All of us are worthy of love
Have you ever noticed that the better you feel about yourself, the happier you are?
For most of us, our harshest critic is the one person we see more than anbody else. We see them every time we look in the mirror and hear them every time we have a thought. Of course, the person is ourselves. In your entire life, it is quite unlikely that anybody has said more abusive and harsher things about you than you have.
We have the need to be accepted and loved not only by others, but also by ourselves. The more you are able to love yourself (I’m not speaking of narcissistic self absorption but of true acceptance of who we are) the easier it is to accept, feel and grow in the love of another.
When you hear the inner voice of the critic faulting you for not living up to artificial standards of perfection just tell them, “Hey, I’m a pretty good person who deserves love and I don’t want to hear you putting me down!”
Do you remember the cartoon of a little child who is saying to another person, “I know I’m good because God made me and God don’t make junk!” Next time the inner critic starts saying bad things about you, let your inner child tell him or here why they are wrong.
Love and Roses on your Windshield.
Paul