That’s right, you.
The past month we have talked about the stereotype of the perfect family, the “heart dump”, and the benefits of personal counseling. These are all methods of reaching the same goal: mental and emotional health, for you and the people involved in your life. Although our external relationships are vital and influential, our relationship with ourselves is even more important.
While you may have never thought of it before, you are the one person you can never get away from. Are there things in your past that you can’t forgive yourself for? How do you mentally talk to yourself- do you beat yourself up for mistakes? Do you call yourself names like ugly, loser, fat, stupid? Or maybe you think more highly of yourself than you should. On either side of the spectrum, it’s important to have a healthy balance. Without it, our self-talk and how we view ourselves can drive us to do things we shouldn’t…drink too much to be “more fun”, take some pills to “relax”, or stay in that abusive relationship thinking it’s what we deserve.
Personally, I am trying to change my thought processes, about myself and life in general! One thing I’ve been doing lately is trying to thank God before I get out of bed each morning. When my alarm goes off, I have a reminder set at the same time on my iPhone. The reminder says “Give thanks to the Lord; for He is good, His love endures forever “(Psalm 107:1). This is a really easy way to start the day with a good mindset.
At HopeQuest, our desire is to see you and your family healthy, happy, and whole, in all aspects. Today I challenge you to give some thought to where you are in your relationship with yourself, and what you could do to improve it. Even at my worst moment, I am still Christ in (your name here). Click here for a great resource that you can check out as a reminder of who you are in Christ.
I’d love to hear your tips or thoughts on changing your self-talk or mindset.
Thinking of you,
Sam