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Shrink Rap: Rescuing Yourself, Part 2
You’ll recall that a few weeks ago in this column we looked at the ways we abandon and rescue (not pups or stray cats), ourselves. How we let ourselves down, and how we regain the fortitude to pick ourselves back up. I mentioned examples such as: a newly sober person experiencing great disappointment because of falling off the wagon.
For someone else it may be abandoning personal principles in order to move up the corporate ladder. Another person may abandon himself with shameful or remorseful behaviors. Or we simply give up on ourselves—our hopes and dreams. There are countless ways we abandon ourselves, ways both big and small, through thoughts, words, and actions.
This week, in part two, I want to pick up the discussion by looking more closely at our thoughts, and the power within us to rescue, and to become, who we want to be.
Let’s start here: Everything begins with a thought. And when we think of ourselves poorly, we make choices that reflect those thoughts. When we think of ourselves with healthy esteem, guess what? We make choices that reflect those thoughts. more »
