8 Ways To Reassurance And Appreciation

STOP  - stop whatever you're doing.

RELAX - relax your mind, let go of any beliefs.

BREATHE - normal breathing, not deep breaths.

OBSERVE - observe your breathing, notice the silence.

TRUST - trust the breathing, trust the silence.

ACCEPT - accept the silence, accept you now.

YOU NOW - trust you now, accept you now, you are important.

YOU MATTER - trusting and accepting you, and focusing on you, not others.

Now; what am I expressing to you in acknowledging an appreciation of  yourself? In a moment that you are recognizing and noticing that you are expressing to yourself "I cannot," stop, objectively offer  yourself permission to express "I can," and express an appreciation  of yourself - not merely within thoughts. Incorporate some action in that moment that is a demonstration of your appreciation of self. Offer yourself a gift. Incorporate some action that is acknowledging of you, that is appreciating of you. This may be expressed in a few moments. You may choose, in your terms, to indulge yourself in any action that generates preference and pleasure within you.

This shall be sufficiently distracting to allow you to discontinue concentrating upon the _expression of "I cannot" and it shall also offer you a reinforcement in acceptance of yourself, and this shall dissipate the expression of "I cannot."

You may offer yourself a gift of chocolate.

You may choose to be incorporating a walk and appreciating your connection with a flower.

It matters not, but allow yourself an actual physical expression of  appreciation of yourself.

Elias