Flo

Saying kind things to ourselves.  It’s an interesting idea, isn’t it?  It’s the theme of Michael’s blog today and a favorite topic of author Louise Hay.  In her book “You Can Heal Your Life” she starts her book with “Some Points of My Philosophy” and the first stated is “We are each responsible for all of our experiences” and she continues from there beginning the first chapter with “What we think about ourselves becomes the truth for us”. 

This book contains a section of Problems, Probable Causes and New Thought Patterns.  The new thought patterns are affirmations, sayings to state to yourself repeatedly.  Hay also states to “assume that you are already in the process of healing” and to repeat the new thought pattern whenever thoughts of the problem occur.

I can remember a period of time when my bathroom mirror was covered with colored index cards which had different affirmations printed on them.  When brushing my teeth, washing my face and putting on makeup, I was reminded to say kind things to myself.  This affirmation process stayed on my mirror for a very long time, entirely changing my pattern of self talk.