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Words, words, words!!!

1/4/2019

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Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk!  Sometimes the barrage of information, chatter and feedback externally and internally can be deafening!  And, mostly, people are hardest on how they talk to themselves.  If you want to make a huge difference to your self-esteem and stress, choose your words/thoughts carefully.  Be mindful and take the word 'should' out of your vocabulary and instead replace it with 'could'.  Notice how much more empowered that makes you feel.   Or change 'but' to 'and' so that it doesn't discount either someone else's (or your own) ideas or feelings.  'But' tends to discount the first half of the sentence.  Ya....BUT!!!....and then the 'real' point gets driven home as if the first thing that was talked about doesn't matter.  

Here's a list of words that people commonly use and how to change them to empower yourself:

Should - Could
Ya But - And
Need - Want to
Can't - Won't, have decided  not to
Always, never - Sometimes, frequently
Try - Intend to, commit to
I'm just - I am
Problem - Challenge
If only - Next time

Words form thoughts which connect to behaviour and feelings.  Choose wisely and mindfully and you'll feel better.  

Speaking of words....listen to this beautiful song by Chris Medina
https://youtu.be/nQY4dIxY1H4

Lee
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