When shopping for others at Christmas, it is easy to forget togive yourself a present.
The best present for yourself costs nothing, does not have to be wrapped, and because it is not placed under the Christmas tree, only you know you received it.
Cut out the message below. Put it in where you can read it privately. Some people put positive self-messages on the inside of a kitchen cupboard that is generally not used by visitors. Others tape them to the car’s sun visor, on a bathroom mirror or the inside of a medicinecupboard.
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The key to this present is that you give it to yourself regularly, at least once a day.
- I am a valuable and important person. I am worthy of the respect of others.
- I am aware of the things that I value in life. Others may not feel the same, but I am entitled to my own values.
- I have pride in my past performances, even in errors I made, since I have learned from them and now have a positive view of the future.
- I can learn to accept compliments, and to share my successes with others who have contributed toward them.
- I am my own authority. I can choose how I think and as a result, how I feel. I do not need to let myself be affected by other people’s negative opinions or attitudes. I can’t change them. I can be in charge of me.
- It is not what happens to me that is important, but how Ihandle it.
- I can choose to be an action-oriented person. I can choose to get things done. However, I need to do first things first, and to do one thing at a time. I don’t need to plan a whole year or even a week. I only need to deal with life one minute, one hour and one day at a time.
- I choose to be kind, compassionate and gentle with myself.
My best wishes for a blessed Christmas to all my readers, and may hope and love be with you in the coming year.
Peter Griffiths is a mental health counsellor based in Prince Albert, Sask. His columns are intended as general advice only. His website is wwwsasktelwebsite.net/petecope.
