Lots of people talk to themselves. Probably that’s how good ideas and solutions to problems occur. And I’m convinced that creative people do it all the time.
I know it can be a bit embarrassing if you’re caught in the act, but I say if you’re talking to yourself, at least you can be sure of an intelligent conversation!
Perhaps self talkers need to come out of the closet. So I’m going to tell you about a conversation I’ve been having with myself for the last week.
A: I don’t feel good right now.
Z: Life is wonderful. Yippee!
A: I’m feeling pretty anxious right now.
Z: I feel awesome.
On the one hand (I think it’s my left!) I agree with the power of positive thought. Yes, it just plain feels better to be able to say I feel fantastic.
On the other hand (that would be my right!) if the thoughts and words are not what we’re really feeling, what then? Isn’t that a form of lying? So what do we do? Let’s go back to A and Z.
You might be wondering why I didn’t call them A and B? Here’s why. And it has to do with what I concluded at the end of the conversation with my SELF.
It’s too big a leap to go from A to Z all at once. We want to feel better and at the same time we know we’re not being truthful to ourselves. And we have that niggling little feeling that there’s something wrong with us because we can’t make life wonderful right now.
But you know what? If we can’t get from from A to Z, it’s possible to go from A to B.
A: I don’t feel good right now.
B: Things are a little better than they were last week.
A: I’m feeling pretty anxious right now.
B: I had a great talk with a friend yesterday and it felt good to laugh together.
Eventually we get to Z.
A trip from B to C anyone?
