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Do You Respect Yourself?

February 5, 2014 Kristin 4 Comments

respect yourselfAre you respecting you?
In order to really appreciate who you are, you need to treat yourself with respect. After all, if you do not respect yourself and your body, you cannot expect anyone else to respect you. Being grateful for who you are requires you to treat yourself with self-compassion.

Below you will find questions that will increase your awareness as you inventory how well you treat you. Ask yourself …

  • Do I treat myself well physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially?
  • Do I eat healthy foods and get enough rest?
  • Am I exercising?
  • Can I accept my physical appearance?
  • Do I have the courage to leave an abusive relationship?
  • Do I spend time with people who are loving and compassionate?
  • Can I stop myself from becoming verbally or physically abusive to others?
  • Can I view mistakes as opportunities to grow?
  • Do I get regular checkups at the dentist’s and the doctor’s offices?
  • Do I appreciate my abilities?
  • Do I consider my own spiritual needs?
  • Do I take time to appreciate the blessings in life?
  • Do I know that it is okay to make a mistake?
  • Can I accept that I will never be perfect?
  • Do I hang around emotionally healthy people?
  • Do I allow myself to have flaws and still know that I am worthy and lovable?
  • Do I take time to have fun?
  • Can I name things that I like about myself?
  • Am I capable of having healthy relationships with others?
  • Do my behaviors match my values? (Am I living with integrity?)

If you answered no to several of these questions, I want you to know that you are not being kind enough to yourself. Your self-worth begins with you. You can change the way you perceive yourself. You really do create your own reality. Others will better respect you when you respect yourself. Other people don’t define your value as a person. You do have worth! Your only problem may be that you don’t recognize it.

It is time to wake up and experience the excellence in you that has been there all along!

If deep feelings of shame get in your way and cause you to self-sabotage, you may really benefit from professional counseling to gain a new perspective. Maybe you have beaten yourself up long enough.

This post came from:

The Snowball EffectThe Snowball Effect: How to Build Positive Momentum in Your Life

by Kristin Barton Cuthriell, MEd, MSW, LCSW

Now available on amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com

 

Inspirational, Psychology, Self Help Excellence, experience the excellence in you, live with integrity, living with integrity, respect yourself, self-compassion, self-sabotage

Comments

  1. Aviral says

    February 6, 2014 at 1:28 am

    Nice article. Loved it. Most of the answers are YES for me.. 🙂

    Reply
    • kcuthriell says

      February 7, 2014 at 6:22 am

      Thank you, Airal. I hope you have a terrific weekend!

      Reply
  2. Shannon says

    February 6, 2014 at 7:52 pm

    What? I’m not supposed to think I’m perfect? Rats.

    Nice list. I’m working real hard on that last one. I’m not getting a lot of “love” with my dirt and veggies habit. Perhaps I need to join a support group: Gardeners and Entomologists Anonymous!

    Reply
    • kcuthriell says

      February 7, 2014 at 6:30 am

      You are so funny!

      Reply

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