MASTERING INNER SPEECH
A JOURNEY FROM FEAR TO LOVE
By Judith McAdam
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During my recent travels to the beautiful counties of Limerick, Kerry, Mayo, and Tipperary, I had the opportunity to deliver Manifestation Talks alongside a group of therapists I had personally trained. These individuals, now running their own holistic businesses across Ireland, joined me in addressing an audience of people at various stages of their own journeys into consciously creating their reality.
As I reflected on each therapist’s journey, along with my own, I realised our manifestations would not have been possible without first stepping into our personal paths of healing and growth. At each Manifestation Talk, I shared insights on opening our chakras, those powerful energy centres within us, with special emphasis on the solar plexus for confidence and the throat chakra for self-expression. I also stressed the importance of changing our inner dialogue, emphasising that the transformation of our inner chatter is a crucial first step before any other change can occur.
The audiences, each at different stages of their personal journeys, resonated with the message that the path to consciously creating your own reality is an inside job!
Neville Goddard, a profound thinker and spiritual teacher, says, “It’s the inner speech that is frozen in the world round about us. This whole vast world is but ‘frozen’ inner speech.” This quote encapsulates the power of our inner dialogue. Our vibration, thoughts, and feelings—expressed through our inner speech—shape our reality. They are the creators of our own personal world and the world around us.
Both the therapists I have trained and I understand this concept. We realise that our inner chatter, often negative and self-defeating, blocks our progress. It prevents us from fully opening our chakras and stepping into our power. No real progress externally can be made unless this progress happens internally first.
The Inner Fearful Child and Negative Chatter
Often, our negative inner chatter is the voice of our inner fearful child—the part of us that has been hurt, rejected, or scared in the past. This inner child expresses itself through fear, anger, or resentment, and it’s this voice that often dominates our inner dialogue.
However, it’s important to note that if we allow this negative chatter to continue for over 17 seconds, it begins to feed and create negative habits. This is because our thoughts and feelings create a momentum that emanates from us and into our life.
Cultivating Discernment and Positive Inner Chatter Discernment is a crucial element in this process. It’s about being able to distinguish between thoughts that serve us and those that don’t. It’s about recognising when our inner speech is rooted in fear, anger, or resentment, and choosing to shift towards love, compassion, and positivity for ourselves first. It’s about choice—opening our throat chakra with love instead of closing it with anger.
Here are some tips to help you be discerning with your thoughts and transform your inner dialogue:
1. Practice Observing Yourself: Observing yourself means being present and aware of your thoughts and feelings without judgment. By practicing self-observation, you can look at your inner child with compassion and identify patterns of negative or self-defeating talk and thoughts.
2. Cultivate Self-Compassion: Be kind to yourself. Understand that everyone has negative thoughts and feelings, and that’s okay. What’s important is how you respond to these thoughts and feelings. Instead of criticising yourself, respond with kindness and understanding. Remember, to love your inner child.
3. Decipher Negative Thoughts with Your Inner Child: When you notice a negative thought, decipher it. Ask your inner child, “Is this thought true, or is it a trigger from something in my past? Is it going to create negative or positive momentum? Is this conditioning or learned behaviour?” Consciously choose to let these thoughts go, help your inner child, and replace them with a positive thought.
Remember, observing yourself is a skill that takes time to develop. Be patient with yourself and celebrate small victories along the way. As you cultivate discernment and transform your inner dialogue, you’ll find yourself moving forward, unblocked, empowered, and manifesting the life you desire.
The journey to personal empowerment, growth, and manifestation starts from within. It’s about tapping into your inner child—that part of you that is open, curious, and ready for change.
To help you on this journey, I’ve created a series of powerful visualisations available on my website. These tools are designed to guide you in exploring your inner world, helping you reconnect with your inner child and start making positive changes.
Take the first step towards transforming your inner world today. You’ll be amazed at how it can truly affect your outer world.
With love
Jx
