01/06/2024
I noticed recently that whenever someone asked me how I was I would reply with “busy”. I noticed this so often that I actually got sick of hearing it myself. I sat with it, I asked myself what I felt every time I said it. It fuelled my anxiety about all of the things I have to do. It wasn’t serving me. It wasn’t actually even me expressing how I actually was.
There are so many phrases we use, our dialogue is unique to us. But do we ever stop to think about the impact that our words are having on our emotions, our behaviours and our body?
I felt tired every time I said it. It was a reminder of all the things “I’ve still not done” the pressure I felt, the mountain I felt like I was climbing.
Am I going to respond with “busy” in the future? Probably 😅. I’m human. But what I will do is notice it, and reframe it.
See the thing is - those words on the left, we have learnt that they protect us. In one way or another we have learnt to use them to survive. But actually the words on the right will help us to thrive!
