Taking a note from what ShenZee said in the comment of the previous post, plus Tita Ebie‘s words of wisdom, add in a post from Bo Sanchez yesterday for added measure, and I have somewhat brightened up a bit. Thank you to those who were kind enough to cheer me up. True, it is best to just shrug off annoying factors, bad days, and just smile.
Funny how appropriate Bo Sanchez’ post was for me today. The lesson of his post was “Whatever you give to yourself, you give to others more.” That way, if you dislike yourself, you are bound to dislike others as well. So I was thinking, why not appreciate ourselves more instead of self-depreciating? Bo answers this question with a small exercise to heal oneself through appreciation: sit down and list at least 25 things you like about yourself. A hard process, and it certainly took me a long time to do it. However, in the end, it made me feel much much better and now, if you do not mind my saying so, but I like myself a bit more right now.
Now I see no reason to beat myself over things OTHERS say about me. I believe the “kebs” attitude went out the window last week… and maybe there will be days and weeks that will be like that. I hope that this will be a start of something new.
In light of my quest for self-appreciation, I shall not stop there. Here are some ideas I gathered to help me progress through the process of self-appreciation – on top of listing things I like about myself.
- Take better care of myself.
- Exercise and eat better.
- Destress and find time to unwind.
- Acceptance of who you are.
- Count blessings.
- Stop comparing self with others.
- Develop and share talents.
- Think happy and good thoughts.
Hey, I think this could really, really work! Well, maybe not right now… But I think its starting.
Applause!!!
I think I need that one too. I always complained that I have forgotten “ME” but somehow it’s hard to appreciate oneself if you are occupied with other people’s needs and wants.
Glad your doing great with your quest for self-appreciation. Throw more tips once in awhile. Thanks for sharing this great post!
LOL.. yeah, I think we all need some self-appreciation po.. even though dli permi. once a day cguro?
eh.. u like this type of post..? cge cge.. will do. LOL
We have our down times just as we have our happy times. What matters most is we learn from these experiences and move on as better persons
And this is one of the reasons why I created WQ, for participants to be able to express their thoughts and feelings
Smile and be happy and you will see that everything else will be better
which site of Bo, lurch? ok kaayo iya teachings sa? nakasubscribe ko sa iya blog and sometimes, movisit ko sa iya preacher in blue jeans nga site pd. here: preacherinbluejeans.com
@tjulie: yeah..! i do look forward to your WQs..its just that sometimes i get too busy..
ive been subscribing his teachings for two years na cguro..cant remember
@rhardo: i think its bosanchez.ph de.
Yup! I always believe in “kebs” because if they pick on you, chances are they are jealous! hehehehe
IM you maot
not that’s more like it.. i really hate watching you putting yourself down just because others are putting you down.. who cares what they think right?