Do you ever find yourself trying to have a
good day, yet every single person you come into contact with ends up
annoying you? I think this has little to do with them, and everything to do
with you. Hear me out.
I am of the belief that anything you want reflected on the
outside, must begin on the inside. So, if you find yourself wishing others were
kinder to you, then start by being kinder to yourself. This means speaking only
in the highest terms about yourself. You may be thinking, well, this doesn’t
apply to me, I’m super confident and I totally love myself. And if you feel
that way, that’s good, but I would ask that you make certain that is true. A great way to test if you are showing yourself the kind of love that you want to see in others is by listening to some of the self-talk you may be engaging in without realizing so, as in, “I’ll never get that promotion, if I’d only….; Or “I need to lose 10lbs I’m so….; Or “if only I had done ___ I would have…”
Believe it or not, this type of dialogue is precisely the thing you must cut from your life if you want to see a change in the “love” category (aka other people annoying you, other people’s faults, other people’s attitude). Negative self-talk is often a domino affect that trickles down to others around you, thereby making you see the worse in them, instead of the good. To give you a little boost on getting started, I recommend a great read, Jane Sincero’s “You are a Badass”.
Till Next Time!
