My inner dialogue is similar to the walk signal
My inner dialogue oscillates between hate and encouragement for myself, like the walk signal.
I want to move forward, but the walk signal is red. At that moment, my inner critical voice is yelling at me for past mistakes, for not being good enough, intelligent enough, or social enough.
And then after a few moments, the walk signal is green—words of encouragement wash over me. I can move forward and make some progress throughout the day.
While the progress that I make might not be a lot due to the recurring red walk signal, the fact that I am making some progress, I guess, makes a big difference in the long run, even though it is barely noticeable at the moment.
So, I will wait for the walk signal to turn green every time it turns red. I will find the strength to move forward in that hope.
