and over and over again in your mind.
The good news: these are merely thoughts, opinions and beliefs we have about ourselves and thankfully they CAN be changed. They often operate at an unconscious level and most of the time we are not even conscious of what we are thinking and saying to ourselves.
It is said that we have about 60,000 thoughts a day and 95% of these thoughts are the same thoughts we had yesterday. With that in mind – can you imagine the things you are telling yourself over and over again every day?
Self-defeating thoughts are not loving, they do not support or reflect the love our precious being deserves. It is when you bring awareness to these thoughts and begin to notice them that you can change them. When you notice what you are telling yourself, you gain the ability to make a different choice.
We all need to hear how special, loved, cared for, wonderful, good enough, wonderful and safe we are. Can you imagine what would open up for you if you chose loving thoughts about yourself rather than fearful or self-defeating thoughts? What would be different in your life?
This week tune into your thoughts. Begin to notice the things you say to yourself on a day to day basis. When you catch yourself beating yourself up or making yourself wrong, simply take a breath and say to yourself, I choose to see myself in a loving way today and I am willing to think loving thoughts about myself.
Sending love to your precious minds and your thoughts,
Jenn
xx
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So true!
We often look for others to tell us positive things about ourselves, to tell us how special we are, but the effect never last long and we ask to feel appreciated again… and again.
I used to find excuses if someone complimented me
“I like your dress!”
“oh, but it was on sale… oh! But someone else gave it to me…” etc.
My thought: “She’s just saying that to make cheap talk…”
Always excuses instead of just accepting the complement and saying “thanks.”
Just changing that little thing and one year later I can accept compliments better and see these things about myself:
“You are so nice!… Your dress is so pretty”
“Thanks!”
And inside my head: “Of course I am nice!… I have good taste… “etc.
Try it! Jennifer is right! Positive thoughts!