Throughout your life, you will have many relationships. One relationship, so significant yet so neglected, is the relationship with yourself.
As you go about your day, what kind of voice do you hear playing in your head—
The voice of self-judgment?
The voice of self-condemnation?
The voice of disapproval?
The voice of compassion?
The voice of understanding?
The voice of self-acceptance?
You are welcome to ignore the voice that reflects on your behavior and words throughout your life experiences—but it comes at a price.
You may feel worn-out, disgusted or angry at yourself far more times than you wish to be.
You are also welcome to notice your thoughts, those self-reflecting voices that make sense of your experiences, and find their messages.
Do you want to have more critical voices or more nurturing voices assessing YOU? Take your pick.
Dina’s head was pounding by the time she finished her nightly routine of serving supper, doing homeworkwith the kids and putting them all into bed. She realized that as she went about her evening, there was a
steady stream of commentaries holding her attention-
Did that make any sense that you let her get away with not doing her homework? You could be more on topof things than that… Shouldn’t you have served a different supper? It was so not nutritious… Didn’t you
want to spend more quality time with __? You never give him enough.
It was like a monster that she could never satisfy had taken up space in her mind, providing negative feedback that made her doubt herself and feel inadequate at every turn.
What kind of voices have taken up residence in your head?
All the best,
Rivkie