Say âGoodbyeâ to
âShoulda, Woulda, Couldaâ
Have you ever caught yourself thinking, âI havenât done enough,â or âI shouldâve tried harder,â or âIf only I could have done it differently.â? This is self-imposed stress. It happens when our self-talk is full of the word should. âI should have called my sister today. I should have studied math flash cards with my daughter today. I wish I would not have been impatient with my spouse. I should not have been so critical today. I should have seen that coming.â
The voices sometime swirl around our head and can be never ending. Itâs like they are standing on our shoulder and shouting into our ear -- things like, âA caring friend would . . .â or âA good employee would . . .â or âYou should . . .â
Hereâs the best solution I know for this: Tell those voices that thereâs no room in the inn. Stop listening to that critical voice. Self-imposed stress can be the most debilitating of all. It saps us of energy, it deflates our ego, and it causes ou...
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