There’s magic in my life. Abundance flows. All my needs are met. This was my self-talk as I walked back to my motel room with a big juicy lemon in each hand.

As I open my heart to myself, this very same self that I criticized and verbally abused with my inner words for years, first I’d like to say that I’m very sorry I did that, and second that I love myself so very much.

Many of us have had a lingering feeling deep inside that we don’t really belong here in this life, that we are different, that we are somewhat out of sync with others. We feel like the ugly little duckling, looking for our real place, our real people. Our self talk can help us feel like we do belong.

I notice and feel the subtle. It is one of my strengths as a highly sensitive person. I don’t need brute force to pay attention, to wake up. I notice subtle shifts in my body, energy, emotions and self talk. When symptoms or an emotion persist for more than a few days, I am aware of it.

So many of us have strong wishes for what we want to see in the world right now. We want the world to be more healthy, more free, more joyous, more easy, and way more loving. This all starts with us, and can in fact start with our self talk.

When it’s been a tough day, and I’ve made mistakes, I’ve gotten sad news, or something hurtful has happened, I tell myself that I’ve done my best, and I relax in that knowing.

Give yourself some of the good things you give others like your kind words, love, time and attention. You will be delighted to be the object of your own affection. Positive and loving self talk elevates us and enables us to feel deeply loved, appreciated and seen.

Self talk to step into your own power.

This piece is a shout out to the wonderful highly sensitive men. About 20 percent of men have the gift of high sensitivity, which is the same percentage as women. In this interview, I talked to my dear friend Kurtis Hooley, about his experiences as a sensitive in relationships, in life and in the corporate world.

And on and on my saga with fear continues. Fear is the hunter and I am the prey. Now what if I turn this situation around and stop being the huntee? No more chicken hiding in the roost. Say hello to bald eagle soaring up to my nest in the sky. My self talk can help free me from fear.

I tell myself about how capable I am and how resilient. I remind myself of the other difficult times I have lived through and how I prevailed.

New positive self talk book written especially for Highly Sensitive Women is now a bestseller.

Laughing is so good for us. It raises our immune systems, lowers our stress hormones, it lightens the load we carry, it makes us feel closer to each other. Fear melts away when we laugh. And when fear melts away, our hearts open and feel love for ourselves, for others, and for this planet that we are sharing.

What do you want to do despite your fear? Fear is interesting. Sometimes fear indicates that there is something that’s not in my best interest to do. Sometimes fear means no. Sometimes fear is obscuring a big yes. Sometimes I’m not even that scared of the present situation but old fears from the past have been triggered back to life. My self talk can help me figure out the difference and tap into the yes behind fear.

In Self Talk Love for Sensitives, Ease Anxiety and Awaken to the Gifts of Being A Highly Sensitive Woman by Maryse Cardin you will learn to: calm an overwhelmed nervous system, ease anxiety and hypervigilance, become aware and validate your power to sense energy, and learn new loving and positive self talk skills.

September is here. It's time to turn on my internal GPS, listen and create. When I'm listenning to my inner guide I am empowered. What do you dream of right now? What does your internal GPS, your guide, have to say? What do you want to dream into being? What feels like yes?

This inner love life is precious and can be fulfilling and healing. There’s no way that someone else -- even if they love me lots - can fill a hole that I may have inside. Only I can do that. Positive and loving self talk can lead me there.

So truly forget your perfect offering and go for your authentic contribution. Whatever calls you, go for it. Make it yours

Some say people don’t really change. I believe they do. People change when they set an intention to change and when they do the work that transformation entails.

A lovely conversation on the podcast Where Money Meets the Soul about the power of self talk to heal and make our dreams come true.