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THE POWER OF TAKING THE PLUNGE

it is okay to talk to yourself. He went on to say
that it's also okay to even answer yourself, but
when your start to say, "huh?" to the answer,
you may have a problem.

The next time you sit quietly with no
distractions, examine your thoughts. Some of
those habitual 60,000 thoughts will start to
emerge from your subconscious. Once you’re
conscious of the fact that some of those
thoughts are becoming negative, that’s where
you have total control to change them. You can
use your very own command of positive
affirmations and words that empower you.
“Yes, start talking to yourself.”

“Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to
the soul and health to the bones."
— Proverbs 16:24

The words we use have power. They can make
us laugh or cry. They can wound or heal. They
offer us hope or devastation. With words, we
can make our noblest intentions felt and our
deepest desires known. In fact, the English
language has far more words to describe
emotions than any other language. All of us
have probably heard the old saying, “Sticks and

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