Can’ts and Don’ts
Two words that we get stuck behind are “can’t” and “don’t”.
I can’t deal with this.
I can’t do this.
I can’t trust people.
I can’t fix this.
I can’t change.
I don’t think this is ever going to get better.
I don’t want to try.
I don’t believe it’s possible.
I don’t think God has a good plan for me.
I don’t want to hope again.
Now, please lean in close here. If we don’t tend well to this kind of broken processing, our “can’ts” and “don’ts” will turn into “won’ts”.
I won’t deal with this.
I won’t do this.
I won’t trust people.
I won’t fix this.
I won’t change.
I won’t get better.
I won’t try.
I won’t believe.
I won’t trust that God has a good plan.
I won’t help again.
Whether you’re healing from your past or feel stuck in the present, identifying and listening for our “I can’t”and “I don’t” and making sure they don’t turn into “I won’ts” …We can see significant progress today.
Maybe try using some new words like
“I am willing to try”.
“Maybe I can find someone who can teach me.”
“This is an opportunity for me to be brave.”
“I can do this.”
Or, like me, “but what if I could ?”
Words frame out our reality if we believe we can’t , chances are we won’t. but if you flip those words to hopeful words of stepping forward, your possibilities are endless. The way that you speak to yourself and about yourself to others could be the reason why you’re stuck. I want you to take a few minutes and think about your can’ts and your don’ts.
Or maybe they’re so embedded in you that they’re now “I won’ts”
I want you to flip those words… just pick one or two statements you tell yourself and reframe the sentence into: I am willing to try. Or I can do this.
Tay