Posted by Susie
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on 11/6/2009, 5:23 am, in reply to "I found this and thought you'd all like it. "
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Awesome article, gonnadoit! This will go up onto my encouragement wall of mantras when I get back home! Thanks! Susie
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: A little inspiration for the day!
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: 1. Stop all criticism: Criticism never
: changes a thing. Refuse to criticize
: yourself. Accept yourself exactly as you
: are. Everybody changes. When you criticize
: yourself, your changes are negative. When
: you approve of yourself, your changes are
: positive.
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: 2. Don't scare yourself: Stop terrorizing
: yourself with your thoughts. It's a dreadful
: way to live. Find a mental image that gives
: you pleasure, and immediately switch your
: scary thought to a pleasure thought.
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: 3. Be gentle and kind and patient: Be gentle
: with yourself. Be kind to yourself. Be
: patient
: with yourself as you learn the new ways of
: thinking. Treat yourself as you would
: someone you
: really loved.
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: 4. Be kind to your mind: Self-hatred is only
: hating your own thoughts. Don't hate
: yourself for having the thoughts. Gently
: change the thoughts.
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: 5. Praise yourself: Criticism breaks the
: inner spirit. Praise builds it up. Praise
: yourself as much as you can. Tell yourself
: how well you are doing with every little
: thing.
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: 6. Support yourself: Find ways to support
: yourself. Reach out to friends, and allow
: them to help you. It is being strong to ask
: for help when you need it.
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: 7. Be loving to your negatives: Acknowledge
: that you created them to fulfill a need. Now
: you are finding new, positive ways to
: fulfill those needs. So. lovingly release
: the old negative patterns.
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: 8. Take care of your body: Learn about
: nutrition. What kind of fuel does your body
: need to have optimum energy and vitality?
: Learn about exercise. What kind of exercise
: can you enjoy? Cherish and revere the temple
: you live in.
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: 9. Mirror work: Look into your own eyes
: often. Express this growing sense of love
: you have for yourself, as you have for your
: neighbor. Forgive yourself and others. Love
: covers a multitude of sins.
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: 10. LOVE YOURSELF - DO IT NOW! Don't wait
: until you get well or lose the weight, or
: get the new job, or find the new
: relationship. Begin NOW - do the best you
: can.
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