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Originally Posted by marklang500  ...my self-esteem isn't there yet. |
...which is funny and baffling, because it is very clear to me that you are a person to be highly esteemed. Don't you deserve to be thought well of? Do reasons pop into your mind as to why you don't deserve your own support?
What if you were to begin a new practice of letting go of all those reasons, and focusing on why you DO deserve your own support -- all the infinitely wonderful things about your own life. A gratitude journal might be a little foo-foo for you, but perhaps you could could just try out a gratitude meditation -- take a few minutes each day to have a rampage of appreciation.
What I'm saying is, it sounds like you have some habitual thoughts that aren't serving you well, and a little deliberate generation of thoughts that feel good when you think them might make a big difference for you.
What is your first thought when you read this?