Borrowed from a friend!

So today's blog is all about gremlins! This is mainly because I am battling one right now.

So a gremlin is really your inner voice, the little fella that sits on your shoulder and whispers in your ear quietly but persistently. And if you don't listen they just get louder and louder. Mine right now is saying "everybody knows this stuff already, just put the ipad down and go back to doing what you've always done" . Actually he is shouting very loudly! This sets off my self doubt alarm bells and I begin to question myself and what I'm doing. The trick here is to BREATHE, sounds stupid I know but in gremlin taming the first steps is just to pause and acknowledge him. Take a moment to breath and consider what he is saying rather than accepting it as an absolute truth.

Believe it or not gremlins are actually our friends, I like to think of them as angels in disguise. Why? I hear you say, can a gremlin possibly be my friend. Well all gremlins have a positive intention, they are trying to protect us from something. Mine is playing to my security belief. He is worried that if I put this stuff out there and nobody reads it or comments on it, I will feel insecure and he wants me to play safe!

So what do I do? I acknowledge him and say thanks for caring, I understand he wants me to stay safe and I get the message that I need not to take the stats to heart! But it is important to me that I share this stuff so it can help others just in case they don't know about it and now he knows I am safe he shuts up!  Sounds so simple but I've been battling him for 5 hours and I am well practised at gremlin taming!

So what does your gremlin say to you on a regular basis? Next time he starts to whisper , breathe and listen to what he has to say because he really does care.

Check out Lorraine's blog on wordpress...tea, cake and happiness, for more thoughts on staying positive.

Thanks Lorraine!