The Power of Positive Self-Talk

She needs to be told that she’s good. Mary didn’t ask me to repent. She asked me to rest.

Whenever you’re feeling bad about something, think about what you’ve just said to yourself. Try to be as accurate as possible, noting your inner speech verbatim.

We constantly put ourselves in impossible situations where we have no choice but to feel badly about ourselves. We think a thought, then tell ourselves we shouldn’t think that way. We feel a feeling, then tell ourselves we shouldn’t feel that way. We make a decision, act on it, then tell ourselves we shouldn’t have acted that way. There is nothing

Take your attention off yourself and notice how other people are feeling and what they’re experiencing, either verbally, culturally, physically, or emotionally. Compassion for yourself means being able to forgive yourself for mistakes and take care of yourself when things aren’t going well.