Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Things We Say To Limit Ourselves

March 9, 2018

Guilty! Soooo guilty. I even made a list a few months ago that looks like this:
- I can’t do that
- No money for that
- No time for that
All excuses to hide my fears. What I’m afraid of exactly I’m not always sure. Okay, I do know I have a fear of having very little money again – don’t want to go there. However, I know I would make it somehow because I’ve been there before. With the weight loss thing, I am afraid, but not sure of what.

I used to be guilty of saying the following: I’m ugly and fat – and, when it comes down to it, that’s bullying. However, I did stop that quite a while ago and it made a huge difference. Now I can look at myself and see that I’m not ugly at all and self-acceptance has begun to replace those old feelings.

Last year, after thinking about the “try” quote from Yoda, I ran across this article/video. He calls it self-limiting phrases that stop us from reaching our potential. I’ve thought a lot lately about what makes other people successful while I often struggle. I’m sure the first is self-discipline. The next thing may very well be what they say about themselves, their jobs, others, etc.

I need to figure why I say those things to myself – why I keep limiting myself. What I am afraid of. I’ve often heard that mumbo jumbo about what you say about yourself you become. Maybe it really is true and if it is, it’s time to build myself (and others) up.

I heard about another book, “What To Say When You Talk to Yourself” by Shad Helmstetter, and this seems to be in the same vein so I think I’ll take it out of the library and see if it offers any help. In the meantime, I’ll practice rephrasing my negative statements with something positive and go from there. It’s a start.

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On March 10, 2018 at 1:44 PM, Matt said:

Fear of failure? Fear of not living up to your own expectations (which I guess is more "failure")? Those are mine... I'm slowly coming around to the "fuck it" principle. Basically, the notion is that doing something "poorly" will still make you feel better than having done nothing at all. Easier typed than done, but... it's a start. That's why I've been just slapping shit around the garage into an ugly but usable state. Sick of sitting around waiting to start my YouTube career and just need to fucking do it. Fuck it. At least now it'll get done.
Basically, it's them three Ps...

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March 9, 2018

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