We are seriously all too hard on ourselves.
Okay, now raise your hand if you have been personally victimized by YOU.
Your hand is probably up by now.
God & Man
I know for sure mine is.
We are seriously all too hard on ourselves.
So what does better really mean anymore?
God & Man
So there will always be another better.
The key word here is better, if you didnt catch on yet.
Its always good to push yourself.
Its always important to have goals, dreams, and aspirations.
These keep us going in life!
They keep us motivated and excited.
The problem comes when we nitpick ourselves on little details of life.
It comes when we put ourselves down for unnecessary reasons.
Essentially, we all really need to learn how to be content with ourselves.
And, As corny as it sounds, we honestly need to learn how to befriend ourselves.
We need to learn how valuable we are as people, despite our successes or shortcomings.
The truth is, we are SO much harder on ourselves than we are on anyone else.
We are our own worst critics, but not our own best supporters.
I mean, think about it.
If shes distressed by them, you will probably feel compassion for her.
But if you just see some zits on her face, you probably barely even notice.
NEWS FLASH: no one cares about your zit.
Sure, they might notice it, but it doesnt change their perspective of you.
It doesnt affect their day.
It barely draws any of their attention..
This doesnt seem right, does it?
It doesnt seem fair!
Same goes for your bloated stomach.
You look in the mirror and see a baby bump.
You change into 10 different shirts, settling with something black to hide your bump.
Then all day, you feel self conscious that others will notice your bloated stomach pudge.
No one is that critical of you…except for you.
Thats over 48 hours ago.
And if they did pick up on it, they didnt say anything.
Youre holding yourself to impossible standards.
The moral of these situations is that you are being WAY too hard on yourself.
Youre caring so much about things that are trivial in comparison to how valuable you are as a person.
And we all do this.
We think the little things are SO important.
We become so concerned with being the best that we can, that we end up constantly insulting ourselves.
And this leads to negative self esteem.
This brings me to believe that we all need to be a little more gentle with ourselves.
We are all trying to succeed.
We are all trying to be good people.
And we all want to be liked and admired thats just the truth.
They dont hold us back nearly as much as we think they do.
We need to start complimenting ourselves.
Next time you have a zit, brush it off.
Its no big deal.
Itll go away in a few days.
Your friends wont mind it.
And if you gain or lose a few pounds, who cares?
No one besides you will even notice.
Or think any less of you?
And even more importantly, stop pushing your goals even further and further into the distance.
Stop making them bigger without valuing the successes along the way.
You cant always be superhuman.
So appreciate the small stuff.
Celebrate the accomplishments as you go, rather than constantly moving towards the next step.
Write down all of the things you are capable of, all of the things you admire about yourself.
The should be valued.
And in fact, youre actually probably doing pretty good.
So no more of this unnecessary nonsense no more belittling yourself.
Fight back against your limiting beliefs.
Its time to be proud of yourself.
Its time to finally befriend yourself.
