Archive for December, 2010
Self esteem is something that every person should have and the lack of it in a person can spell dreadful calamity. That’s why it is crucial to work on our self esteem just like we strive our best in our work. There are many ways of building one’s self esteem, and one workable method that we will touch in this writeup is by using self-esteem affirmations.
Self-esteem affirmations help you empathise that others can love you and that you can love others as they don’t have judgment and without receiving something in return.
There is a deviation between self-love and narcissism. Although it is not recommended to become obsessed with one’s positive qualities, it is not wrong to once in a while recognize our results and talents. Self-affirmation is a fantastic way to improve our self-esteem levels. Telling yourself that you are wonderful in front of the mirror every sunrise may seem too much but it actually works in improving one’s self-confidence.
Of course, you don’t have to take self-affirmation to the high end if you don’t feel like. Sometimes acknowledging the humble accolades that you have done at the end of the day is enough to raise the rate of self-esteem.
What majority of are not aware of is that thoughts and actions are linked. Positive thoughts bring in positive end results in the same way that negative thoughts can lead to negative actions.
Everyone can benefit from engaging in self esteem affirmations on a day-to-day basis. A person’s performance must stay within their sense of self-esteem. Using self esteem affirmations on a daily notion will help to advance your feel of self worth and get you past the obstacles that pull you back from achieving success. When you suffer from low self-esteem, it’s very easy to put it on yourselfblame yourself for everything and to feel that you don’t live up to the expectations of either yourself or others.
Self esteem spiritual affirmations are forever best done with a calm and tranquil mind, so it is helpful if you slow down mind and body by meditate for a few minutes before commencing your practice.
Below are some instances of self esteem affirmations that you can apply it for yourself.
“I love and approve of myself exactly as I am eligible of love and all good things”
“Being love in all times is my natural state of being”
“Love flows to me easily and effortlessly and in surprising ways”
“I AM the master of my life, and my subconscious mind is my ally and servant”
“I have an attitude of gratitude; and I easily maintain my attention on my intention”
There is no fast way that would make you love yourself more than doing the things that you love. When you enjoy what you are doing, you become more cheerful and more enthusiastic. You will also transform to be more interested in developing your skills, thereby ideveloping yourself and enabling you to trust yourself more. Besides, if you are euphoric with what you are doing, you are more confident with your decisions and your actions.
Christian author Joyce Meyer says most of us have a disease called “Approval Addiction“, and that we should learn to go against it.. You may not know it right now, but you could already be a victim of this addictive behavior and you might even be spreading it without your knowledge. Let’s say that you are already late for work so you are running. But then a random person walks toward you and asks for your assistance with some problem. What are you going to do?
Most people would definitely agree to help this stranger. From one angle you can say it is a good deed, but from another it is not. Did you forget that you were already late for work? You have every valid excuse to say no to this stranger, but you still choose to help them. You can look at this situation and say that you’re just being selfless. Then again, if you reassess the situation, you will see that you are actually being more selfish. Let’s say you do help this person even amidst the fact that you are running late, in the end you get something in return, which is th feeling of accomplishment. At the same time, you have gained an approval from that particular stranger, which would also make you feel good.
This is the message that Joyce Meyer’s Approval Addiction wishes to talk about. We are very much absorbed by our wanting to prove ourselves to other people, even if doing so means we have to let go of more important things. We find it extremely necessary to satisfy ourselves by getting approval from every person we could manage to like us. But Meyer says we should learn to overcome this addiction.
We were not put in this world to gather praises from other people, we were created to do a purpose for mankind. Doing good is great, and it is indeed what God wants for us to do. But doing good to look good in other people’s eyes is not. We may not realize it, but we spend most of our time working to get the approval of friends, family, and even random people. But we forget who is the most important of all, the only one whose approval really matters. All that we wanted was to keep everybody else satisfied, but we did not make sure if God was satisfied with us.
Approval Addiction is a good way to wake up from the pressures of society. If you have long forgotten the essence of saying “NO”, then let Meyer help you find it again. We should not be afraid to voice out our opinions, and we should not be afraid to fight for the things we believe in. Whether you are a Christian or not, Approval Addiction will teach you why you should stop upholding other’s views above yours.
Article written by Joseph, also checkout Max Lucado and TD Jakes Books.