"you cant do it.
you're not that good.
you dont have it.
besides, you're ugly.
dont even bother, you'll blow it.
there's just no way.
besides, you're crazy.
no one takes you seriously.
you are average.
you are dumb.
besides,others are so much better than you. "

and I say :

"why not?
you ARE beautiful and capable and brilliant and crazy creative .
your heart is a piece of art.
you have a way of looking at life like no other.
you see things other people miss.
you have more magic than you have even come close to tapping into.
i believe in you. i really do.
and i know how amazing you are.
everyone you meet adores you.
you light up the world just by walking around.
you have strength and wisdom and courage ~ which pretty much makes you a
natural wonder woman.
your loving kindness is by far the most impressive gift a person can have."

we may not have a choice on the tapes that have been implanted into our heads
from the past, but we do have a choice at which ones we will choose to play again and again.

today i challenge you to press STOP on that old shitty cassette and give a spin to the new cd of the voices of those who love you.