Weekly: Talking all day
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You have a big goal that you’re working towards
You want to pursue it while being kind to yourself
You need a regular reminder to sustain your motivation
Just click here to download! It will help you practice changing the way that you speak to yourself about your progress — the subject of today's newsletter.
Have a great weekend,
Stephanie Harrison, founder of The New Happy
This Week
Studies show that we speak about 16,000 words every day.
But those aren’t the only words that you say. Throughout your day, you’re also constantly speaking, inside of your head, to yourself.
As you go about your day today, I want to invite you to pay attention to the difference between the way that you speak outwardly to others and the way that you speak inwardly to yourself.
What do you notice? If you’re like most people, you’ll quickly realize that you speak to others with far more care, concern, and kindness. It can be shocking to realize how poorly we treat ourselves.
With this awareness, I hope you’ll feel empowered to make the shift to speaking to yourself with that same care.
More Tips and Tools
1. A loving relationship — This week's animation.
2. The past affects the present — Take that leap.
3. The most important thing — Where are you going?
4. Sometimes it doesn’t work out — We're all doing great.
5. Borrow it — Four steps to repairing fights.
Community
What’s something you need to hear?
Don't count your chickens. Live in the moment and take things as they come.
I know it seems like the end of the world right now, and I know that this is a huge challenge that may have dire consequences if it doesn’t work itself out in a different direction, but with time, it’s going to work out and be okay.
This. Feeling. Is. Temporary.
Slow down. You're exactly where you need to be. You are doing enough.
Inspiration
1. Dog repeatedly escapes shelter for nursing home (Detroit Free Press) — Scout knew what he wanted and went for it.
2. He was a confirmed bachelor. Now, at 93, he's getting married (Washington Post) — It's never, ever too late.
3. Anne Akiko Meyers: Tiny Desk Concert (NPR) — Your dose of transcendence for the day (and wait til you hear about her priceless instrument!)
Before You Go
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