

When I made a mistake, my peers did not punish me as you did. When I say something that you think I shouldn't, you judge and condemn me. When I look at myself in the mirror, you say I’m too fat, too thin, growing old, and I have wrinkles. I thought you were on my side!
When we reflect on our thoughts, we notice our minds
have the tendency to speak these words unconsciously. And if we are not
conscious of it, we readily believe what the mind says. We are our own worst
enemy. Sometimes we say things like I’m not good enough, that person is better
than me or hey look I’m getting fat. This mental labelling is happening
unconsciously and flies around in our head. To silence these voices, we do
things like; go shopping, buy more makeup, gossip, use substances, illegal or
legal drugs. We may even engage in dangerous activities such as jumping out of
an aeroplane or climbing the highest mountain. After going through all of that,
we later discover that those voices are still there. So the only option we have
left to silence the voices is to go to our favourite pub and hold a glass of
vodka in one hand and a cigarette in the other. We live in a discontent
civilisation, and we label those kids that can’t sit still as ADD and yet we
are still oblivious to the obvious.
As I walk down the footpath with our two beautiful
dogs, Gracey and Monty. I reflect upon the life that I have led up to this
point. In my personal experience, I too have been caught up in approval
seeking. I only do things when my coach or my partner gives me the yes signal
until then I wait. As I reflect on my own mind, I notice when I make a mistake
my mind will judge me harshly, I too feel inferior to those that are more
successful than me. Unconsciously I have been comparing myself with others,
through self-reflection and I now come to the realisation that it’s time to
step out of my own prison.
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