The Importance of Positive Self-Talk

 

I've been doing well the past couple of months with using and keeping up with my positive (self-love and empowerment) affirmations. Yet the other day they didn't seem to resonate with me for some reason, and I got frustrated. 

What if I can never believe my affirmations enough to continue on my journey to self-confidence and finally finding peace and fulfillment in my life? I kept debating on the best way to get over this slump and change my mindset again. I regularly switch up my affirmations I use for this very reason, and I keep a list of them with me on my phone (in my notes app) at all times. If I don't believe in them, they have the opposite effect that I'm looking for: self-doubt and criticism. 

After ten or fifteen minutes going through this in my head (eventually heading towards rumination and wondering if I should just stay home that day), I finally remembered another valuable strategy: positive self-talk.  How did I forget this? I know why: I get too distracted by my thoughts, daily struggles (who doesn't from time to time?), and to-do lists that I end up forgetting it. 

So I changed tactics and began to talk to myself the way you would with a friend or loved one: with compassion, patience, and encouragement. I looked at the positive: how far I've come, how I've never given up, and how I'm trying to do good in the world by helping other people who are struggling like I am. 

I instantly felt a sense of peace and wonderment: if I'm able to change my mood around that quickly and end up having a good day (when I was so tempted to give up and stay home, while criticizing myself and getting mad at the unfairness of life), then what else am I capable of?...💕💕💕