“Respect Myself?” Blog #131
When I look in the mirror, WHAT is the image I have of Myself?
WHO exactly do I allow into my “inner circle” of trust and friendship?
IF I have hurt myself mentally, HOW do I know I have truly changed?
It is important each and every day to go to the mirror and look at myself and say, “How
have I changed for the better today?” Have a made a true confession, down to the
details, (without blaming others) what causes my anger to surface towards another
human being? Am I empathetic or cold to what they have done to me? It takes a lot of
courage to make a personal confession of where and how and what keeps me stuck
regarding another person. I can only respect and love and accept myself when I am at
peace with all others. Granted, life can be extremely unfair, yet, it is up to ME to follow the
four “R’s”: Responsible - Remorseful - Repairing - Rejecting
Responsible - for myself to pick and choose wisely, those that come into my life.
Remorseful - apologetic if my past behavior is judgmental & agree to make amends.
Repairing - constantly working on myself and my relationship with Jesus.
Rejecting - any all negative behavior, angry attitudes and daily dark drama from others.
It takes courage to do ALL of the above and sometimes it is better to be alone without
certain people in our lives than to have the hurt, and judgement and sadness. If a person
feels “emotionally beat down” this is not a healthy relationship to have. It is important to
remember that IF I care about having good friendships, MY own life must start with being
HONEST with myself. I cannot and should not and will not LIE.
This basic premise allows other people to WANT TO RESPECT ME.
IF I have people in my life that are NOT motivating me to always do the best I can,
Then I need to discard these people and move on to higher ground with Jesus’s help.
There is an old saying that goes like this,
“Do healthy things you love and you will love the healthy things you DO.”
How to have self Respect? I will treat other people as I want to be treated. I will have a
healthy, honest, moral belief system and stand up for myself and act with Integrity . Every
time I think and believe and act with honest intent, my life improves. It’s interesting to see
that the people who most lack self respect come across as weak, needy and self
deprecating. However, above all IF I DO not respect myself, others are most likely NOT to
respect me. How can I tell I have SELF RESPECT? I AM ALWAYS REACHING TOWARD MY
HIGHEST GOALS. DAILY I TRY TO INSPIRE MYSELF TO DO MY BEST, TO BE MY BEST AND GO AFTER
THE BEST. HOW DO I START Good Self Respect? I wake up in the morning and MAKE MY BED.
I EAT A HEALTHY BREAKFAST. I LISTEN TO INSPIRING, HIGH ENERGY PODCAST OR PROGRAMS. I
SURROUND MYSELF WITH GOOD, HEALTHY, SPIRITUALLY AWAKE PEOPLE.
One of the most beautiful books I have ever read was by Marianne Williamson and her
poem inside the book: “Our Deepest Fear”
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate,
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our LIGHT and 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.
There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We are meant to shine as children do.
We were born to make manifest the lord of God that is within us.
It’s not just in some of us, it is in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we’re liberated from our own fear,
Our presence atomically liberates others.
Can I ask Jesus to help me respect myself today?
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