SELF-WORTH
IS THE
KEY
TO YOUR
PASSIONS
&
PURPOSE
To facilitate you getting started on practicing self-worth, here’s a little reminder of its role as one of the three facets of your self-care ability.
It’s an ability you already possess. It’s the practice of taking an active role in establishing the freedom you need to nurture your own well-being. It’s intuitive and instinctive. It comprises the following three facets that serve your well-being — fundamental principles which need to be practiced daily. They are: → Self-love → Self-worth→ Self-reliance.
Important to remember that self-care starts with you. If you don’t practice it, how will others know who you are as a person, and what brings you happiness in life? Trust me, choosing to nurture all three facets of your own self-care ability emboldens you to establish the freedom you need to create and live a fulfilling and happy life.
What is self-worth?
Self-worth is the framework stage of your self-care ability. It’s about exploring, expressing and creating your passions and purpose in life. In fact the motto for this one is… Trust it! Express it! Create it! Self-worth is about developing two key self-leadership qualities — your self-trust and self-confidence. Qualities that inspire you to be brave enough to let go of who you are to become who you want and are meant to be.
Discover the benefits…
Being brave means having the courage to let go of what is outlived — what no longer serves your purpose in life (and yes, that includes relationships), and having the confidence to welcome what is unlived — new meaningful relationships and moments, as well as exciting and fulfilling experiences. Courage is your ability to do something though it frightens you. Eleanor Roosevelt said “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost — to reach out eagerly and without fear, for newer and richer experiences.”
In order for these self-leadership qualities to become part of your values and respected by you and others, they need to be safeguarded with healthy and resilient boundaries. Yes, I specifically mentioned that you must respect them because if you don’t, others won’t either. Important to remember that respect is not about demanding (needing or necessitating) that our values receive attention, it’s about commanding it (being confident, assertive and decisive) when letting others know that you live by these principles.
When you think about it, society really does benefit from our insecurities, right? Think about it, all the beauty and weight-loss products and programs.
Is “the one” really here in your life, or are you just filling the space in order to satisfy your needs? These are some questions you need to ask yourself in order to take a step forward. This is the perfect time to write a different story for your life and give yourself space to grow a more vibrant spiritual garden..
Overcoming challenges…
Fears, insecurities and self-doubt are information, patterns of thoughts our physical brain system recorded to protect us. The thing is… these patterns are not only influenced by our own acquired knowledge and experiences. They can also be founded on someone else’s experiences, opinions and beliefs. Import to remember that as a human being — a sentient being, you have the power of choice. This means that you are responsible for choosing to 1) accept thoughts that inspire you to feel loved, worthy, connected, appreciated and safe, and 2) reject thoughts that have you feel uninspired, unloved, unworthy, lonely, unappreciated, unsafe and insecured.
Really… when you think of it, why hang on to thoughts, behaviours and habits or relationships that hold you back from creating what you are passionate about, from reaching your goals and realizing your dreams when you have the power to choose differently? How about asking yourself the following questions:
→ Why would I waste my time and energy on someone who (or a relationship that) has hurt me emotionally when based on the way I feel, they no longer meet my definition of love, authenticity, integrity, honesty, sincerity or respect?
→ Or, why waste my time on an experience that left me feeling unloved, unappreciated or unworthy?
→ What am I waiting for? Forgiveness? What if it doesn’t come?
Here’s a thought… how about forgiving yourself for holding onto the hurt/sadness/resentment you feel towards the person or experience you encountered. How about using this time and energy to focus on the present and future? What happened is in the past. Hasn’t it exerted enough of your energy already? As the old adage goes… the present is a gift. Take it, express it, and create something absolutely amazing with it.
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