Your life should be an exciting adventure and there is no better time to start than now. You need to have a vision for your life and start moving toward it. Life is like a maize, full of up’s and down’s, over’s and under’s, through’s and around’s, a true obstacle course with each challenge there to teach us something and to make us stronger. No one ever said that life was going to be easy but what you get out of it and put in to it is entirely up to you. Be strong and don’t give up, reach for the good and dismiss the negative, it will all be worth it in the end.

Life without love is really useless so in order to love your life you have to begin by loving yourself first but then again before you can be loved in life you must first be lovable. It is essential for you to love what you do and do what you love….Today! Don’t worry and fret about what happened yesterday because yesterday is gone, you have to live for today. This quote comes to mind here: Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, Today is a gift, that’s why we call it the present. Think about that for a min…..all we really have to live for is “Today” as we may not be here tomorrow.

One thing you need to understand is how love and self esteem are so closely related in meaning…both are a measure of “value”.  When we don’t feel we are of value or loved then we suffer from low self esteem, we are accepting the value that someone else is putting on us not how we necessarily feel about ourselves. It is easier sometimes to accept what others think than it is for us to think for ourselves but we need to start thinking for ourselves and valuing those thoughts.

We need to let go of the past and forgive ourselves and others for all the negative things that we have let come into our lives. Then begin to Dream and envision your life that way you want it to be.

The Law of Attraction states “Whatever you Perceive and Believe you can Achieve” . We need to retrain our minds to think, we also need to develop a healthy self image. It is amazing how powerful thoughts and words can be. There are words and phrases that we need to remember and some we need to forget such as “I can” and “I can’t”  “I’ll try” and “I will” I think you can see the difference here. Make it a point to set daily goals and use positive words and present tense words, nothing negative.

I have been a negative person for most of my life and I am now understanding how powerful all of this positive affirmation stuff really is….IT WORKS!  I am happier now than I have ever been in my life, and no it won’t happen over night or just come to you. You have to work at it and be consistent with it.

I am sure you have heard the expression “physician heal thy self” well this is sort of the same thing, you have to heal yourself, it comes from the inside. I know this can be overwhelming but there are many helpful resources out there that can help you to overcome your low self esteem and help you to empower yourself with love and success. There are several resources I have come across that I feel can be very useful tools on your journey to knowing and loving yourself. ”7 Words to Live By“  is an introduction to Life and Living it to the Fullest. I think you will find this e-book empowering and enlightening. You also might be interested in “How To Build Your Self Esteem in Just One Weekend” this e-book goes a step further on how to develop your self esteem or to help someone else in need, even children.

Remember…Everyone has the Right to be Happy!  and that includes YOU!  You were Created to be a Success!

You are Awesome!

Live, Laugh, Love,

Kathy

additional resources:

“DNA of Success” by J. Zufelt

“Social Strategies” by J. Mercer

“How to Forgive Yourself” by M. Myhre

“Ultimate Secrets of Success” by M. Latiff