Pictures more than words

Northern Cardinal taken in Palm Beach, Fl

Headlines like these are for the insecure...

Riders soaking at Rust-op-Twist

"Eating chocolate each day could reduce heart disease and diabetes."

"Women with big butts are smarter and healthier."

"Why you shouldn't exercise to loose weight."

"50 years of scientific evidence says parents are wrong to spank their children."

Oystercatcher feeding at Southgate

All these puff pieces reinforce some targeted idea that will make you do, buy, or say something that reflects your insecurities and we all fall for it.

Hotel on the Cay

Not a one of us doesn't have something we don't like about ourselves and advertisers use that self loathing to take advantage of our targeted poison thoughts.

"Man O War" on beach in Palm Beach, Fl

So how do you recognize when your negative self talk needs to stop? Try these tips:

Don't judge yourself.

Give yourself a pep talk

Stop being defensive

Open up

Let it go

Located at Mt. Washington Estate

Life really is too short to spend time beating yourself up over things that you are force feeding your brain.

See ya next week

Christiansted Fort