Words Matter

Our words to ourselves matter. Whether or not we listen to what we say to ourselves and others about ourselves, our psyche is keeping a tally. Make sure your tally tilts to the positive. Not 100% because we all have areas for improvement. Know and recognize your strengths. Value your good traits. Be honest with yourself and take the time to work on and improve areas of your life where you are less strong. And pay attention, starting now, to how you speak to yourself.

Listen closely
To what you say
About yourself,
To yourself.
Do you have your back,
Or do you smack
Yourself down,
And frown
On your goals
And success? 

Do you see
The beauty in your eyes,
Or is it disguised
By all the lies
You have spoken to yourself? 

Peel back each layer,
Of harsh words
Hastilystrungtogether
Collecting like ancient dust,
Weighing down your desires
With the heaviness
Of never enough.
Stop being the slayer
Of your passion. 

Rip open those
Tired,
Old
Tapes
At their seams.
Flush out the streams
Of self-imposed challenges
To your dreams. 

Then go to the depths
Of your own, internal well
Find the tranquility,
Feel the serenity
Waiting there
Whole,
Open,
Unbounded
This ….. this
Is the fountain
From which to drink
Your words to yourself,
Your thoughts,
Your direction,
And your action.