{"id":7963,"date":"2016-09-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/what-we-tell-ourselves-matters\/"},"modified":"2016-09-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T00:00:00","slug":"what-we-tell-ourselves-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/es\/what-we-tell-ourselves-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Tell Ourselves Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"092016\"<\/p>\n

Last spring, we painted my daughter\u2019s room. Initially, she requested very bold and bright colors. Being more reserved, I said \u201cWhy don\u2019t you do something more subtle and bring those colors into the room through accenting?\u201d (Inner voice pleading: Please don\u2019t do crazy-colored walls!)<\/p>\n

Thankfully, this spurred an idea in my daughter. With the help of my sister-in-law, they executed Milana\u2019s wall of words. I thought it was great, really great, but its greatness didn\u2019t quite hit me until the other night when my daughter and I were lying on her bed reading together. As I closed my book, I looked at all the words on her wall encircling \u201cMilana is\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Different.\u00a0 Leader.\u00a0 Fearless.\u00a0 Proud.\u00a0 Lucky.\u00a0 Fast.\u00a0 Joyful.\u00a0 Dreamer.<\/p>\n

Bright.\u00a0 Fashionable.\u00a0 Resourceful. \u00a0Active.\u00a0 Brave.\u00a0 Fierce.<\/p>\n

I thought, holy snap, crackle, pop, she wakes up to these words. Every morning. When the world hasn\u2019t hit her yet, she gets to remind herself of who she is, in her own words.<\/p>\n

Words have the ability to breathe life into us. Unfortunately, words can also tear the life right out of us.<\/p>\n

I wish this wall was my idea but I\u2019m grateful that my daughter has enough insight to surround herself with words that lift her up. I hope that as she rises from her bed each morning and when she lays her head to rest each night, that these reminders stitch tightly to the fabric of her core.<\/p>\n

Because what we tell ourselves matters. In fact, the internal dialogue is probably the most important voice we hear. Our inner words define our inner relationship and our relationship with ourselves defines every other relationship in our lives.\u00a0As a Together Counts\u2122 partner, we recognize it\u2019s important to remember that our health and well-being is not only in a physical sense, but mentally and emotionally as well.<\/p>\n

My daughter\u2019s wall is a reminder for me too. A reminder to choose my words so that they help me RISE and SHINE!<\/p>\n

Kira Montuori is a writer, storyteller, speaker and author of her blog,\u00a0<\/em>MiddleMoments.com<\/em><\/a><\/span>. As a working mom of four kids, she relates to various audiences by blending humor and humility to connect and inspire. \u00a0Kira earned her Masters in Journalism from the University of Missouri and currently resides in Kansas City.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Girls on the Run<\/a><\/span>\u00a0is a nonprofit organization that teaches life skills through dynamic, interactive lessons that creatively integrate running. During the 10 to 12-week afterschool program, girls sharpen their independent thinking skills, celebrate their unique strengths and realize their power to make a difference in the world. The program culminates with the girls being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5k run\u2014an experience that unleashes their confidence and establishes a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness.<\/em><\/p>\n

For more tips on encouraging a healthy mindset, take a look at these other reads from Together Counts!<\/p>\n