I’m my own worst critic… my own worst bully… my own worst judge. And I’m quick to condemn and lock myself up and throw away the key. Sound familiar? I was pretty bad when it came to those things, but I’m getting WAY better. Have been for a while now. But we always judge ourselves the most and just tie ourselves up, stopping dead in our tracks.

The irony is that we have the keys. The keys that unlock those shackles we put on ourselves. That’s right… WE put those shackles on. Sure, there can be outside issues, but we often internalize them. Then they become judgements, you condemn yourself, and then execute our wants, dreams, desires, and the potential to have a great life.

Most of us live like slaves and prisoners. You think you’re living freely, but you’re not. Happiness and well-being take a back seat because we listen to whatever BS outsiders tell us. We take that seed and water it nurture it, let it grow. But instead of a beautiful flower, we get a thorn filled vine that suffocates and possibly kills whatever around it.

So take a look. Are you a prisoner? Do you judge yourself harshly all the time? Are you stuck? Dreams gone, the life you want gone? Doesn’t have to be that way. Clean up that conscious, that mindset,  that mode of thinking. You have the keys. You deserve to be free.