"Hey Vic, how are you?"
"I'm terrrrrrrific!"
You can feel it in his presence, can't you?
He was a jolly gent. A gentle giant. And a wonderful daddy. And he helped me program myself to have the best life ever.
I have spent the last few years getting back to the wisdom that he imparted on me before I even hit double digits. I couldn't have been 8 or 9 when he first taught me how to do self affirmations. As a traveling salesman, he had tons of sales tapes in his car, and they were always playing (that is, if Neil Diamond was taking a break). One day my dad was 'feelin it,' and he had me join in.
"Amy, pull down your mirror, and look deep into your own eyes. Repeat after me. I LIKE myself."
"Okay, Daddy. I LIKE myself."
"That's good. Do it again. I LIKE myself. I like myself. I LIKE myself."
And I followed suit. "I LIKE myself. I like myself. I LIKE myself." And I burst into giggles.
"See Amy, you can't help but feel happy when you know how much you like yourself."
And he was right. I'll never forget it. He explained to me how important it was to love myself. That however I felt about myself is exactly how everyone else would feel about me. That I could be anything I wanted to be just by saying it. Period. My dad was very specific about the words he used to describe me, and he made sure I was just as careful to pick the right words about myself, too. He knew that those words following my use of the word "I" would write the story of my life, present and future. He instilled in me a belief that I could have or be anything, and that all I had to do was feel good about it. What a gift.
So for Jan 6: My appreciation is for affirmations. For the ones my father taught me, for the ones I made on my own. And for the affirmation below, of Jessica. A little girl who reminds me of me, completely and totally in love with and absorbed in her life.
Cheers & love to yourself. We LIKE ourselves!
ALL
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