As I took my third (fourth?) significant fall down my icy back stone stairs, I wondered what the lessons here are that I keep not getting, which causes me to continue to repeat this fall.
I decided to spend some time thinking about this today. Here are the messages I got:
Informed choice often leaves the room when vaccines walk in. Many parents trust their pediatricians and do not question their 
recommendations about anything. Actually, this is true of many adults with their own physicians, as well.
At routine office visits, a vaccine may be recommended, and it may not even occur to the parent to question it. “Oh, the doctor said my daughter needs this vaccine, so I guess she does.” A consent form covered with miles of tiny print may be presented for the parent to sign. It may be signed after a cursory glance.
Maybe the first name that comes to mind when you think of affirmations is Louise Hay, but maybe the first name you think of should be your own.
What exactly are affirmations, anyway? Simply this: something that you tell yourself, over and over.
We all use affirmations every single day, whether we know it or not. Of course, there are positive ones, and there are negative ones. Which ones are you using?
Today, for example, did you tell yourself:
Try to catch yourself when you are saying something negative to yourself, and flip it.
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