IN YOUR OWN WORDS SELF, WHAT THOUGHTS ARE YOU HAVING TODAY? RAELENE JOHNSON. CREDIT: CORTNEY TABERNA SELF, WHAT THOUGHTS ARE YOU HAVING TODAY? Good, or Bad? Self, Why do you think that about people you don’t know? You probably cursed someone today, Self, even if it wasn’t said out loud. Did you get impatient with someone or try and help that person? Did you look at Self and say, “I wish I was dead”? or did you say, “I love you, Self”? Yesterday, you may have messed up. But today, you can do better! Did you promise to do something for someone, and then leave them hanging? Did you get mad because things didn’t go Self’s way? Did you help anyone today or just wish someone else could do what you know you could have done? Do you hate Self so much, that you blame everyone else for your troubles? Did you make another just as unhappy as you are? Did you think, “If I help others, Self’s problems are not so big after all”? Self, Always talk love to Self, so you will change how you look at the world, or how Self feels and thinks. Let people know who you are by your actions. Happy Self means happy people around Self. Mad Self makes people not want to be around you! Self, You need to control what you think. Be more careful about what you feel because feelings turn into actions that can be good or bad. So, Self, Be careful of your thoughts. ILLUSTRATION BY GIGI GALEN Do good for Self! Believe you are worth nothing but good around you. Always put Self first. Then, you will treat people the way you feel. ■ BY RAELENE JOHNSON, VOICE VENDOR FREE ADDICTION SUPPORT FOR DENVER RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP (855) 539-9375 WeFaceItTogether.org 12 DENVER VOICE May 2022
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