Combat the Negativity

I've been seeing quite a bit of negative self-talk in my Facebook news feed lately. We all struggle with those voices that try and say we aren't good enough. If you are struggling today, or not (you tend to know the negative things that get drug up to the surface when you are struggling) take a second to write down a positive that counter-acts the negative.
Here are some of mine:
I am beautiful; inside and out.
I am love and loved....
I am powerful.
I am smart.
I am worthy of all good things.
I am strong enough to face all challenges; trials only make me stronger.
I am kind.
I am brave.
I am calm and serene in all situations.
I will boldly pursue a life of love, learning, growing, exploring, and adventure.

I hope this helps you out a bit. You can fight back against those negative voices. Drown them out with your positive ones

Health:  I had a pretty bad week eating wise.  I went balls-to-the walls crazy. I ate like a crazy person; I ate vanilla sandwich cookies with nutella! I had a bagel for dinner, with meat loaf, and peas.  It was just off the wall.  But today, I've really focused on eating clean again; I rented a book of Paleo recipes to get me focused.  And when a craving for chocolate hit, tonight I made myself a second shake.  Guilt-free superfoods to the rescue!  I've also started a new dance program and I'm loving it!  I get so sweaty and love every second on the program.

Relationships: Still smiling like a silly, love-sick girl.  I love my husband so much and I can't imagine going through this life with anyone else by my side.

Career:  I've had a lot of interviews lately.  And I'm really excited about a lot of them.  I hope I hear from them real soon.  I'm probably going to have to make myself a pros/cons list of all the jobs to help me decide which one I'd love the most.

Self-Talk

So my head has been full of a lot of negative self-talk...for a while.  So instead of using "Say What? Wednesday" to rant, I'm going to try and use words to build up as much as possible.

My own mind is full of a lot of negative self-talk.  I'm not good enough.  I'm so stupid. I can't take care of myself.  I'm not worthy enough to be loved. It's all my fault.  Etc.

I included affirmations on my motivation calendars

I've been trying to turn this negative self-talk around with affirmations.  I really liked the fist mudra I posted about yesterday and the affirmation that came with it: "I am calm and serene in every situation." Other affirmations I'm working on are: "I am powerful." "I am love and loved." "I am intelligent." "I am good enough." "I am taken care of." I haven't done too much with the affirmations yet, but I have noticed how much better I feel, even if I just say: "I am calm and serene in every situation." I think this is a valuable method of fighting the plague of negative self-talk that I've had (and I'm sure everyone has experienced it) since I was a teenager. In order to stop the negative, I have to make it a habit to combat negative thoughts with positive ones; EACH AND EVERY TIME! Consistency is key.  And if my thoughts can make me feel like crap, they can also make me feel FANTASTIC!