188. Do You Love Who You Are?

<p><strong>Join the 6 Week Mom To ME AGAIN Challenge...</strong><a href="https://daneboyle.com/mom-to-me-again/challenge?fbclid=IwAR2IL7XkUQiFsZpAPQmQO0UiIDol8TdvOrTgdzMu8C4tsA48zbagCuIf6Z4"><strong>Click here to apply</strong></a><strong>....</strong>Open 5 Spots A Month In Order To Deliver The Best Results Possible Ensure You BLAZE A TRAIL To Go<br> </p> <p><strong>Appreciating Your Strengths</strong></p> <p>Today we’re going to be reflecting on all your wonderful strengths and gifts. Ready?</p> <p><strong>Reflection:</strong></p> <p>Self esteem <em>begins</em> with <em>loving</em> who you are, <em>accepting</em> who you are, and <em>appreciating</em> your strengths. If you can’t appreciate who you are, you’ll <em>never</em> have good self-esteem.</p> <p><strong>Buddha said:</strong> “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”</p> <p><strong>Mark Twain said:</strong> “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”</p> <p>Ask yourself this simple, yet powerful question:</p> <p><em>Do I love myself?</em></p> <p>If the answer is, “No,” that needs to change.</p> <p>Today.</p> <p>If you want to be comfortable, you absolutely MUST approve of yourself. It doesn’t matter what others think, it matters what YOU think about you.</p> <p>So let’s begin by taking time to appreciate yourself. This is the foundation of self-esteem.</p> <p><strong>Action:</strong></p> <p><strong>Get out a piece of paper. Write down TEN things you appreciate about yourself.</strong> This doesn’t need to be overcomplicated.</p> <ul> <li>Are you good at spreadsheets?</li> <li>Cooking?</li> <li>Do you have a good sense of humor?</li> <li>Do you do well with kids?</li> <li>Do you manage finances well?</li> <li>Are you empathetic?</li> </ul> <p>You <strong>MUST</strong> come up with at least ten things you like about yourself. No shortcuts!</p> <p>If you can keep going, come up with more than 10.</p> <p>After you’re done, take the sheet of paper and tape it somewhere you’ll see it a LO