Message for Saturday

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Message of the Day

THOSE LITTLE TALKS

Sometimes I wish I had a twin. Then there would be two of me to do all this

work. I`m up at 4:30 in the morning, and I get to bed a little after 11:00

PM. The list of things I have to do seems endless, and yes, I`m a

perfectionist. There are times when the alarm clock goes off, and I just

don`t want to get out of bed, but then I give myself a little talk.

“, you have a very hectic day in front of you, so let`s get up and

rise and shine!” And you know what? I do! I bounce up, do my stretches, and

head for the shower.

Sometimes I don`t feel very hungry in the morning and just want to drink my

water and take my vitamins, but then I give myself a little talk. “,

you have to start your day in a healthy way, so march down to the kitchen,

make yourself an Egg Beater omelet, have a few pieces of light toast and a

half a grapefruit.” And you know what? I go down and fix myself a nice

breakfast!

I head to the office and find stacks and stacks of letters and e-mails.

Sometimes it`s overwhelming, and I sort of panic. How am I going to answer

all of these? How am I going to get through this day? Then I give myself a

little talk.

“, you`ve been doing this for umpteen years! Go sit down at your desk

and open the letters one at a time.” And you know what? I do, and much to my

amazement, I get through all the work in front of me!

As I wind up my day, I sometimes think to myself, “, you didn`t do

enough today. You could have done more. You are capable of doing twice as

much.” Then I realize I am only one person, and I did my very best.

We all have moments when we doubt ourselves or don`t want to do things that

we know we should. That`s when those little talks with yourself are so very

helpful. So don`t be afraid to have those conversations with yourself. If

you don`t have them, who will?

Love,