si dawson

We really are our own worst enemy.

The lit­tle voice inside our head, crit­i­cis­ing, judg­ing, con­stantly questioning.

So what to do about it? Well, there are many ways — med­i­tat­ing, becom­ing more present, sedona, eft, you name it.

Here's a fun way that I've dis­cov­ered helps build self-acceptance, and lessen that voice.

I did this while walk­ing about town, so it's not the kind of thing that you need to be super-attentive to, or block out time to do.

Now, nor­mally when this lit­tle voice starts up — our instinct is to supress it. Ignore it. Now try doing the exact oppo­site. Call it up. See what it has to say.

So, if it comes up with "You're lazy"? That's great! Just sing back to it "I love you, lazy [whatever-your-name-is]" — and mean it!

I use a silly sing-song voice when I do it — it just keeps things light, stops me get­ting too seri­ous about it all.

Then, just keep telling that part of you that you love it until it stops telling you this thing. Next, see what other lit­tle voices have nasty things to say. Once you open the flood­gates, you'll find there's a ton there, but by giv­ing them uncon­di­tional love, you dis­solve them. You regain your power, and you see them for what they truly are, not these big fear­ful truths at all, but just your tiny ego, try­ing to get atten­tion in any way it can.

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It sounds crazy, but once you get into it, it's actu­ally a whole lot of fun, and the relief that comes is.. indescribable.

It really is true what they say "Love kills the demon".