Am I Enough?
Accepting Yourself
Out of college, I
started my “adult” life with a position with Kraft Foods. I loved the thrill of sales and the camaraderie
of a team. I strived everyday to blast
through my sales goals because I believed the next role would make me a little
bit happier.
I spent the next nine
years playing this game with myself.
Each time, I was disappointed when the new job didn’t feel that gap in
my heart. “What is wrong with me?” I
thought countless times. “Why can’t I
just be happy with what I have?” “Why
can’t I accept me?”
Is life a struggle
for you? For many of us, we ask
these questions all the time, but we continue to fight for the same life we
have. What if we surrendered, and let it
unfold before us? Like someone who has
been suffering from back pain for a long time, he forgets what relief feels
like.
List 5 things you are
grateful to have in your life. (Do
it now! I’m waiting……) Write beside each item how it makes you
feel. (family = love, joy) Sit quietly for a few moments feeling each
emotion. Breathe in peace, and feel a calm rush over your body. Breathe in happiness, and allow your entire
body to lift with the corners of your mouth.
Use this list to help tune your body to feeling these emotions again,
and then dive deeper into your soul.
Once you find the
fullness of peace, love and joy within yourself, you won’t rely on other
people, things, etc. to make you happy. One
taste of this freedom, and you will never want to go back. The hardest step toward total acceptance is
the first.
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