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“When are you ever going to do that right?”
“Look at your friends! They can manage, so why can't you?”
“You're so lazy! What's the matter with you?”

Do you have an inner voice that shames you and demeans you or one that criticizes everything you do? These inner messages erode our confidence and dignity and can limit our ability to give and to love. The following three techniques quiet the inner critic.

Three Ways To Silence The Inner Critic

1. Imagine turning the volume down on the critical voice as if it were a radio or…
2. Imagine the sound of the critic changing to a cartoonish voice. Make it very squeaky and silly or…
3. Imagine the critic's voice and how it makes you feel. Zoom out into space, with the moon and stars, so that you can barely hear it. The point is, move that voice out of your head.

Be creative. Make your own routine and practice this anytime the inner critic arises. Please remember that establishing a new habit requires repetition. Repeat these techniques as often as possible.

Learn about your Inner Critic, practice some Kindness to Self, find your Path to the Heart or explore more of the Earth Element.