Don’t let your inner critic ruin your win
Dear Human 💕, You made it! You reached your goal for your September cycling fundraiser! 250 miles! You celebrated for a minute and then your inner critic started hissing at you. Let’s hiss back!...
Category: Handle Your Thoughts and Feelings
Learn to handle that voice in your head and all those big emotions without letting them run the show. These skills help you observe your thoughts without believing everything you think and feel your feelings without being overwhelmed by them.
What feeling are you dodging?
Dear Human 💕, I can see you getting more and more frustrated with yourself every time you look at your to-do list. Some things have been sitting there for weeks. One of them has...
What would I say to someone I love?
Dear Human 💕, I noticed you being really hard on yourself again. You made a mistake and your inner voice jumped on it. I’m so stupid. Why did I do that? I always mess...
The world is dangerous. Get out there!
Dear Human 💕, You haven’t been on your bike in over a week. Not since you read about that cyclist that was killed. That was terrible! I get why that scares you. The world...
You are not bad. You did something bad.
Dear Human 💕, That was not one of your best moments. That human wanted to be encouraging and offer support, and you reacted like they stepped on my tail on purpose. You got defensive...
Learn from what you should have done
Dear Human 💕, Sometimes s**t happens…or not. I was wondering whether I should use the litter box in the office or the other one I prefer. The one that was sitting on top of...
That’s good enough!
Dear Human 💕, I kept track and you nearly spent a day to find a hotel in Chicago for your weekend trip. That seemed a bit excessive to me. I know you’ve been looking...
You can only control yourself and your reality
Dear Human 💕, You can only control yourself and the reality you creÂate for yourself. Nothing else. You can control: You cannot control other humans. All the things you can control for yourself, you...
All the feelings. All at once.
TL;DR: It’s human to experience a number of very different feelings at the same time. And remember that Opposites can co-exist. So, it’s okay when those feelings seem to contradict each other. Dear Human 💕,...
What is going on right now?
Dear Human 💕, You look like you don’t know what to make out of this moment. Don’t Panic! I usually start with examining the very moment. I pause and I ask myself what is...