Calendar Books by Allen James - Daily Reading - "The Journey: A Calendar Book"

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Our reading for November 10th from The Journey: A Calendar Book;

"Always tell yourself how bright your future looks" (James, 2012).

Much more than someone else telling us something, our self-talk has much more of an influence on the outcomes of our actions.  There is not a person alive we talk to more than self. Our minds are continuously active with self-talk, whether it be positive or negative.  In the world of communications it is termed "intrapersonal" communication; in contrast to the communication we have with others, "interpersonal" communication.

Yes, the voice inside our heads has a huge impact on who we are and how we live our lives. We may not think so, but with practice we can change our self-talk. Why wouldn’t anyone want to develop a habit of positive self-talk? It uplifts us; it helps increase our confidence, it enables us to attract what our hearts desires, it allows us to adopt a healthier lifestyle and it helps reduce stress.

However, it can easily slip our mind to regularly practice positive self-talk if we don’t make it a habit. And yes, it might sound and feel ridiculous at first, but if we keep going with our positive self-talk it will become natural. To help stay on track,  put some post-it notes wherever they'll be seen most often: on the bathroom mirror, on the computer screen, inside wallets/purses, in our car — wherever works best. It’s important to constantly remind ourselves to speak kindly until it becomes a habit.

Bringing our awareness to our self-talk when we wake up, when we’re driving to work, waiting to be served at a restaurant, exercising, or lying down; using it every day, in all situations assists in making it habit.We regularly say, "I don't want to feel overwhelmed. I don't want to feel full of anxiety and stress. I don't want to be rushed every minute of every day. I don't want my house to be full of chaos and unhappiness. I don't want my mind being consumed with negative thoughts and my body being filled with physical tension. I don't want to feel so tired and exhausted. I don't want to feel like I live in a whirlwind. I don't want to feel 'less' than. I don't want to just exist from day to day."
We are immediately clear on what we don't want, what we must do is shift our focus on what we DO want. What we focus on in our lives expands, and what we send out will always return to us. Replace negative self-talk with affirmations such as:

• I am capable.
• I know who I am and I am enough.
• I choose to be present in all that I do.
• I choose to think thoughts that serve me well.
• I choose to reach for a better feeling.
• I share my happiness with those around me.
• My body is my vehicle in life; I choose to fill it with goodness.
• I feel energetic and alive.
• My life is unfolding beautifully.
• I am confident.
• I always observe before reacting.
• I know with time and effort I can achieve.
• I love challenges and what I learn from overcoming them.
• Each step is taking me to where I want to be.

Our self-talk creates our reality. Is it time we rewired our brain and created new thoughts and habits to help bring us what we DO want as opposed to what we don't want?

There's no better time than today....to always tell ourselves how bright our future is....while continuing to keep looking up.... : )   AJ