Voices Inside My Head

I had a conversation with my roommate this morning. We were discussing the voices (or lack thereof) inside our heads.  She just bought a new pair of shoes and apparently had a conversation with me (discussing pros and cons and actual necessity) in her head before she did so. I'm flattered? We discussed the fact that she frequently hears me, her parents, her boss, and a few others when she is stressed, busy, excited, or just needs someone to be excited with her.  I may have laughed at her a little.  She asked me about the voices inside my head. I told her that I don't really have any.  She told me that I was weird because I don't hear voices. "Everybody has voices!"   I decided that there are phrases that I hear, but I have adopted the actual voice that projects them in my mind.  I guess that is why I like quotes so much. Here are some of the most prominent:

• "Make it a good day!"

Mom told us this every morning as we walked out the door to school. It has helped a lot. So many times my attitude has changed drastically as I have tried to MAKE it a good day.  Sometimes my attitude is the only thing I CAN change in a situation. 

• "What good can possibly come from a day that begins with waking up in the morning?"

Dad's counter quip to Mom's morning advice. Believe it or not, I'm a night owl. I tell my patients that I'm a morning person by necessity, not choice. 

• "Wise people learn from experience.  Super-wise people learn from other's experience. Super-super-wise people learn from the Lord to begin with."

Squeeg (the brother) spoke in stake conference when he was 15-16ish.  I was in calculus at the time and amused myself by taking derivatives and integrals of random equations. I snapped out of it long enough to hear him make that statement. I try to apply that statement as much as possible. It makes me feel: 1) educated, and 2) ahead of the game. If I learn it from others, I don't have to go through the pain of learning it by myself.

• "It's Thankful Thursday! What are you thankful for?"

One of the girls that I used to visit teach used to send me Thankful Thursday texts with lists of things that she was thankful for.  It's amazing how having time scheduled for gratitude can change perception and reality in my mind.  I like Thankful Thursdays.

I hope you all appreciate the voices in your head. Make them a positive rather than a negative.