Some urges are so powerful,
I have found myself just putting myself down for having them.
Cravings and urges are normal.
We all have them,
And I need to remember that.
There's urges,
And there's acting on the urges.
The urges do pass.
What I do in that window of time when it's happening,
Makes the difference in how I will feel when the urge is gone.
I regularly ask myself,
How can I observe this urge?
How can I remember my why,
What I'm living for,
Who I'm living for,
And the life I want to create?
I choose to acknowledge the urges.
I choose to acknowledge they can be pretty powerful,
But I'm even more powerful.
I manage my urges with courage and grit.
I sit in this experience without losing myself in this experience.
I choose my values and my priorities.
I check in with myself.
I give myself alternatives to being impulsive.
I am clear on when my urges feel the most intense,
And I am clear on the menu of safety plans I get to pick from.
I know what to do when I feel urges.
I observe them.
I watch them pass.
I engage in what grounds me,
And what keeps me in my purpose,
My values,
And the real me.
I'm noticing the urges pass.
I'm feeling the urges pass.
