You are what you ...

...think. You thought I was going to say "eat" didn't you? Nope. (At least not in this post...maybe I'll blog some other day about eating. Today it's about attitude.)

I have been intentionally working on my "self talk" recently. Specifically, I've been thinking "I am smart. I am strong. I make healthy choices." I have been surprised at how powerful this actually is - especially while walking around the grocery store. It's a bit easier to not pick up the and put it in my cart when I'm thinking "I make healthy choices". I am motivated to honor what I'm telling myself by ensuring I keep it true. I think the present tense is what really creates that effect. If I thought something like "I'm learning to..." or "I'm getting better at..." or "I will try to...", my guess is it wouldn't be as effective.