The Words You Tell Yourself Matter
Written by, Donaven Clarke
Lets Talk About It
Words are powerful vehicles of communication. They can tear down a person having the best day of their life. They can also uplift someone on the verge of suicide. Earlier I’ve written on how your words can hurt others. You can read that here. But today were gonna be talking about how The Words You Tell Yourself Matter.
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Self Talk
Self talk is the continuous dialogue one has with themself. This encompasses conscious thoughts, beliefs and personal biases that shapes our daily thoughts, behavior and overall performance. There are different types of self talk that all have different functions. We may utilize self talk for planning ahead, managing emotions, motivation and focus. With something so important and so ingrained in our day to day functions as human beings. We tend to engage in self talk daily without even being fully aware. This lack of awareness can be DEADLY to our mental health.
Have you ever misplaced your keys or had forgotten your wallet at home and called yourself forgetful?
Have you ever been awkward in conversation and called yourself stupid?
If your answer is yes to the questions above then you have been a victim of negative self talk. Think about it, would you ever call yourself these things being fully aware of who you are and of your situation? No. But lack of awareness is what is holding your true inner voice hostage. When we blindly talk down on oursleves we dont realize the true impact. The countless times we may call oursleves weird, awkward, stupid, not enough. These are all mental jabs that will keep you inferior.
Become Aware
I urge you to Ask God for awareness. Ask him to expose yourself to your daily self talk. Invite him to your conversation and you will be surprised with all the horrible things you say to yourself about yourself.
Now don’t be discouraged because your awareness may take time to develop. Its going to be a daily process over the course of weeks, months and even years. But the process is worth it. Slowly but surely you’ll begin checking yourself on the way you speak. Your choice of words will begin to change. And then slowly but surely your aura and the way you carry yourself will begin to change.
Begin the process now so your future self can thank you
Weekly Do’s
Name 5 things you like about yourself
Write down what you look forward to become better at
Ask God for more awareness
October 10th, 2025
Verse of the day
Psalms 139:14 NIV I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
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