Start your day with "I can do this," then when you hit something in the middle of your day that is hard for you, have power statements prepared, like "I can have a clean kitchen," or "I can be a patient mom."
I have a story relating to these. I was struggling with thinking Kevin, my husband, was always judging me. He didn't say anything, he just looked upset. We've been married 25 years so its not like it hasn't happened before. He's gotten upset about things I do and he looks a certain way. Well, I was on the lookout for it for some reason and I was seeing it EVERYWHERE. Of course this made me upset. I wondered, "Why is he always mad at me?"
I think my breakthrough happened when, in a group setting, a friend shared that her husband had chided her to stop "assuming things about me." Especially in regards to assuming what he was thinking. I realized that maybe my husband wasn't upset at me!
So, I created a statement to say when I started to worry. I said to myself, "It's ok. He likes me and I like him."
It really helped!
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