Traumatic Experiences Community Daily Check-In Friday August 24th 2018

Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone!!!

It's been a nice, quiet morning over here. I did laundry last night, and I've just got that taken off the drying rack and put away. I got my washing machine put away (I have a small apartment so I have a portable washer that hooks up to my faucet and drains into the sink), I did the dishes, and I got my kitchen cleaned up a bit - and it's not even 10am! After this, I have some homework to do, but it's just the first week work, so it's mostly introductions and syllabus quizzes, so not bad at all.

BUT

All that I've done this morning, and all I'll do the rest of the day, no matter how small a task it may seem, goes against everything I was made to believe about myself while growing up. I was always told that I was useless, worthless, stupid, how I would never do anything with my life, etc.

I've built all the furniture in my apartment. I sponsor four children. I give as much as I am able whenever I am able. I have done so well in school I got an "academic honors incentive" added to one of my scholarships, which means extra money each semester. At work I constantly hear people say things like, "What would I do without you?"

I am not useless - I am capable of a lot, and I prove that daily.

I am not worthless - my life has value, and I do for others all the time.

I am not stupid - I am actually quite smart.

I have done quite a lot with my life, and it's really only getting started.

Those are just four examples of negative beliefs that can be ingrained in us from a young age.

So today, I would like to challenge each of you to share a negative belief that still haunts you, and to flip it around to be a positive, like I just showed you with some of my own negative beliefs. Whether it's something like "I'm not ugly - people always tell me how pretty I am.", or something like "I do have control in my life - look at everything I've done for myself!", please at least try to share just one negative belief you have. 💜

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