Encouragement: A Drop in the Ocean Topic

The topic of encouragement should be one that's filled with good feelings.
From an early age we are encouraged by many people for many different reasons ... from encouraging babies to take their first steps to achieving major goals in life.

Sometimes it works and sometimes ... not so much!

Just this week I was in a situation to offer encouragement ... To offer someone an opportunity to help themselves ... To possibly get them out of a jam.
The offer may have been to the detriment of myself but ... I felt that he was in trouble emotionally and that if I didn't at least offer, I could not live with myself if things turned worse for him!

"come on mate .. pick yourself up .. you can do this .. I have faith in you"

I offered him a chance to come and live in the peace and quiet of the countryside, to regroup and do some healing that he so badly needs. Even though he agreed at first to do this, he eventually changed his mind choosing instead to stay in the situation he is in...

No matter what encouragement I offered it wasn't enough.

Moving on...

Over the years I have struggled a lot with my weight. I have tried so many diets that I couldn't possibly remember them all.
People have tried to encourage me to stick with it. Right now I am surrounded by people who want to help and encourage me. They are so supportive and say all the right things ..."you can do it" and "keep up the good work" and I love them all for their advice and words of motivation. I hope they never stop.

Unfortunately what I need is the encouragement from my own mind ...

I have two voices in my head ...

Number one is the logical, rational voice that says "get up and get on with it" and "don't eat that!"

Number two is the voice of addiction ... that one says "stop exercising you're tired" and "eat what you want you only live once"

These two things are more connected than I realized - I didn't see it until I had written them both down.

We are both struggling with our own inner demons. Different demons but the same internal struggle.

Until the voices in my head are on the same page, I will continue to struggle.

Until I agree with myself that I can do this, I will have to encourage myself with one hand and beat the demon with the other.

I will win!

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