Has everybody gotten the message that I love my work — doing group and individual therapy at a Boston hospital-based primary care practice ?
Part of that work involves helping people let go of esteem-damaging messages they’ve heard from others (and internalized), including
You haven’t accomplished enough
You’re never good enough
Parts of you are unacceptable
You’re not worthy of love
I encourage people to challenge these toxic and habitual messages with health-promoting, affirmative messages, such as
I deserve to be seen, heard, and loved, exactly the way I am.
What kinds of messages do you give yourself?
At work, I receive lots of messages, every day, through email and voicemail.
Yesterday, I received one of the best voicemail messages, ever:
My doctor said you were good at talking to people who are not good at talking to people.
What messages do you get from these photos I took yesterday, before and after I heard that voicemail message?
Here’s some message music for you all:
The first public performance of “Message in a Bottle” by The Police is still sending out messages here, on YouTube.
Any messages — bottled or otherwise — you’d like to cast up on the shores of this post?
I hope you get the message that I’m grateful for people I work with, for my bf Michael (who cooked me something delicious when I got home last night at 9 PM), for Edmund Bourne (who wrote a great book about letting go of unhelpful messages), for Yankees, for ducks, for dogs, for cats, for bicyclists, for flowers, for bright colors, for The Police, and — of course — for you!
Message received loud and clear. Gratitude to you Ann for taking time every day to send a message of acceptance and healing to the world.
❤️
I love your messages, Val!!
You really got a lot of good messages yesterday, from the wonderful voicemail to that fabulous looking dinner which sent a message of love. My message to you is to hope your day today is a great one too!
Thanks for yet another great message, Lisa. Today should have lots of great messages, including free ice cream at work!
Free ice cream- I’m in!!!! My favorite food 🙂
If you get started now, might you be able to make Boston by noon, Lisa?
Ha! I wish! ❤
My message to you…. that veggie stir fry is colorful and fabulous, and if someone cooked that for you…hang on tightly !! ☺
I get the message, Van, and I’ll do my best to hang on tightly!
From your photos, I think you’re also grateful for trees 🙂
I am grateful for trees and for you!
“helping people let go of esteem-damaging messages”
It is great that people can turn to you for help.
Thank you for these helpful messages and the beautiful photos!
It’s wonderful whenever you visit here, Aunty — great for my self esteem!
I got the important message from your blog today that I need to be kinder in my comments to my DH. In my concern about hearing and memory, I’m always saying he needs to get checked out, and I know it sounds as if I think he isn’t good enough. My effort isn’t doing any good toward that end so far. Gotta rethink it. Thanks for the messages!
Thanks for being a life-long learner, Sonnische, and for this terrific message.
Beautiful message, Ann! We tend to be so hard on ourselves when we don’t “measure up”. Your post today reminded me of how I attempt to get hubby to see that what he does get done, is his best and to stop focusing on what he “should” have done “more”. Every day I have an “idea” of what I would like to get accomplished, and IF I do great! IF I do not, no problem, because I know I have done my best either way! Thank YOU for your Loving Heart, my friend!! May your day be glorious! Love, amy ❤
Thank YOU for your loving messages to me, to your husband and to yourself, Amy!
You are very welcome, Ann!!! Have a glorious weekend!!! ❤
Every post you do sends the message that you’re a caring person who loves her work and helping others to achieve self esteem. I also get the message that you love to take great photographs and listen to good music, and that you love your family and friends and are loved in return. The message that Michael cooks you wonderful meals is very evident, too. Have a lovely day, Ann. 🙂
Thank you for getting messages in the lovely way that you do, Millie.
No mixed messages here–everything’s coming up roses, or at least geraniums and daylillies. Your words and pictures may vary, but what never changes is that the underlying message is always positive.
I’m positive that I love your messages, Christopher.
I love all the messages in the Personal Bill of Rights. Good for everyone!
Have you heard of Soul Collage? It can be very therapeutic!
I hadn’t heard of Soul Collage, Emilie, before you sent this message. It sounds fascinating, and here’s a link to it:
http://www.soulcollage.com/
You are good at talking to people, Ann. Listening to people as well. That’s a message everybody who meets you gets. And people who want to meet you hear about it, too, obviously. Great-looking meal, Michael!
Great looking and sounding comment, good-talking and good-listening Mark.
A “Personal Bill of Rights”, that’s a new one for me Ann. Thanks for passing it on!
Isn’t that Bill of Rights wonderful, Maria? I’m glad to send those healing messages to you!
Beautiful Messenger Doves drawn by Picasso in 1961:
Beautiful message and messengers, Maria!
Super chouette article
https://lemondedamandine.wordpress.com/
A bientôt
Your message got through.
ok, viens faire un petit tour sur mon blog, n’oublies pas de le commenter et de le liker, merci d’avance.
Ok, come for a ride on my blog, do not forget to comment and the liker, thank you in advance
I didn’t get around to my e-mails yesterday so now I am working my way through almost 300 messages. I’ve got the message that I must keep up. And I am pleased you love your work
That’s a lot of messages, Derrick! I hope you also get the message that I appreciate any time you spend here.
Great messages there, Ann. Your beaming pic with that cuddly canine is more than enough to say the messenger is the message..best wishes.. Raj.
Here’s another message I am glad to receive, Raj!
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