There are times
we get caught up in repetition.
Sometimes it’s a good thing.
Running. Exercise. Taking a vitamin. Saying, “I love you!” to those who are
meaningful in our lives. All good things
and worthy of repetition.
There are other
times when the cycle of repetition needs to be broken. “I’m not good enough.” “I’m fat.”
“I can’t do it.” “I’m not
good-looking.” “I’ll never be . . .” and
on and on and . . .
We all have
those things we say to ourselves. It
seems we push play and repeat. And, we
do it without thinking. It becomes so
easy. Too easy.
Even worse, we’re
reminded every day, multiple times a day, again and again until the message is
drummed into us and we adopt that message as our own.
Sad, really.
We need this
hairstyle. That car. Whiter teeth.
Hair too thin? Need a closer
shave? Gaining too much weight? This color, that color. Take a cruise! Go on vacation.
Yes, why don’t
we go on vacation . . . from the endless repetition of those tapes.
Maybe, Erase
Those Tapes!
In the immortal
and very wise words of Christopher Robin to Winnie The Pooh: “You're braver
than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.”
Now, that’s a
tape worth repeating. Push that play
button and go on and repeat it over and over and over again.
I think we all
need a Christopher Robin in our lives.
(Probably a Winnie The Pooh, too.)
We need someone in our life that points out that we are good enough. That we’re okay. That while there is always room for
improvement, you know, we are pretty darn good just the way we are.
I had a friend,
a colleague and workmate in California who I had overheard telling another
coworker, “That’s okay! You’re his ten!” She was right back then, and she is right
even now.
You see, we’re
so much harder on ourselves than perhaps others are. We beat ourselves up over mistakes. It doesn’t matter if the mistake is small or
big. We beat ourselves up until we’re
bruised and bloody. But the reality is,
each of us . . . every one of us . . . is somebody’s ten.
Yes, each of
us. A ten.
Maybe it’s time
to Erase Those Tapes once and for all.
For our own good. For the good of
those around us. Maybe it’s time for us
to be the Christopher Robin to those around us, especially children. Maybe it’s time to help them Erase Those
Tapes before the tapes become too repetitious and before they become all too
easy to push play and repeat. We owe it
to ourselves. We owe it to each
other. We owe it to our children. We really do.
Honest! Something to think about
. . .
Live Your Life,
and Make A Difference!
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