OOPS! I lost my head...

OOPS! I lost my head - Self Talk

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I've been meaning to resurrect my OOPS I Lost My Head series for a while nowso here we go with Self Talk Self talk can be a wonderfulor dangerous thing. I shot this one in the bathroom because it's where we so often practice the most dangerous of our self talk... in front of that bigwell lit mirror. It's so easy to lose our heads when we are looking at ourselves........I'm so fat. I'm getting old. Look at that awful hair. Ugh I have ugly stretch marks. I'm lumpy. I'm a mess. I look so bulky. My feet are ugly. I have too much hair on my body. My smile is crooked. GodI look tired. Look at the dark circles under my eyes. What am I going to do to hide that grey hair I hate the way I look. My body is ugly. I am ugly.... These are just some of the things we say to ourselves... And then we should consider... would we ever say these things to our best friend And if we did... would they still be our best friend What do you think your body would say to your head if it could talk back Would it tell you that it was tired of being called names and thought badly of Of being made to feel that it somehow let you down That it's never good enough That no matter how hard it worksyou are just never happy That it sometimes wants to give up because you treat it so badly That it needs your help to be better and stronger and healthier What would happen if our self talk was more positive What we we said things like my crazy hair is unpredictable and fun today Look at those lines I've earned on my face with all the smiling and laughing and hard times I've lived through. My stretch marks show me that I've created beautiful life inside my body. I will do some exercise today to make my body look and feel better. My feet have travelled thousands of miles to get me where I am today. I look a bit tired from living so hard maybe it's time to let myself rest and treat myself to a night off. My grey hair will be beautiful too some day ok maybe not today but some dayP I am beautiful today. Inside and out. Maybe our bodies would be happier to work for us. Maybe they could do moreand hurt less. Maybe we could find out what they are really capable ofinstead of holding them back. Maybe we could find peace with ourselves and find things to love about our bodiesbringing our minds and bodies to a place where they understand each other betterand can live in harmony. Maybe our self talk could turn into self love. Many of us have found self love. Many haven't. Sometimes it's fleeting and it comes and goes. Maybe we can make it stronger by practicing it every day. We are what we eat. We are what we think we are. We need to believe in our bodies and in our selves. We do lose our heads sometimesbut putting it back on is only a thought away........