Do you ever have these thoughts?

I’m doing this all wrong.

I’m doing everything wrong.

I should just give up.

I’m useless.

I’ll never be able to do this.

I’m not good enough.

Nobody cares.

I can’t relate to anyone.

What’s the use?

When these thoughts occur, you may have an urgent need to do something, fix something, change something to extinguish that perception. If it’s about achieving a goal, we can refuse to give up. Although it may also feel as if we must alter the perception externally for the world’s validation, as if others are watching and waiting. But there is no real urgency there. Nothing good comes from rushing to control “perception” in a desperate state of mind. Take a pause. You have time.

You can probably resolve it internally. Summon your will and your strength and make a choice that you don’t want to surrender to this mindset and absolutely refuse it. Because all those thoughts come from a past belief system where someone or another implied those things or maybe even said them to you, and you believed them. You know better now, but sometimes we forget. Tell yourself not to give in to this doubt about who you are. Just as you wouldn’t do it to anyone you love, don’t do this to yourself.

Patience isn’t always our strong suit, but if we wait a bit, things change. They could easily get better. It’s amazing what a difference an hour, a day, or a week makes. Stay in the moment and just keep doing the next right thing. You are amazing.

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