We are constantly telling ourselves stories about who we are and what we are capable of achieving. They can be stories from our past and how our past is now keeping our present limited and keeping us stuck. Or they can also be the tales we invent about imagined futures—what we think will happen. All of those narratives that we repeat to ourselves—both of the fiction and nonfiction varieties—are what we internalize and use to create self-identity. The stories we tell ourselves about our shortcomings and failures fuel the negative self-talk that leads us to accept the myth of a single narrative—a belief in only one version of what our life can look like. And, it is our interpretation of the past and how we project the future that determines the roads we take to all of our tomorrows. Today, it is time to consciously write a new story; to consciously stop retelling stories of the past when you felt like a victim and how even today you use that story to define your present live and from moving forward. Today, listen to yourself and the stories you tell yourself and others for that matter and then consciously change them. Begin to tell yourself the stories about those times when you were courageous. Tell stories about your strength, perseverance, and resilience. Tell stories about how strong you are. Tell the stories of your survival. The ones where you got through the hardest of times and experienced joy again. You have those stories. Those are the ones to repeat. Tell them over and over again so you never forget who you really are. Every moment of your life is a second chance. Take that chance today and tell yourself a new story.

Just for today, I monitor my self talk making certain that it is supportive and uplifting of myself and others. I do a mental housecleaning, making room for new positive thoughts. I am willing to release the need to be unworthy. I am now becoming all that I was created to be. Life now flows smoothly and I am at ease. Everything is working out for my highest good and so it is.