Brain Principle Six
My sister is visiting, and I asked her to bring a book she was reading: Making Your Mind Magnificent by Steven Campbell. It’s not a big book, but it’s very good. I’m on Brain Principle Six, which says:
“Your own self-talk has as much an affect on your self-image as what others say to you.”
He goes on to say that when we do something stupid, it often brings back all the times we did something else stupid, and we relive these in our minds. Some people continue thinking of all the stupid things they’ve done for years. Sometimes for their entire lives. When we do that, this is what happens:
“The brain records these memories and beliefs as if they were brand new, as if they had just happened!”
But then he says:
“You can override those self-images with new ones.”
That’s as far as I’ve gotten. My self-talk for the day is “I can do it!” And “It’s going to keep on getting better.”
What’s yours?
