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TODAY'S QUOTE:
Relentless, repetitive self talk is what changes our self-image... Denis Waitley

The simple truth is that it does not matter much what anyone else thinks about us as long as we do not think well of ourselves.  Someone else cannot truly build up what we spend so much time tearing down. We may hear their words and appreciate any admiration of or confidence in us that is expressed, but it is as effective as trying to bind a gapping wound with a band-aid.

During our youth the encouragement and love or lack thereof that we receive from others becomes the framework that we build upon as we age. When our foundation is flawed then building anything of beauty and strength is impossible. We must tear down everything and rebuild, but by the time we realize that fact we are often so careworn and exhausted that the notion of motion is overwhelming.

A mountain of doubt is not easily moved, yet move it we must. To simply settle for a junk yard filled with the mess others made dooms us to a barren existence inside of a manmade slum. If you were not the one who created it then find all the joy possible from dismantling the madness. Make choices that matter soul-deep and create a masterpiece of peace inside of your precious three square feet.

The echoes of past voices may try from time-to-time to speak to the person who used to occupy your space. If you listen closely it is simple to recognize that others often talk bull-shit about you when the stink is really radiating from them. They attempt to utilize you as a ladder to elevate their own opinion of themselves. They speak lies with volume and spite, as if that will alter a wrong into a right. Just be sure that when they remain stuck on stupid that you fly free above such pettiness and seek wisdom inside yourself. Think about it... let it ride... then YOU decide!!!