Make the Time to Appreciate Yourself
Learning to Recognize and Cultivate Your Finest Attributes
Life isn’t always about fixing yourself, it’s important to look at what one already brings to the table. Who you are deep down inside matters and you need to make time to acknowledge and listen to that person. Did you know that in recognizing the good qualities that you possess you can cultivate a better attitude about yourself, how you perceive the world, and an opportunity arises for you to realize how amazing and unique each one of us is. Any day, is a good day to consider your attributes.
Take the time today to recognize your best qualities, the good things that you have been refusing to see when things haven’t been going so well. Remembering that you have plenty to offer the world and you need to recognize what those qualities are. This is not the time to put yourself down, or to be self-effacing. This isn’t about being perfect or having a “how’s my hair moment?” This is an honesty list of the very best you have to offer the world. Remember we are building on the idea of cultivating a crop to bring about a strong, steady harvest. It is a great list to have on hand when life gets us down.
You can start as I did; with a list of ten things that make you feel good about your true self. I have to admit I did feel a twinge of past put downs come up but then I began to realize that all the negative thoughts do not serve myself or anyone else for that matter. As Marianne Williamson once said “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.”
One suggestion I would make is find a place to put that list where you have access to it on a regular basis. A note card in your purse or a piece paper on the inside of a medicine cabinet. You might want to make it colourful and add stickers. You are a beautiful, unique member of the human race and you deserve to recognized for just being your true self. Wishing you all continued Learning, Listening, and Living.