Lesism – by Les Floyd: With Friends Like These…

Currently my favorite blog post ever…. So many people need to see this one.

Lesism – by Les Floyd: With Friends Like These….

Favorite Excerpts:

… we accept such sustained criticism and destructive negativity from ourselves â€“ truly the one person in the world who is always with us, and who we should be able to rely on at all times.

The storage device in your head is not you â€“ it just records what youâ€™ve done, where youâ€™ve been, who youâ€™ve met and what youâ€™ve seen – and when it mocks, insults or criticises you, it only does so because itâ€™s not working as it should.

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