“Our own worst enemy cannot harm us as much as our unwise thoughts. No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts.” ~Buddha
My newfound awareness of things has made me realize I do a lot of negative self talk. Looking in the mirror and thinking things like "You look fat", or "You look old". I was telling my personal trainer about this and she asked me, "Would you talk to your daughter that way?" "Of course not," I told her. "Then you shouldn't talk to yourself that way!" Profound advise! According to the Mayo Clinic, negative self-talk can induce physical as well as emotional stress, harming your cardiovascular health, gut health, and immune system. So what can you do? One thing you can do is to just tell yourself to stop. Another is to develop positive affirmations and focus on those. And a final suggestion, turn the negative thought into a positive one.
Today I struggled more with mindful eating. I've been fighting the tendency to eat just to be eating. On a positive note, I only gave in once despite having the desire several times throughout the day. Also, this morning, Ed was having pain in his leg so we spent three hours at the medical clinic. Lately he's had a lot of health issues, so I had to really fight not to sit there and think the worst. To help me, I repeated the Serenity prayer several times. That prayer always gives me a sense of peace.
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