“Language is the bedrock of culture. Change the language, change the culture.” Martha Beck
I love these instructions.
Not thrilled with your internal culture? Too much negative self-talk? Criticism? Internal gas-lighting?
Change your language. “I love you. I honor you. I tell you the truth. I trust you. I’ve got your back.”
Not thrilled with your family/relationship culture? Too much negativity? Criticism? Unhappiness? Gossiping?
Change your language. “We speak positively. We hold our integrity. If we don’t have something nice to say about others, we look inside ourselves to see how that might be a reflection of US.”
Not thrilled with your culture’s culture? Too much negativity? Criticism? Unhappiness? Gossiping?
Same same.
See how this works?
And this practice isn’t about blowing sunshine up anybody’s behind. It’s not spiritual bypassing. It’s NOT false happy-happy-joy-joy-unicorns-farting-rainbows-with-fluffy-bunnies-dancing-in-circles.
It’s about knowing what you want. Putting clear language around it. And putting the language into practice until the culture reworks its itself around the language.
Give it a try – and let me know how it goes!
Warmly,
Angie