No bad self talk

My mantra for this year was pretty straightforward:

No bad self-talk.

Straightforward enough, one might say, but apparently I found this one rather hard. If I talked about someone else the way I far too frequently refer to myself, I would be pulled aside by someone wise (hopefully) and discerning and told to not speak about a human being that way - ever.

We are now into the final quarter of the year and I am attempting to make it through a day without using demeaning language or some negative adjective. I am getting better at catching myself before the thought thinks me and pronounces it's judgment and instead I am being kinder and, probably more truthful.

As I said, pretty straightforward.