TODAY'sQUOTES
"The world would have you agree
with its dismal dream of limitation.
But the light would have you
soar like the eagle
of your sacred visions."
- Alan Cohen, best-selling author.
"But how will I know who my soul mate is?"
"By taking risks," Wicca said to Brida. "By risking failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in your search for Love. As long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end."
- Paulo Coelho, best-selling author.
"Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you'll see the way to fly."
- Richard Bach, best-selling author.
"Fear not. What is not real, never was and never will be. What is real, always was and cannot be destroyed."
- Bhagavad Gita
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Self-esteem is one of those things that's talked about a lot. It's like a catch phrase that everyone seems to throw around, but how do we actually get it?
That's the question.
I thought I knew, but I didn't until I met my life coach, Laurie Gerber.
And Laurie laid it out to me in such a SIMPLE way. I LOVE simplicity. Everything that is sophisticated should be simple. And the way that Laurie laid it out was the most sophisticated description of self-esteem I have EVER heard.
She said that self-esteem comes from keeping PROMISES to yourself. That is - make your ACTIONS in alignment with your nature. That is to say - DO what you SAY you are going to do. It's simple, but not easy.
ESPECIALLY for someone who has addictive tendencies like me. My nature is health. My desire is a six pack and SOMETIMES I don't always eat in a way that is in alignment with my true nature or desire. And so... what happens? I don't respect myself; I take myself further away from my true desire.
And with this action - I LOSE esteem for myself. And my self-esteem lowers. I'm learning that when I do this, it's important to not go into guilt and shame mode, that is for sure. But even so, when I don't act in alignment with my true nature and my desires, my self-respect goes down and so does my self-esteem.
On the flip side, when I act in alignment with my nature and my goals - my self-esteem goes UP!
It's a simple equation, really, which is why I love it.
I'm still learning how to do this, but I'm doing my best to keep my promises to myself every day. And as I do, my self-esteem goes up and as that goes up my productivity and creativity increase, and life just gets better!
So, where in YOUR life are you not keeping promises to yourself? Where in your life are your actions not in alignment with your true nature and desires? Can you see that when you aren't acting in alignment with your true nature and desires your self-esteem goes down? What actions are you willing to take NOW to reverse this and can you stop feeling guilty and shameful? As always, the action happens over on the BLOG. Click on my article "Here's how to RAISE your self-esteem!" and leave a comment. This is where we take the learning to the next level and the TDL Community can support you!
Love,
Mastin
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