Creating Confidence from Chaos- Yes, you can.

It has taken me a long time to recognize that I was constantly looking outside myself or comparing myself with peers to discover the person that I “should” be.  

I grew up feeling a lot of shame. Not belonging and not feeling like I fit in, I sensed that I was different.  I felt like I needed to hide and not be my true self.  

Always asking, “What is it that will make me lovable and valuable enough to feel like I belong?” I was always seeking for the next great thing so I could change myself. I was constantly looking and never finding the truth. Seeking and comparing have been my inner battle.

Does any of this ring true to you?

 It seems to be part of being human. Each individual has their own trials.  We are different by design.  We are not created to be the same- only to be unified in our differences.  Becoming one has to begin with me- building a relationship with my Creator and myself.

It’s a foundational responsibility to love myself.  I can’t love my neighbor until I can love myself.

And that, my friend, is what we are working on all month long- compassion.

Remembering that compassion is a friendly, merciful, kind and giving love, I ask- how are you doing with giving that kind of love to yourself?

You are infinitely powerful, and as delicate and seemingly impossible as it may seem to express self-love, you have within you light and truth, all the power you need to grow and create.  

You can do it! Here are a few tips:

Before you open your eyes in the morning upon waking, just as you come back into consciousness, give thanks to your Creator and love to yourself.  My friend Jenn begins each waking day by speaking aloud to herself, “Good morning, Jennifer, I love you.”

That being a little hard for me to believe first thing in the morning, I begin my day in thanks and with a smile.  Smiling as I wake makes all the difference.

Be all that you are designed to be- No more. No less.

Because that’s perfect.

Who you are is good enough.

Who you are is a beautiful, loving human being.

Uniquely You.  Nobody does it better.

Remind yourself of that daily.

All my love,

Beth