By Sheila Giardina
I found this story in my 1998 journal. I wrote: As I was writing my calligraphy, I found myself saying, “darn my shoulders always hurt when I do calligraphy”. When I heard myself say that, I couldn’t believe it. I realized I must say that 10 times a day. No wonder my shoulders hurt. So, as I wrote I repeated, “When I do calligraphy my shoulders relax.” Over and over. When I sat down at the computer I said: “When I work on the computer my shoulders relax.”; “When I drive, I find myself relaxing”; and “I enjoy doing the bills because my shoulders are relaxed, etc”.
What a change in my shoulders, just by the the end of the week. When I checked in with myself, they were less tense and relaxed.
I heard…
I nurture myself by…
I use trust when…
I find myself caring when…
Life looks clearer when…
Today, success looks like to me …
I encourage myself by…


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