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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Confident. Not mousy, not cocky. Confident.



Confident. Not mousy, not cocky. Confident. 
 In Balance!!!
Walk through this life and know that you are precious; you have great value! Not more precious than anyone else, and not less precious than anyone else either.

Life is not about what you accomplish. It is not about how you look or who you're friends with. It is about who you are; you know the "human being," not the "human doing."

When people think too much of themselves 
or too little of themselves, 
it is the same ego problem. 
 Modesty or humility, means that you know who you are, both in your glory and in your simpleness. If you think you're terrible, ugly, shameful, useless, then you have an ego problem. If you think you are better, higher, or more valuable, you have an ego problem. The test here is to understand how very precious you are. And to see how precious other people are too.

I do not want people to sink into despair this holiday season. I want you to understand how loved and lovable you are. You may not see it now, but keep your eyes open and keep your heart open. If you don't feel lovable, are you loving others? Will you let in the love others have for you? Poor is not better than rich, pretty is not better than plain, and no one knows what is really going on in the heart of another. So you have choices. You can choose joy, you can reach out to ask for help, you can reach out to give support, you can wallow in self-pity, you can take one more step, you can find a safe place to rest for a while, you can ask for what you need or... what?

Be kind to others and give yourself the same gift: Be kind to yourself! This is called giving the benefit of the doubt. Do you need ideas about how to do this? Leave comments if you want ideas or if you have ideas to share. You can comment anonymously or email me through my website for privacy.

Blessing of the day: May you see the best in yourself and continue to grow in beautiful ways. May you find gratitude in each day. May you look for and find what is good in yourself and in others.

You can do this!
Love,
Aunt Laya


Thanks to Morguefile.com and (taliesin) Mary R. Vogt for the photo.
(for more photos by Mary, have a look at my video 
where I used a whole bunch of her photos)

5 comments:

Karen Whittal said...

We are exactly as God designed us to be, created in his image, and he loves us just the way we are

TsfatMarm said...

Wonderful post. Thanks for sharing your love in this blog.

Laya said...

<3

fathergodandi.blogspot.com said...

Your blog and your words are very touching, comforting and compassionate. Lovely to come across to your writings. Mary Ann

Laya said...

Thank you Mary Ann, so glad to have you visit any time! :-)