Taming the Inner Critic

“Don’t believe everything you think.”

Pema Chodron

“I hate myself”, “I’m fat,” “I’m ugly”, “I can’t learn anything.”, I’m not good enough.”

 These are just a handful of the hundreds of messages we subconsciously tell ourselves.  We are consumed by negative thoughts, on a daily, hourly and even moment to moment basis for years and years.  

Our habitual tendencies are made into a record, a track, a groove in our brain that plays endlessly in our head.

No wonder when we have a happy, positive or joyful thought we dismiss it so quickly.  Our wiring is so programed to do so.   How do we overcome this obstacle?  What can we do today to make a shift to allow ourselves a way to tame our inner critic.  What would someone who loves themselves do?

Here are 4 ways to begin:

* Daily Affirmations

* Meditation- label- watching the mind.