It’s possible for you to make a change every day…but there could be something holding you back.  What do you think it is?  Your thoughts?  Your actions?  For me, it’s my negative thoughts.  I’ve often felt I’m not good enough…and I have to fight the negative thoughts every day.  Growing up, I was told by my father that I was dumb and stupid.  As an adult, this berating was repeated by my husband.  I’d ask him to stop calling me dumb and stupid and his reply would be, “I didn’t say you are dumb and stupid; I said what you did was dumb and stupid.”  I don’t know about you, but I’m not seeing the big difference there! 

However, I never questioned him because I was intimidated and assumed he was right.  I accepted and believed those horrible comments.  But now it’s my mission…every day…to push those negative comments out of my mind.  I have to say, it’s not always easy…but it is possible.  What helps me is a great support system of friends and family in addition to an amazing counselor.  

So, what about you? Does anything hold you back?  Do you have a support system?  Who are they?  Give them credit here.