August 20: What's your story?

Hola, All! So, what is your story? We all have one; some of us have many stories. Our stories are those things that we say to ourselves and to others over and over again. For instance, one of my stories has to do with my sensitive digestive system. I've told the same boring story over and over again; why hasn't someone told me to clam up about it? Even if I had let your comment hurt my feelings (and it is a choice whenever my feelings get hurt), it might have started me to thinking about what I was doing to my body. Is my digestive system ever going to get better if I continually talk or think about it? Absolutely not! Even praying about it isn't going to help until I do clam up about it. Think about your own situation. How many times have you prayed for relief from XYZ, when at the same time you keep telling your story again and again? Every time you tell your story, you reinforce XYZ in your body. What you could be praying for is restraint from repeating it ever again. Maybe your condition is more serious than my little digestive issues. I'm not saying that just by changing your thoughts and words you are going to be miraculously healed; what I am saying is that you are never going to be healed by continuing to tell the same story. Maybe you won't ever be completely healed, but wouldn't it be wonderful if your and my conditions improved? By continuing with the same woeful tale, the list of foods that don't agree with me gets longer and longer. Now, I'm ready to give up my story about 'you know what'. How about you?
Chao for now!
Dawnie