Fast...

 

I came across this in a book and thought it would be good practice to do for one day. I find I can be very critical of myself, so going on a "criticism fast" would help bring awareness and help remind me to be kinder to myself when I am imperfect and human. Self - Forgiveness is something I work on daily and I have to choose situation by situation just as I hope to continue to work on the harsh judgement I place upon myself.

The Criticism Fast

For one day resolve, "I will criticize nothing that occurs today. I will imagine everything that happens is for my good and the good of others. I will release myself from the judgements I have laid upon myself. I will see myself, my motivations and my actions as pure. I will not agree with the critical or judgmental words or attitudes of others. I will not deny the good within and around me. I give this entire day to the celebration of good."

The Dress...

I ended up making a dress for my daughters senior prom. We had looked for weeks and she couldn't find one that she liked. She doesn't like the typical prom dress which made it that much harder to find. So as I was making the dress (with no pattern) and with four days to spare, the critical voices in my head was whispering, "Your not doing a very good job, you could do better, it will look like it was "made." But as I finished, down to the last minute, as we are walking out the door, I silenced the voice and choose to say "I did a good job. Could I have done better sure, but I did a good job." With that the critic was silenced!