Tag: choice

One word

Posted on by philipdodson

If what you have to say takes one word, then that is enough.

Our story can be as long or short as you choose. 

Our voice is ours to own. 

The words we choose are ours to choose. 

Our message is our message. 

Our way of saying things is exactly that, our way and not to be modified to fit in. 

We shackle ourselves continually with others rules of what to say, the words to use, how we should express ourselves. 

Freedom is being true to ourselves . 

When we express ourselves with the words that are ours and in a way, that is without compromise to our values,then we are free. 

One word, free. 

Reverting to old behaviours

Posted on by philipdodson

Many times when we are going through the difficulty of changing we reach a pressure point, a moment or several moments of stress, and most often at that moment we default back to the old comfortable habits.

That’s OK, it is normal.

The important thing is not to worry about the lapses, it is to simply recognise they will happen and that we need to be compassionate without ourselves and be kind. Allow ourselves to be human and to slip now and again.

If not what will happen is that we beat ourselves up adding, even more, self-imposed pressure and we will revert completely to the old habits and many times give up on the change.

Change is difficult, being kind to ourselves is part of that so that change becomes easier in the future.

It is as ever a choice that we make inside our own heads, however, start with some kindness to ease the challenge of building new habits.