You know that voice in your head, the one that loves to criticize you, causing self doubt? We all experience it. But, what does your voice tell you?

For me, my voice enjoyed telling me that I wasn’t good enough, that I should give up on things in life. Especially in December, where I experienced one thing after another, it seemed to be non-stop. That voice seemed to love taking advantage of jabbing at me while I was down. “Maybe it’s a sign that you should leave, move, runaway, stop trying to succeed.” But, because I’ve been through a lot in life already, I knew that eventually things would be okay. So I was able to shut that voice down sooner than I would have in the past, but I know that the voice will return.

Here’s the thing, I have no problem standing up for myself when it comes to other people. However, I never thought of standing up to myself. Why can’t I? And next time, I will. Instead of arguing with myself, putting myself down, I am just going to shut the voice down before it has a chance to cause any negativity in my life. I want to continue this year as healthy and happy as possible.