We all have those nagging doubts. We have doubts about so many things. We have more
doubts than we do positive thoughts. We doubt if we can do this or that and we doubt
things automatically.
We've put so many doubts in our minds, and believe them, that doubting now has become
automatic. It's time to start doubting those doubts like we doubt everything else. Why not?
It works the same way as doubting the other things. Right?
When you have a doubt pop into your mind like, "I can't do that," or "I'm too stupid to do that!"
just doubt those doubts. When a doubt pops up saying you cannot do something just say
"Why not?" "Why can't I do that?" Keep questioning those doubts. Once you begin doubting
and questioning those doubts you will soon have fewer and fewer doubts pop up.
Doubting the doubts goes hand in hand with affirmations. If your doubt says "I can't do that."
You can say "Why not? I can do anything I choose to do." See? You doubted the doubt
and used an affirmation to replace the doubt. It really does work.
This technique has helped a lot of people gain self-confidence and rid themselves of those
doubts and negative thinking. I'm not saying it's going to help you overnight, but what I am
saying is that, in time, it will help you tremendously. The trick is that you must do it each time
you have a doubt.
Our thinking/way of thinking affects our experiences, goals, everyday life, our self-confidence,
and our self-esteem. Why not question those nasty doubts and make our lives better and more fulfilling?
Give this technique a try for a while. Try it for 6 months or so and see what happens. It can't hurt!
Don't give up. Keep questioning and doubting those doubts. Let me know what happens.
INSPIRATION
"Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life
differently, but life itself would come to be different. Life
would undergo a change of appearance because we ourselves had
undergone a change of attitude."
-- Katherine Mansfield, Writer
GOAL FOR THE WEEK
Write down your doubts on one side of a piece of paper and the questioning of the doubt on
the other side of the paper.
Catch those doubts as they pop into your head. Don't allow them to just pass through
without questioning them.
AFFIRMATIONS
I enjoy being with people.
I will enjoy this day.
I am a fun person to be with.
I am a worthwhile person.
I value myself and others.
I can do anything I choose to do.
I am a strong and confident person.
TIPS FOR THE WEEK
Start now to learn how to relax before the holidays.
Treat yourself to something this week. Buy yourself an ice cream cone or something you
don't usually treat yourself to.
Lie down on the bed or sofa, close your eyes, listen to some soothing music and just
relax. Breath in the positive and breath out the negative. Just lay there and enjoy the piece
and the quiet of those moments. Do this for YOU.
Until next week I wish for you many moments of piece and of quiet. Be good to yourself
and appreciate all that you have.
Sue
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