What if any time another person judged us, or talked down to us, or belittled us, we didn’t get offended or resistant or reactive, and instead we mentally replaced what was being said to us with the simple phrase, 'I am a good person. And I deserve to be loved.' The article mentioned that if we did that, we would be responding to what actually 'was' said instead of responding to what we think was said. That's a different and enlightening perspective!
What if any time another person judged us, or talked down to us, or belittled us, we simply replied, 'You are a good person. And I love you.'
I can see where that might be healthy and beneficial for us also, although I see the need for responding to harshness mentally with that response sometimes instead of actually saying it.
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." - William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830's.
