For those new to mantras, the idea is to have a short and sweet phrase you can repeat to yourself to remind you of a mindset you would like to adopt or a behavior you would like to start. Going off the last few days, give this mantra a try when you are hearing your inner critic, but would like to hear your inner friend instead.
I won't lie, this one isn't easy for me. I had a really short work week, but it was still overwhelming and busy. I was not really set on specific New Year's Resolution. I wanted to focus on Self-Care, obviously, but have been so frustrated with every bullshit "self-care suggestions" that I've read (hence doing this challenge). I named my inner critic, I came up with a friendly response(ish) to say to my inner critic. I reminded myself to pay attention and notice when my inner critic reared its ugly head.
However.
When I'm living life, I am so manic and ADHD and in the moment, that I am unaware of basically all things. Driving home, trying to listen to my audiobook and veg out, that's when everything that I said and did all day comes flooding back.
So I guess at this time, I hear my inner critic, who I named Zelda but think I should rename to a person I work with but can't actually say her name because Privacy. So, perhaps we will refer to her as She Will Not Be Named. This bitch is rewinding the day, highlighting on how I verbally regurgitate everything that bothers me to my team. Every little annoyance, everything someone said or did, or how unfair the system is. How everyone is doing a shitty job in their classrooms. How these kids are being serviced. Blah Blah Blah. Every conversation turns into ME complaining, and that turns into an existential crisis.
So I've decided that I'm reviving my old mantra, which still resonates with me. Stop complaining- although my feelings are absolutely valid, my focus needs to be "What will you do about it?"
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