“Our subconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes and cannot tell the difference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What we continually think about eventually will manifest in our lives.”
— Sidney Madwed
— Sidney Madwed
Say you're fat, you'll get fat.
Say you're happy, you'll become happy
Say you're confident, you will be more confidant.
I've known this concept for 4 years now. That you really do create your life and the circumstances you're in whether it's where you want to be, or not....but, only in this last year have I seen this concept work.
And it does work.
I remember watching The Help in the movie theater, and when I walked out of the theater I vowed to myself that I would tell my children what that maid in the movie told her little babies everyday...
YOU ARE SMART
YOU ARE KIND
YOU ARE IMPORTANT
And I added to it....
I LOVE YOU
DAD LOVES YOU
YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER LOVES YOU
...AND WHO ELSE LOVES YOU?
[Then I taught Zuri to tell herself she loves who she is.]
She always responds by saying, "ME! I do! I love me!" and she giggles the whole time.
I'm no expert, but I feel like this is the best thing I could ever do for my children. It's so simple and so easy, yet I feel like it could greatly impact who they choose to become as adults.
Its working for us so far, and yes, my children are young, but I wanted to share.
xo
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ReplyDeleteI really needed this today. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteGreat wisdom. Thanks for sharing. xoxox
ReplyDeleteEveryday as a child my mom would read the book Mrs Honey's Holiday to me, which on each page reinforces "you can do absolutely anything if you try".. I'm 21 and still think of it often and how lucky I am to have a mother who taught me this from a young age.. could not agree more that reinforcing the ideas of confidence and happiness is one of the best things you can do for your kids! love your blog :)
ReplyDeleteWeslie, I knew we were alike! That's exactly what we tell our kiddos every night that saying from the help. Then, we tell them one thing we love about them or something they did that day that was great. I completely agree what you tell kiddos is what they believe. =) Man, our nuggets are sure lucky to have us!! haha.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! I miighhttt be slightly obsessed with you and your cute fam. Love all your tips and tricks and just fun posts, so great. xoxox
ReplyDeleteYou are truly an amazing human being and inspire me to better myself, thanks for the insight and advice✌
ReplyDeleteJust a blog reader, and Instagram follower and I know that you know this already based on this exact post, but you have got to be the best mom for your girls!!!!! Keep being amazing! You and your family are awesome! :)
ReplyDeleteEvery night since seeing The Help, I've said those same few lines to Jude- its amazing how such few words can impact a life. I'll never stop telling him that.
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