Positive Self Talk :)

Today we did a fun activity. We gave the class three index cards and had them write these statements on two of the cards.

1. I am a __________, ___________, ___________ person.
2. I am a __________, ___________, ___________ person, and I ____________ing ___________.
3. I am a __________, ___________, ___________ person, and I ____________.

They filled in the blanks with positive adjectives whether they believed them about themselves or not. They got to choose which words they used. On the back of the index cards they chose which statement they liked best from the other side and wrote this statement on the back. We then went around the classroom and they needed to share what their statement about  themselves to another person. The person they shared this with would then say, “yes, you are!” and the first person needed to say, “I know! Thanks!”. We went around the room sharing these statements with each other until most of the class got to hear each others statements.

This activity was a good way to get the students to share their positive self talk. How often do we use positive self talk with ourselves? I think we all spend too much time thinking badly of ourselves. “We are what we imagine ourselves to be.” (Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.) How will you change your poor self talk to positive self talk? We are our toughest critics.