Do You…?

January 22, 20222

Do you…? Do you love yourself? Or are your opinions of yourself determined by those around you? Opinions have a strong influence on what we think about ourselves because we do not live in a vacuum. However, when you put your head on your pillow at night… do you love yourself? In the darkness of your room in the silence of the night, what are you thinking? The way you think about yourself will greatly determine how you view the people in your life. If you are not loved by yourself, it is very hard for you to love someone else. It is also very hard for you to accept the love of another person if you do not love yourself. Loving yourself does not mean you always love everything you do. Sometimes you do things right, and sometimes you do things wrong. Afterall, you are human as we are all human. Being human does not mean you are perfect. Sometimes you do things right, and sometimes you do things wrong. Your actions should not determine your own self value. Your actions are better when you do applaud your own existence. For example, do you judge what you can do with your hands by acknowledging what you can do with your feet? No. Feet and hands have their own identity, their own value and their own purpose. My actions may be faulty sometimes, but my actions should not determine my own self-worth. Actually, if you think about it, yourself- worth often majorly influence your actions. To be a better you, start appreciating who you are. When I was a child, it was called finding yourself. Who are you? in the beginning it was hard to know who you were. Children seemed to think what other people have, and what other people have is always better than what they have themselves. So, finding out who you were was difficult in the beginning. Maybe I wanted to be someone else. Maybe someone wanted to be me. I never thought about that. Now I find I am very happy being me and am even happier when other people like being who they are. No one was ever meant to be a clone. Everyone was meant to be who they were meant to be. Get to know yourself. You are a miracle. A creation of God. God is perfection and therefore you are perfectly made. Treat yourself with love and respect and you will treat those in your world with love and respect. If you make a mistake, and you will sometimes, fix it. Try to do better next time. But love yourself always. Loving yourself will make you a more loving person to the other people in your world. You will find happiness when you find yourself. Have a glorious, marvelous day. Every day is a gift.

Granny-o