Dr. Phil and other self help greats tell us that we each have self talk going on in our minds. Self talk is the unspoken things we tell ourselves in response to situations, people, places and things.
For example: Looking in the mirror may generate "Wow, you look good." Or my self talk that says, "Wow, you need to lose weight, shape up. How in the heck did you get to look so old!?! Too much sun, too much food, too many years." And the talk goes on and on rambling in not always a positive way.
On the other hand in a situation that may seem bleak my self talk is usually upbeat searching for the good that may be hidden in the circumstance or that may be on the other side.
In the wee small hours of last night when I should be sleeping, I realized that my self talk about pending choices and decisions is a reverse Nike commercial;
"Just don't do it".Hmm, time for me to work on erasing some of my self talk tapes and replacing them with positive words of motivation and hope. I need to have my "Guardian Angels" write the text. I am definitely blessed to have people in my life who believe in me.