Building a relationship with yourselfBuilding a relationship with yourself is one of the greatest accomplishments you could ever achieve.It will do more for your overall self esteem than any other activity or skill you could ever take on or master. It is the foundation of truly loving and accepting yourself. And if you've spent any time at all on this site then you know that I consider that the essence of high self esteem. Building a relationship with yourself requires trust and honesty. You must be honest with yourself and trust that you know what's good for you and what's bad for you.
Take a bad or unhealthy relationship you currently have with a partner, significant other, friend or co-worker and examine it.
Now you know deep inside you that this relationship is completely bad for you. Bad for your health. Bad for you feelings. And just overall bad for your self esteem. If your honest with yourself then you know you have to get out of this relationship now before you risk losing anymore of your own personal resources. Your feelings and emotions are directly affected by the relationships you keep. Truth and honesty with yourself will set you free. Take some time to fill out one or all of the self esteem worksheets I've created for people to get to know themselves better. Once you know who you are, what you want, what you don't want (which is sometimes more important and easier to figure out), and where you want to go in life the personal relationship with yourself with grow.
If you took your own feelings and emotions into consideration with everything you decide to do or not do you would begin to realize how you feel about yourself deeply.
Building a relationship with yourself will set you on a path of self discovery, self love and self acceptance. You could begin to eliminate some of the bad things from your life and add more positive things to help you feel better instantly.
I would like to throw a quote in here from Buddha. Why? Because I think Buddha said it right in these few short sentence about the importance of loving yourself...
Read it again and really take in what he is saying. That is the kind of relationship I want you to build with yourself. One that cannot be taking away from you. Not by a bad relationship. Poor feelings. Fear. Guilt. Shame. Once you have that solid relationship formed and ingrained deep inside of you it's yours forever. No matter what! New! CommentsHave your say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. |
