"You will never be defeated by what THEY say about YOU. But, you will be defeated by what YOU say about YOU."
I don't know if you're like me, but chances are you say a lot of rude things about yourself. I know I wake up in the morning and I start off with a: "Wow you look ugly." and then I point out my flaws, I go about my busy day and think of how many things I should be doing better. By the end of my day, I have so much negativity bouncing around in my head!
"You are a bad mom"
"You're fat and that makes you ugly."
"Take a look at that disgusting double chin."
"If life gave grades, you would be a solid B."
Even reading all of that makes me feel gross inside! So why do I allow myself to think those things?
I have been overweight almost my entire life. I follow beautiful plus size models, many of whom wear larger sizes than I do, and I think they look amazing. I think they rock their bikinis and crop tops and white jeans. But, I look at pictures of myself and I automatically think I am the ugliest person alive. I've realized lately that the only reason I believe that is because I have said it to myself so many times that it has become a reality to me. No matter how false, our thoughts have the power to create our views in life. My husband thinks I'm beautiful and so do my sisters and my parents and my friends. But I think they're all full of it when they tell me that I look pretty because I have convinced myself that I'm not.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
What if instead I woke up every day and looked in the mirror and thought: "Man, you look amazing! I love you!" ?? I think my days would change dramatically.
I have realized lately that this is true with anything in our lives. If we tell ourselves we suck and we are never going to get a raise and we'll work at a job we hate forever, then we probably will do just that. If we think of ourselves as a "B-" kind of person, we will always just do "B-" things.
I recently saw this image:
I was taught the lesson that each of us are these giant, magnificent, pink elephants. An elephant tied to a tiny stake by a rope could EASILY get away. But, if the elephant believes that the rope is stronger than he is, he will just stand there. We all have thoughts about ourselves that are so weak and untrue, but we give them all the power!
So, come on guys. Let's change the way we think! Let's look ourselves in the mirror and say "YOU GOT THIS!" "YOU'RE AMAZING!" "YOU'RE NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING!" Let's stop making excuses and realize that the ONLY thing holding us back are our thoughts!
"When there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do you no harm."
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