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Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.
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Remember How Far You’ve Come
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Remember how far you’ve come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be.
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All You Need Is Love — of Self!
Dawn Gluskin wrote:
“All you need is love.” The Beatles knew what was up! Love really is all you need… self-love, that is. The foundation of a happy life, healthy relationships, and achieving every bit of greatness you were put onto this earth for does not exist anywhere externally. Its all right inside! Tapping into love of self is what allows us to opens doors to infinite possibilities. Everything weve created in our outside world is a reflection of what is going on with us internally. So, if you have a tough time fully accepting and loving yourself because of past circumstances, or due to holding yourself up to ridiculous high standards, or because you dont believe the truth that you are meant to shine, than the world around you is going to reflect as such. When self-love is missing, it manifests into negative actions and emotions like insecurity, feelings of lacking, and unhealthy comparison to others.
Inner-peace, on the other hand, is the catalyst to rocking your outside world in a totally awesome way. Imagine being completely accepting of yourself, including all of your flaws and past mistakes: “Were not here to be perfect, were here to live and to feel and to learn and to grow!” Imagine being super-confident in your abilities and embracing the gifts that you have: “We all have our own unique talents that can literally change the world.” Imagine not easily being swayed by the opinion of others, I mean literally not caring what anybody else says or thinks because its just their opinion, which has nothing to do with you: “You know what you were born to do and nothing is going to stop you.” This is self-love, baby! Self-Love is not the same thing as vanity. But, we often get it twisted! Vanity and narcissism are actually the opposite of self-love, as they are based in fear and lack. It is when the ego mind wants to make you feel special or better than others and thus creates illusions to support the idea. Its when motivation comes from hopes of gaining attention or acceptance rather than coming from the heart and done with pure intentions. Confident people who love themselves unconditionally do not think they are better than anybody else. Contrarily, they tend to see the beauty and oneness in all. Having true love and acceptance of self allows you to love and accept others more deeply, as well as receive love more fully.
Please read the rest of Dawn’s post here: Dawn Gluskin: All You Need Is Love — of Self!.
Personally, I prefer the term self-compassion, but the message is the same; it is very difficult to aspire to thought leadership if you have not met your inner critic with love and compassion. How can you rock the world if your inner world is rocked by turmoil?
If this resonates with you, I encourage you to investigate the work of Kristen Neff on the topic of self-compassion. She has 4 great articles online at Psychology Today and if you like that her book on self-compassion by the same name will be a good investment…
Related articles
- Compassion Begins with Self (inspire1life.com)
- The Chemicals of Care: How Self-Compassion Manifests in Our Bodies (toddlohenry.com)
- Overcoming Obstacles to Happiness and Success (psychologytoday.com)
- Time has a way of healing and providing clarity …by Dawn Gluskin (notsalmon.com)
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All You Need Is Love — of Self!
Dawn Gluskin wrote:
“All you need is love.” The Beatles knew what was up! Love really is all you need… self-love, that is. The foundation of a happy life, healthy relationships, and achieving every bit of greatness you were put onto this earth for does not exist anywhere externally. Its all right inside! Tapping into love of self is what allows us to opens doors to infinite possibilities. Everything weve created in our outside world is a reflection of what is going on with us internally. So, if you have a tough time fully accepting and loving yourself because of past circumstances, or due to holding yourself up to ridiculous high standards, or because you dont believe the truth that you are meant to shine, than the world around you is going to reflect as such. When self-love is missing, it manifests into negative actions and emotions like insecurity, feelings of lacking, and unhealthy comparison to others.
Inner-peace, on the other hand, is the catalyst to rocking your outside world in a totally awesome way. Imagine being completely accepting of yourself, including all of your flaws and past mistakes: “Were not here to be perfect, were here to live and to feel and to learn and to grow!” Imagine being super-confident in your abilities and embracing the gifts that you have: “We all have our own unique talents that can literally change the world.” Imagine not easily being swayed by the opinion of others, I mean literally not caring what anybody else says or thinks because its just their opinion, which has nothing to do with you: “You know what you were born to do and nothing is going to stop you.” This is self-love, baby! Self-Love is not the same thing as vanity. But, we often get it twisted! Vanity and narcissism are actually the opposite of self-love, as they are based in fear and lack. It is when the ego mind wants to make you feel special or better than others and thus creates illusions to support the idea. Its when motivation comes from hopes of gaining attention or acceptance rather than coming from the heart and done with pure intentions. Confident people who love themselves unconditionally do not think they are better than anybody else. Contrarily, they tend to see the beauty and oneness in all. Having true love and acceptance of self allows you to love and accept others more deeply, as well as receive love more fully.
Please read the rest of Dawn’s post here: Dawn Gluskin: All You Need Is Love — of Self!.
Personally, I prefer the term self-compassion, but the message is the same; it is very difficult to aspire to thought leadership if you have not met your inner critic with love and compassion. How can you rock the world if your inner world is rocked by turmoil?
If this resonates with you, I encourage you to investigate the work of Kristen Neff on the topic of self-compassion. She has 4 great articles online at Psychology Today and if you like that her book on self-compassion by the same name will be a good investment…
Related articles
- Compassion Begins with Self (inspire1life.com)
- The Chemicals of Care: How Self-Compassion Manifests in Our Bodies (business.toddlohenry.com)
- Overcoming Obstacles to Happiness and Success (psychologytoday.com)
- Time has a way of healing and providing clarity …by Dawn Gluskin (notsalmon.com)
Don’t Listen To People…
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Don’t listen to people who tell you what to do. Listen to people who encourage you to do what you know in your heart is right.
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Invest In Yourself First…
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Invest in yourself first. Expect nothing from no one and be willing to work for everything.
Todd Lohenry‘s insight:
Hmmm. I think it should be accept ‘nothing from anyone’ but it still makes a good point…
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Do Not Educate Your Children to be Rich
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Do not educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be happy. So when they grow up, they will know the value of things, not the price.
See on www.lifehack.org
Why Do We Sigh?
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Does sighing help us physically? Mentally? Is it a form of communication?
See on www.psychologytoday.com
If You Give Up Now
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If you give up now, you’ll regret it forever.
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Cabin in Carinthia, Austria.
Don’t Care Too Much about What Other People Think
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By not caring too much about what people think, I’m able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often unpopular. And I succeed.
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Don’t Punish The One In Front Of You…
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Don’t punish the one in front of you, for the mistakes made by the one behind you.
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Life Is Too Ironic…
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Life is too ironic. It takes sadness to know what happiness is, noise to appreciate silence, and absence to value presence.
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Secret of Adulthood: Loving Actions Inspire Loving Feelings
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Further Secrets of Adulthood: One of my most effective resolutions is to Act the way I want to feel.
See on www.happiness-project.com
5 Important Questions to Ask Yourself Every Day
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Paul Sloane offers up 5 important questions to ask yourself every day.
Todd Lohenry‘s insight:
Try asking yourself some or all of these questions at the end of every day. Doing so should help you to become a more successful and a better person. Go to the source…
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The Beloved Man
Paulo Coelho writes:
A Siberian shaman asked God to show him a man that He loved. The Lord advised him to look for a certain farmer.
“What do you do to make the Lord love you so much?” the shaman asked the farmer when he found him.
“I say His name in the morning. I work all day and say His name before going to sleep. That’s all,” the farmer replied.
I think I found the wrong man, thought the shaman.
Just then the Lord appeared and said, “Fill a bowl with milk, go to town and then return. Without spilling a single drop.”
The shaman did so. On his return, the Lord wanted to know how many times he had thought of Him.
“How could I? I was worried not to spill the milk!”
“A simple bowl made you forget Me,” said the Lord, “and the farmer, with all his tasks, thinks of me twice a day.”
Bright, shiny objects! 
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