Friday 8 March 2013

In your eyes

Our reflection of oursevles can be skewed with self-doubt, misconceptions about our bodies and disappointment or frustration. Ask others what they think of you. Their vision of you is genuine and hopefully honest. Being looked at through someone else's eyes might bring us to understand our true worth and that we are more perfect and whole than we imagine ourselves to be.  Honour this reflection and give thanks for its kind truth.

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  1. This post is so incredibly relevant to my day. I received several very incredible complements at work today. However, in the moment, I disregarded them all because I am in a period of soaking in my own self-dissapointment and self-loathing. However, thanks to this post, I am rethinking their words. I am trying to think about why they said the kind things that they said and what I must have done to contribute to those kind words developing in their minds.

    Thank you again Vanessa for another inspiring post.

    Thank you for this. Here is to hoping for a fantastic Friday evening.

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    1. In an earlier post I wrote about creating a "ta da" book. Every time someone compliments you, write it down and when we self-loath, we can look back at a brighter version of ourselves, our true essence.

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  2. Vanessa you are spot-on here (as always). If we viewed ourselves the way others view us then we would have a much better self-view. We tend to be way too critical of ourselves.

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    1. I agree. Why is it so easy for us to compliment others but yet critique ourselves so negatively?

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  3. I agree with this, but at the same time, I wouldn't want other people's perceptions to dictate what we do or who we are, you know? However it is important to pay attention to how you come off to other people, and whether or not that aligns with your vision of self. Nice work.

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