Self Worth
This I love - especially the bolded part near the bottom. What do you all think?
xoxo
Don
An inability to attract the recognition or attention you desire today could make you feel powerless and ineffective. You may sense that others perceive you as irrelevant or valueless. The more you attempt to engage with others personally or professionally, the more you may sense that your opinions and ideas are being ignored. This unbridled insecurity, however, may be the result of internal feelings of worthlessness rather than external circumstances. In order to feel influential and useful today, you may need to arduously build up your own feelings of self-worth before interacting with others. Making a list of your positive attributes and musing on past accomplishments will likely help you remember how valuable you are, both as an individual and as a member of humanity.
When you realize that worth is a virtue that comes from within, you’ll never need to rely on outside validation to feel good about yourself. We often look to our peers or loved ones for acknowledgement, only to feel ignored or to discover that the recognition we receive does not adequately satisfy our desires. Self-worth that comes from self-respect and your belief that you are a valuable individual cannot be taken away from you. It evolves within you over time regardless of whether the people in your life choose to acknowledge your accomplishments or merit. Since you know your worth, no situation or individual will have the power to make you feel irrelevant. Your need to seek external acknowledgement will diminish today as you rediscover your innate value.
xoxo
Don
An inability to attract the recognition or attention you desire today could make you feel powerless and ineffective. You may sense that others perceive you as irrelevant or valueless. The more you attempt to engage with others personally or professionally, the more you may sense that your opinions and ideas are being ignored. This unbridled insecurity, however, may be the result of internal feelings of worthlessness rather than external circumstances. In order to feel influential and useful today, you may need to arduously build up your own feelings of self-worth before interacting with others. Making a list of your positive attributes and musing on past accomplishments will likely help you remember how valuable you are, both as an individual and as a member of humanity.
When you realize that worth is a virtue that comes from within, you’ll never need to rely on outside validation to feel good about yourself. We often look to our peers or loved ones for acknowledgement, only to feel ignored or to discover that the recognition we receive does not adequately satisfy our desires. Self-worth that comes from self-respect and your belief that you are a valuable individual cannot be taken away from you. It evolves within you over time regardless of whether the people in your life choose to acknowledge your accomplishments or merit. Since you know your worth, no situation or individual will have the power to make you feel irrelevant. Your need to seek external acknowledgement will diminish today as you rediscover your innate value.
Some folks -- like my husband, Steve, seem to have been born with this ability to define their self worth internally, and not take it from external forces. Rather, their internal assurance makes the external result follow accordingly.... validating, rather than diminishing, what is already known/believed. It is really something to observe and learn from. It is also, I believe, something that is learned or established very young. The message I get is "don't mess up the kids with your baggage." Self worth that comes from self respect and your belief that you are an individual of value cannot be taken away from you. This is true, and I am grateful for having had the opportunity to witness it in action. Just being around people like this can help us grow and evolve into an ever-better version of ourselves
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