Self-talk is real. Real powerful. This is what I told myself after configuring my email. This is a simple site but one that I configured myself. You see what I did there? “This is a simple site”, I downgraded my accomplishment. I didn’t even do that on purpose. I would never let anyone else get away with downgrading their own accomplishments but I would accept it from myself. This is what some people know about me and have taken full advantage of and benefited. That was then. Now, I have to put on the oxygen mask for myself. Inhale, exhale. Repeat. As I was saying self-talk is powerful. It is the difference between surviving or thriving. Sinking or swimming. I didn’t want to say it but even living or dying. If you filtered out all the negative from the past that shaped your inner-voice into what you say to yourself now, how would your life be different? I’m only briefly looking back to acknowledge that self-talk shapes our future. And I keep reminding myself that that is what this is about. Acknowledging, accepting, forgiving and moving forward. It is the process in demolition. I don’t want to victimize myself. Just as others have wronged me I have also wronged myself. So I will grieve for myself but not continually. Today is a new day. As I speak kindly and am forgiving of others I will be that onto myself. I can regain my inner-strength so that I can even do the same for others to a greater degree. Do you understand? I am genuinely proud of you, And break. Good work today.