Healthy Self-Awareness, Healthy Self-Esteem...When someone attacks your character
I've been focusing a lot on self love on all of my platforms. That's because it's so important to being our best, healthy self. I've been practicing the act of self love for quite a few months now. I think I'm doing a pretty good job. Don't get me wrong, I don't always speak positively about myself, but I've gotten much better with refraining from the negative. It helps to have someone hold you accountable as well.
Here's a test to determine how much you love yourself, how much you believe in yourself, whether you know your worth, etc. Has someone come from left field and attacked your character? That will challenge you on many levels.
Have you ever had someone throw you a jab in the jaw and you didn't see it coming; practically knocked you out? It may have had you doubting yourself; taken you back into the dark area of uncertainty of not being self assured and needing others to validate your worth.
I'm hear to tell you that I have experienced it. It doesn't feel good and it will put you to the test. However, I can now evaluate my self-awareness and self-esteem by it. It can be a blessing in disguise; something to cause you to reflect on how much you've grown.
When someone attacks you with negative words and/or accusations, your first instinct may be to retaliate. Okay, so then what? Do you feel any better? Probably not. Even if you do jab back, consider it a teachable moment for yourself. Take a brief moment to reflect on what happened. Mull it over if you have to but don't get stuck in it. Own whatever part of it you think you may need to own and toss the rest back. Do not allow anyone to diminish your self-worth and your self-esteem.
True moment in transparency...I lost total focus on a major task, what great things that had happened to me the day before and the God that I serve that validates me and knows my heart. I allowed someone's judgement of me and negative perceptions of me to briefly disrupt my progress. However, I have grown. I vented, I prayed, I reflected, and in less than two hours, though I had not accomplished the previous task, I was able to let it go.
I am strong, I am smart, I am beautiful, I am talented, I have a sincere heart and a big heart...I am AWESOME! I will continue the work of loving me and knowing my self-worth. How about you?
#Iam...
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