But I stepped on a duck

Three women died together in an accident and went to heaven. When they get there, St. Peter says, “We only have one rule here in heaven: don’t step on the ducks!”

So they enter heaven, and sure enough, there are ducks all over the place. It is almost impossible not to step on a duck, and although they try their best to avoid them, the first woman accidentally steps on one. Along comes St. Peter with the ugliest man she ever saw. St. Peter chains them together and says, “Your punishment for stepping on a duck is to spend eternity chained to this ugly man!”

The next day, the second woman steps accidentally on a duck and along comes St. Peter, who doesn’t miss a thing. With him is another extremely ugly man. He chains them together with the same admonishment as for the first woman.

The third woman has observed all this and, not wanting to be chained for all eternity to an ugly man, is very, VERY careful where she steps. She managed to go months without stepping on any ducks, but one day St. Peter comes up to her with the most handsome man she has ever laid eyes on … very tall, long eyelashes, muscular. St. Peter chains them together without saying a word. The happy woman says, “I wonder what I did to deserve being chained to you for all of eternity?” The guy says, “I don’t know about you, but I stepped on a duck!”

Boxers’ words and thoughts

Imagine a boxer stepping into the ring, and telling himself:

“I’m a loser. I’m a chicken!”

How long would he last?

Imagine a singer walking onstage, and telling herself:

“I’m pathetic! They’ll hate me!”

How well would she sing?

It’s a recipe for disaster.

Yet, lots of us use this same recipe every day. We tell ourselves:

“I’m fat.”

“I have a rotten memory.”

“I’m always broke.”

“I’m an idiot.”

Then we wonder why we fail!

If you expect to forget, you will forget!

If you expect to be broke, you will stay broke.

If you expect to behave like an idiot …

So how do we start to think positively?

The first step is to watch your mouth! Notice what you SAY about yourself.

From today, NEVER SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT YOURSELF.

Never tell people: “I’m hopeless, I always screw up, my boyfriends always dump me …”

Make a commitment: “From today, I will not criticise myself. If I have nothing good to say about me, I will keep my mouth shut.”

It’s hard to control our thoughts - but we CAN control what comes out of our mouth. Once we take control of our language, we begin to have more positive thoughts … and life gets better.

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