your words speak worlds

Welcome back to Sunday Goods!

Because the way you speak to yourself is the way you shape your life.

Have you ever caught yourself saying something out loud—or even silently in your head—and felt your whole body tense in response?

Maybe it was:
“Why can’t I just get it together?”
“I’m never going to be enough.”
“I always mess things up.”

These aren’t just passing thoughts: these are blueprints & words have energy.

They don’t just communicate what we feel—they reinforce it, magnify it, and eventually, they build the emotional and mental environments we exist within.

We live in a world that constantly shapes us, but we forget how powerfully we shape ourselves—with our own language. Every sentence we whisper to ourselves adds another brushstroke to our inner world. & here’s where it gets real: that inner world doesn’t just stay inside, it spills out - into the way we carry ourselves, the way we show up in relationships, how we set boundaries (or don’t), and how we react to the unknown.

Your inner world becomes your lens, if the inside is cluttered with judgment, shame, and self-doubt, you’ll start seeing the outside world through the same fog.

You’ll assume people are disappointed in you. You’ll downplay your wins. You’ll stay quiet when you really want to speak.

BUT language can also liberate.

Try shifting the way you speak—just a little.

Start small:

• Instead of “I’m failing,” say “I’m figuring it out.”

• Instead of “I can’t do this,” try “I’m doing the best I can right now.”

• Replace “I’m broken” with “I’m healing.”

It might feel unnatural at first, that’s okay. New words feel foreign when you’ve been fluent in self-criticism, but give it time.

Your brain is listening.

So is your nervous system.

When you speak with more compassion, your body relaxes.

Your choices expand.

You start to feel a shift—not because the world has changed, but because you have.

This isn’t about toxic positivity or pretending everything’s fine. It’s about giving yourself words that open, rather than words that close. It’s about recognizing that every time you speak—especially to yourself—you’re setting the tone for your future.

Words are worlds.
So build ones you want to live in.

love you always,

elle