BE A TRUE FRIEND TO YOURSELF

I have been doing a lot of reading lately and the same message keeps coming through to me.  Be a true friend to yourself.  Treat yourself as you would treat your friends and loved ones.  What we as women tend to do is be our own worst enemy.  We have those dear and special people in our lives and give them the loving care we feel they deserve yet we cannot give ourselves that same expression.

What these books explain is that we tend to be to critical of ourselves not allowing for that gentleness and unconditional love we need to find deeply within.  What ends up happening is a continuous cycle of self sabotage and self infliction.  This can do such extreme harm to our self esteem and self worth.  So, I guess the question remains how do we change this?  What changes can we make to stop this from taking over our lives and leading to self destruction?

Well for starters we need to do some self reflection and realize that we are worth so much more than we give ourselves credit for.  It helps to surround yourself with people who love you and support you and give you that encouragement and care you need.  Whether it be your family, friends or any outside sources including therapy.   You will be amazed that it is actually possible to find that unconditional love for yourself.  It just may take sometime.  With anything you decide to change within yourself, you need to realize it does not happen overnight.

When we learn that we are the creators of our destiny and we have the ability and control to make these changes happen, we begin to understand that any outside negativity and bad energy will not effect us the way it may have in the past.  We are strong, beautiful, loving women with unimaginable capabilities.  We need to be able to tap into the extraordinary powers we possess and make sure we take care of ourselves knowing we are our own best friend.  With that positive mindset and true love for ourselves, anything is possible.