The best friend you will ever have is your own self. When faced with difficult situations, it’s valuable to ask “What advice would I give a friend who was going through the same experience as me?” Often, when I lament to my mother, she’ll say to me “And what would you say to a client who said the same thing to you?”. It’s often the only way I can take my own advice!
It can be challenging to consciously and mindfully change the words we speak to ourselves each day. It’s easy to judge ourselves, to feel guilty and place the “Shoulds” on ourselves. [hyperlink to Judy’s video Thou Should not Should on Thyself”
You can make a significant different to your day when you can change the words you say and think to yourself – to speak with greater awareness and kindness.
Here are a few to get you started.
1. ‘Dare to Dream’.
2. ‘People do the best they can with who they are and what they know, in every moment, so judgement is out of the question – and that includes of myself’.
“I used this as an affirmation for years to recondition my habits of thought and speech, to avoid language that would drain my energy and leave me demoralised and potentially ill again. And I still watch myself all these years later – it seems easy to slide backwards because there is so much negativity around us to join in with, the TV and radio news with their appetite for instant drama and disaster.”
3. I love myself for who I am
4. I am in charge of my own happiness
5. I am responsible for my own life.
6. Expect a miracle
7. I am grateful for every day
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Her professional experience has included contracts with small business, Not For Profits, Aboriginal Organisations, Media, Marketing, Aged Care, Universities, Health Services and Cruise Ships