See Yourself As Worthy
A good one to read on Sunday.
Acceptance looks like a passive state, but in reality it brings something entirely new into this world. That peace, a subtle energy vibration, is consciousness.
See Yourself As Worthy
You are worthy of forgiveness. You are worthy of grace. You are worthy to receive the benefit of the doubt from others and especially from yourself. How could you not be?
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. - Ephesians 2:10
Understanding your self-worth is important to truly being able to live anything representing a meaningful life. It will help you see worthiness in those around you and in the world itself.
The opposite of this is nihilism, and nihilism can only end in suffering. Keep control of your thoughts, keep control of your emotions, acknowledge they both can be wrong at times, and remember who you are.
You are my child, I see limitless potential in you. Before you tell yourself you are worthless or undeserving, ask yourself what I, what your dad, would say to you if he heard you say that out loud.
I'd tell you to stop being mean to my child and challenge you to some sort of fisticuffs. It may be something deep and meaningful, but most likely that first thing.
Self-love is the only antidote to the chaos of existence. And if you don’t love and care for yourself and your own needs, you will cause unnecessary suffering both for yourself and others. - Jordan Peterson
Figure out what you must do to realize you are a person and intrinsically flawed. People struggle to fix those flaws, that is the our default. Consider how you would look upon someone you love and how you look upon yourself in those same situations.
Do you look at that other person as if they are worthless when in the grips of depression? Or is there some compassion and understanding given in their current state?
Once we accept our own basic worthiness we cannot help but see the basic worthiness of every other human. - Krystal Ball
In guilt and regret, we are holding ourselves in bondage. We are refusing to let ourselves free where we would gladly release others. When you look back at your mistakes or your guilt, do you see a piece of shit, or do you see somebody hurting, somebody in pain?
Give yourself the gift of changing the way you represent yourself in your painful memories. They're painful for a reason, there was suffering at that time.
Reframe that memory with you as someone you're tasked to take care of or at least someone you care about, then try again. See someone that was hurting and worthy of forgiveness, of grace. Love yourself then as I love you now, without exception.
You can't go backwards in life. - Jordan Peterson
God has done the work of forgiving you, let go and allow Him to continue shaping you (as I must do, as alluded to in the prior section).
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