Mantras

Mantras are an interesting thing.

Sometimes we create them without even knowing it.  These statements are often negative and somehow get repeated over and over in our heads till they become a mantra and become a dark cloud over our heads.

Things like:
"I can't run that fast"
"That is too high of a hill"
"I can't lose weight"
"Pushups are too hard"

So I have decided that I must strike the negative ones from my head.  If I hear them creeping in, my goal is to replace them, with something positive or at least a challenge.

Things like:
"I can run"
"I get to run down the other side of that hill"
"I'm not gaining weight"
"I can do a pushup"

And I've actually started a true mantra.  One I say to myself before bed and one I say to myself when I get up.

I go through this mantra with my body, my mind, my soul, and me.
"My ___ is good"
"My ___ is strong"
"My ___ is beautiful"
"My ___ is is a gift from God"

It may seem sad that I need to remind myself of these things, but its true and I accept it.  Its part of me accepting me.  Because... "I am good, I am strong, I am beautiful, I am a gift from God."