Day 20_Change the Voice

Hey! Glad you're here!

Today we're talking about taking negative messages and making them come around to your point of view.

It's like this, how much would you like to change the voice in your head so that it likes you?

All of us struggle with this in one way or another. It's an ongoing effort.

The voice in our minds often shouts that there's something wrong with us or that we should give up because things are never going to be better. That's exactly when we need to change that message and do so quickly.

It's a natural part of life and an ongoing struggle, but you have to believe that you can learn how to confront and overcome it so it doesn't get the best of you.

Still not sure what voice we're talking about?

It's the one that shouts we're not good enough, smart enough, attractive enough, strong enough, wealthy enough, and the list goes on.

That voice, my friend, is a liar. It's the voice we all struggle with, and you can call it out and override it with the truth.

How much negative, inner dialogue have you heard recently?

As it applies to you, here are some ways you can practice calling out the lies and replacing those lies with the facts.

Poverty? No, not even that is true. You are rich in friends, support, talent, personality, opportunity, brothers or sisters, intelligence, laughter....take your pick or add a new one in the space provided.

Attraction? Nope. You got it. Look in the mirror again. Only this time stop focusing on what you think are flaws. Look at your eyes, your smile. Hear your laughter. Remember the way people have responded to your kindness, your strength, your gentleness (which is another form of strength and attractiveness), your jokes, your intelligence, again the list goes on. All of these qualities are beautiful and attractive.

Name your strengths. List all of them.

If the negative voice is one you often hear, know that it's a hateful message that we all have to shut down at times.

In all likelihood, it hates the very best part of you and tries to make you feel ashamed or less than to prevent you from being who you were meant to be.

Don't fall for it.

If you didn't have worth, then it wouldn't bother you. So you could say that the louder it speaks, the more value you have.

Will you focus on your strengths and positive qualities when that message in your head tries to get you to focus on something negative?

Simply turn it around. Whatever it says is a negative, think of the opposite quality about you that's positive.

Now focus on that until you feel yourself gaining confidence. What negative messages have been popping into your mind lately?

Take that message and wrestle through it until you come to what is opposite and positive.

If you couldn't get to a place where you believe the positive message, then take heart.

This often is not something that people can do alone. It takes others who see them objectively to be able to help them.

If you don't have that someone yet, then continue to post to your campfire and/or campsite, so we all can be in your corner to help you win.

How are you doing with this so far?