the good.

I've been thinking this week about the power of losing the "Loser Talk".  This last week I went to a webcast by Dave Ramsey.  One of the things that he said was to not engage in "Loser Talk".

It can be so easy to beat yourself up...to say things like, "You idiot." "What were you thinking?  You weren't!"  "That was so dumb."  "Duh."  "That (negative thing) was to be expected."  When something goes wrong to say, "As usual."  "I'm never going to lose weight."  "In this economy."  "Nothing is going right for me today."

There are so many ways we engage in loser talk with ourselves.  The list could go on and on.  And then there are so many ways that we engage in loser talk with others...and that list is probably at least as long.

So make the buck stop here.  No more loser talk.  Speak with hope about yourself, about the economy, about your life, about your home, about your kids, about...everything.

You'll feel better.

You'll live better.

You'll be better.

I'm not talking about a Pollyanna view of the world or ignoring things that are wrong.  I'm talking about seeing the good in things.  Taking a situation and seeing a solution rather than a problem.  An opportunity rather than a dead end or a reason to complain.

We've all done it.  Today that can stop.

What do you say?

(the following is from my trusty health insurance lady...)

Positive Self Talk

When you focus on the positive, you can dream big and discover the best solutions to accomplish your goals. How we speak about ourselves and our situation can affect the results we get when trying to achieve a goal. It’s important to identify and amplify your strengths.

The following points can help center our attention toward our potential rather than our mistakes:

- There is something positive in all of us

- What we focus on becomes our reality

- It’s important to value differences

- The language we use creates our reality

good. LIFE.