Embracing Who You Are

Accept yourself

One of the most common problems that I see with people is that they fight the natural order of life. They resist the way they are made, they resist who they are made to be, and they try to fit themselves into a mold that someone else created. We do not allow ourselves to be who we are, and we do not allow ourselves to be our best. Yet, we have so much faith in someone else and their abilities to be their best.

 

For most of my life, I did not allow myself to be happy. I tried to fit into a form that was out of my natural order. I lived my life trying to do things for others, while denying myself. I lived worrying about everyone else’s problems, instead of focusing on how to fix my own life. And I tried to “fit in” all the while I felt like an outcast. I tried to be a person that God did not intend me to be.

 

Until I did a lot of emotional work on myself, I fought the natural order of life. I fought the natural order of my life. I felt guilty if I did something for myself. I felt as if it wasn’t okay to do things for myself. At some point, I forgot who I was, and what I enjoyed. I put so many other people and other things in front of me that I thought I was not important.

 

It has taken a lot of work to get to where I am now. And I still have a lot of work left to do. But now, I understand that I need to embrace who I am. I am okay just as I am. I am enough. I am valuable and important. I had to learn that I need to make me a priority. Because if I am not healthy and whole, I cannot be of use to myself or others. With all of this, I have had to learn to set boundaries. I now set boundaries with others, and myself. I take better care of me. And, I feel so much better. I feel happier and healthier. And, I realized that all along, I needed to make me a priority before I worry about helping others. Because when we don’t love and care for ourselves, we don’t have much to give to others.

 

Today, I want to ask you, do you take care of yourself? Do you show yourself the same care that you show to others? And, do you embrace who you are? If the answer is no, then you need to take the time to find out why. Because you are important. And before you spend energy towards helping other people, remember that the most important person that you are in charge of taking care of is you.