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You judge others as you judge yourself
Judgement is easy. Understanding, empathy, compassion…not so easy. It only gets easier when we are capable of treating ourselves with kindness. But that isn’t as easy as it sounds. In fact, many of our efforts at kindness are harmful because we’re distracted from recognising what prompts our deliberate acts of kindness. Towards ourselves, and towards…
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Do you truly respect yourself?
One of the most important questions you could ever ask yourself in any situation is, ‘Who do you want to be?’ Life is quickly defined or tainted by who we think others deserve us to be. We start out believing, often with good reason, that we need to be a certain way so that we…
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Own your own life first
The causes that we’re afraid to fight in our own lives, we fight through proxy in someone else’s life. When we lack the conviction to apply ourselves to full effect in our own lives, we pacify our conscience by coming to the aid of those whose struggles offer an opportunity for us to find significance…
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Your rage, your loss
If left unchecked, rage eventually clouds our judgement as we seek vengeance from anyone who reminds us of those who treated us badly in the past. When you find a reason to rage at every assumed threat, peace becomes elusive and bitterness takes over. Feeling enraged may be human, but acting on that rage is…
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A destined misery…or is it?
Are you sightseeing while wishing that what you see could be your reality? Most often, it is our belief in what we deserve that limits us more than what we actually deserve or are capable of achieving. In fact, considering what we deserve or don’t deserve is a distraction most likely grounded in self-pity or…
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Live the life that you have
Having dreams and goals are great, but not if it robs you of the beauty of what you have. Like it has been said, there is nothing so bad that there is no good in it. Similarly, no matter how desperate or miserable life appears, there is always something to be grateful for, or something…
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Your dignity is yours to claim
Did you notice how some people, when faced with soul destroying realities, are still dignified in how they rise above it. If you wait for your aggressor or abuser to treat you with dignity before you find reason to respect yourself, you’re doing life back to front. Expecting recognition of your humanness from the world…
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With whom are you competing?
Who are you really competing with in life? The only person you should be competing with is the one you were yesterday! The most common limiting belief that I encounter in others is the belief that they’re not as good as others. The way I encounter this within myself is when I question whether I’m…
