[CedarS]

One Hour.

Surely we deserve that.

We can give ourselves the gift of one hour.

One blessed hour while we ease up on ourselves. Haven't we punished ourselves enough?

The burdens we carry, surely some can be laid down for just an hour, while we stretch our back and look off into the distance. While we take a break, a breather.

One Hour.

One hour to lay off. Quit. Halt, cease, and desist. One hour without speaking to ourselves so cruelly. One hour while we just plain don't call ourselves and our actions names.

One Hour.

Maybe we cannot yet actually speak to and of ourselves in positive terms, maybe we can. Yet surely we can take a beginning step. No mean insulting abusive derogatory language allowed as we move through this blessed hour.

If we notice ourselves returning to the familiar habit of calling ourselves names, we can just gently note that fact and move that on.

One hour when the cruel stuff is safely contained in our file cabinet. One hour while all the degrading things said to us are -not- carried by us.

One hour while we do not invite any abusive voices into our minds for tea.

We have been trained to bully ourselves by bullies. We know how to be mean to ourselves. We got that lesson down pat.

Time for being sweet on ourselves. Tender, compassionate, boldly assertive.

Take an hour and get a peek at how cool you really are.


Sarah

[Parker10]

[jmo531]

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Take an hour and get a peek at how cool you really are.


Sarah

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[Fuzzybear]

[nightdream]

When you are out there in the cold and one ray of the sun comes shinning on your hand, you noticed it. Like the warm sunshine ray, I have noticed your post and I appreciate it!

Thank you!
nightdream

[Fuzzybear]

(((((((((( nightdream ))))))))))

I appreciate your post too

Excellent, Lady Sarah

[wisewoman]

Sarah I think I love you. You are Beautiful lady, thank you.

[CedarS]

Thank you on back!

[darkeyes]

Wow! That is so cool
Thanks with sharing that with all of us, I'm sure all of us can relate to things said in there.
Take care now,
DE

[dottie]

[eskielover]

Great post........I can take an hour & keep it going on to infinity....hoping for it to never end....

I have been able to find a way to get so involved in the hour that I don't have time to return to what was bothering me until something jerks me back to the other world I don't want to be in.

It is important to give ourselves the time to see the good aspects of our lives.....give ourselves the time to release our minds from the prison they find themselves in. It is very important to allow ourselves the opportunity to realize again what is feels like to be free.....& there is nothing wrong with extending the time for as long as we want.

Without the realization that these good feelings are not just something to be dreamed about & that they are really a part of us....it makes it harder & harder to find out way out of our prison.

Debbie

[CedarS]

It is almost 10 am here, Sunday morning. I have had a full week of illness, med changes, pain, and some weird events that will make for great stories later.

My apartment is quiet and warm, peaceful, clean. I have a cup of good coffee. I'm going to also gift myself with a full hour of being good to Sarah, cause I deserve it, I am worthy. And because I am further developing this new habit and I don't want to just run on automatic -beating myself up for being sick- habit.

I'm giving myself a break, kudos for my successes, and a reminder that I can learn from this week, it all is information for me to use or bypass.

I am worthy. I am worthwhile.

If any cruel voices and messages from my past rise up in my head, well, I have a mental door open and that unwanted stuff can just flow on out. Bye bye.

I have my mental file cabinent all spiffed up, if I don't want to go over any files I can stash them back safe away.

I can practice the fine art of fun distraction today.

I get to move slowly if I wish, I get to soak in a hot bath whenver I want, and I can listen to whatever music strikes my fancy.

And if I catch myself feeling cheerful, that is okay. I am not guilty or bad cause I survived, I did survive, and I now get to thrive.

Sarah