Something that's been on my mind a bit recently is...
I almost can't believe how much my life has changed for the better since I started using positive self talk to forgive and love myself more, I'm hesitant to use the word miracle... Yet, it's almost like a miracle.
I had heard about things like NLP and mantras since I was a teenager and I believed there was something to that, yet I was also very skeptical as well and I didn't want to try to "force" my mindstate and wanted to more flow with what happened in life in an intuitive sort of way.
I still resonate with those kinds of ideas, however... I personally reached such a paralyzing state of depression that I was barely functional. I was at an extreme and...
I experimented with saying things like "I love myself" and "I forgive myself" every time I would start getting upset with myself or saying mean things about myself.
Also, to be clear I'm not even necessarily saying it's wrong to say bad things about yourself, I think there may be a balance there... Yet, once again I think I was way out of balance saying too much negative and not enough positive and just saying some of those positive words each time I was stressed made an incredible difference.
At first I didn't really believe the words when I said them, though... It still helped a little bit.
And eventually after doing this for like weeks or more I started to really "feel" the words when I said them even more and I started believing that I loved myself and forgave myself even more and then it helped a lot more!
I don't know how long this might work or last for me and it might not work for everyone, however... If you're really depressed or going through difficult times you might want to give it a try.
Might not help much, but I don't think much harm will come from trying either and the upsides or potential benefits could be significant... They have been for me, I wish I could put into words and tell you just how much.
I'm so thankful and grateful I was able to change my mind state to one that loves and forgives myself more and as a result that I believe allows me to love and forgive others more as well.
I dunno what's in store for the future and things are still very uncertain and intimidating, however... I'm the most optimistic and excited I've been in a long time. I feel like I have received a second chance at life... And I'm going to do my best to make some good things happen with the time I have left. :)
