| Who Cares What They Say? We've all experienced someone talking about us or saying something to us that was critical or untrue. I don't know about you, but that used to really upset me. It fed into the image I had of myself. I didn't exactly have a healthy self-esteem. After finally having had enough of other people's nonsense I realized that I didn't have to be concerned about what other people thought about me. Ask yourself this question, which I still ask myself: "Is what that person just said the truth about me?" If the answer is 'yes' then I need to work on some things. If the answer is 'no' then I have nothing to be concerned about. If the answer was 'yes' maybe that's why their remark bothered me so much. Sometimes the truth can hurt as much as the lie. You have to look deep inside yourself to see the truth from time to time. It isn't easy to see our negative side, but it's not easy hiding from the positive side of ourselves either. We tend to overlook or ignore our positive traits. Why do we do that? I believe it's because we are so use to thinking in negative terms about ourselves that we are blinded by what our good points are. It's as though we automatically dismiss our true selves and instead automatically believe the negative. It's time to do some cleaning. Start cleaning those old cobwebs of negativity out of your mind and your self talk. There is no place for those cobwebs any longer. If there is going to be any 'mind chatter' it should now be of good and positive things as opposed to the negative. If something someone says to you is truth then change whatever it is you need to change. If what someone says in untrue then dismiss it and go on. Go forward with the knowledge that that person just doesn't know the real you or has misinterpreted who you really are. It happens from time to time. Believe me when I tell you that it's not a big deal. Not everyone likes those people either and they, too, have some negative traits of their own. Don't let other people's opinions of you make you believe that it is true. We don't have the time or the energy to try to make everyone like us. Just because someone says something negative about you, or to you, or someone doesn't like you it isn't the end of the world. As long as you love and like yourself and you realize just what a worthy person you really are that's what is really important. Right? INSPIRATION "What lies behind us or before us~~are tiny matters compared with what lies in us." ~~Authour Unknown~~ GOAL FOR THE WEEK When someone says something negative to you or about you, ask yourself "Is that really true?" Look inside yourself and see all the beautiful and positive things about yourself. AFFIRMATIONS I look inside myself and see all the beauty within. I will let go of all negative thoughts today. I am a worthwhile person. I am love. I am grateful for who I am. TIPS FOR THE WEEK It's lemonade time again. Make some! Relax and barbecue something this week. Just RELAX when you can. Make some time this week to relax. Until next week I wish you a relaxing and enjoyable week filled with positive and beautiful things. Sue |
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