Halloween is coming fast as October slips away. What better time to talk about magical practices?
The word Abracadabra, is an Arabic word meaning, “I create with the words that I speak.”
I was thinking about this in relation to the magic of self-talk. How we speak to ourselves about ourselves affects our thoughts and actions.
Do you give yourself words of encouragement or do you tear yourself down in your daily self-talk? What if we knew that what we said to ourselves about ourselves had the power to change our lives?
The Power of Self Talk
The other night, I was out with some wonderful women, and the question was asked, “What do you know about yourself that others might not know?”
When I thought about it, I said, “I can do anything. There is nothing that I can’t figure out, if I needed to.” When it came out of my mouth, it kind of jarred me, but I know it is a true statement, I really believe I can do anything I set my mind and attention to.
This doesn’t mean that I think everything is easy; it’s not. It doesn’t mean that I will breeze through life without a challenge, because that certainly isn’t true either. I just know that I can meet any challenge, and there is nothing that I can’t figure out, with the right tools and a Youtube video.
Until the question was asked, I really didn’t know that I had that confidence. When the words came out, they came with authority, and I have thought about it a lot in the last week or so. I guess it was always there, but when I articulated the thought, ABRACADABRA, I knew it to be true. Saying the words out loud, allowed me to integrate that sense of power to my self-concept. “I can do anything.”
Journal Assignment
So here is the assignment, in your journal, write about three things that you know about yourself that others might not know.
Be Positive
Sometimes we think when we tear ourselves down that we are actually truth telling. “I’m overweight, I’m disorganized….” the list goes on. STOP IT. You do not need to fill your journal with criticism. It is a bad habit to say negative things about yourself. It’s not honest, it’s diminutive. Be gentle with yourself.
Be Honest
This is not about making wild affirmations that don’t pass the sniff test.
Be positive, but don’t lie to yourself, because there is not buy-in. For example, don’t say, ” I am in a wonderful relationship with a handsome man,” if that is not true. What you can say, is “I will make a wonderful partner for the right person when they come along.”
Don’t say “I am a millionaire,” if your aren’t. You know you are lying to yourself. These types of affirmations have no transformative power, because you don’t believe them. What you can say is, “I can financially look after myself and live the life I want to live.”
Believe It
There is power in our words. When you articulate who you are, and what you want, you create a road map for yourself. When you make true and powerful declarations and believe them, a whole new version of yourself emerges.
