How do you encourage your true self?

It is common to encounter people who focus on what they have not yet accomplished or done. They may even get down on themselves.  You may not realize that your mind is spending more time telling you what is wrong with you than what you are doing right.   Part if you may be wondering, how do you encourage your true self?

Everyone has power to draw strength from inside themselves.  How often do you do this?  When you struggle at work, in relationships, with your health or, some other area of  your life, it may seem challenging to focus on blessings.  Yet, you can! It begins with you.  Encouraging your core to emerge and flourish is related to celebrating all that you are.

No matter what you are facing, you did not get this far without believing in something great for you.  You have faith in yourself to get this far, and learning is a constant process.  Rather than pinpoint the wrong you do, highlight everything that goes right.

It is much harder to maintain a negative focus if you have a sense of reasons to encourage yourself.  Have you ever made a list of reasons why you have made it this far? Have you ever kept a record of comments, cards or other ways people praise you for what you have done? If not, you can write these things down yourself.

To get to the point where encouraging yourself comes easily, you need to be willing to take a few initiatives.  You can realize that being down on your luck does not mean you have to stay in a related mindset.  Be willing to change. It is not possible to stay down and defeated when you learn to compliment yourself sense teh good you offer others.

To encourage your true self begins with believing in your untapped potential. You need to imagine what good you can do in the world.  You have to be ready to realize what good you have already done, how you bless people with your existence and efforts as you are. 

Learn to accept compliments and give them to yourself. You are great at something, even if you do not yet know what it is. Go ahead, look in the mirror and tell yourself you are fabulous, loving and becoming all you can!  Do not hesitate to celebrate yourself.

Comments

[Eric S.]

The power of positive thinking, is dismissed by so many people. I have found that being positive, and thinking positive generally has a positive outcome. As you said in your post, it takes far more effort to remain down and depressed.

Great post thank you

[Devin]

It's obvious when you meet a person who believes in his or her true self. Even when the focus is on what hasn't been accomplished it is only temporary, and is framed as only a matter of time. Such confidence and inner strength only comes from truly knowing yourself.

Wonderful post, Liara: positive and inspiring.

Take care!
Devin

[Liara Covert]

Eric, people do not realize feeling drained can be linked back to their own behavior. This is an example of unconscious self-sabotage. When a person complains and reminds himself something is wrong, he is reinforcing his illusion. As a person learns he can exert more control over his thoughts and feelings, he can choose to encourage himself more.

[Liara Covert]

Devin, you make a great point. People can sense it when they are in the presence of a confident person. This differs from arrogance or deceit. Whetheror not you realize it, you are detecting the power of energy vibration. Even if you do not see it visually, you can feel the positive vibes by using other senses. In fact, you have many untapped skills.

[Azhagiya Tamilmagan]

Yes... it's common, it happens to me at times yet I often remind myself to avoid the doubt about things I'm trying to accomplish. I would then tell myself to carry on with what I'm doing without knowing it's right or wrong as I built the believe within me that the outcome would be what I wanted to accomplish.

[soulMerlin]

I find I 'encourage' my true self, by not focussing on it or on my state or behaviour. If I do, I also focus on the negative parts of myself.

I am at my best, when I am not aware of it.

henry

[Liara Covert]

Azhagiya, as you begin to detach from particular outcomes, then you realize you have the power to encourage yourself, regardless of your circumstances. It may be that what you consciously think you desire to accomplish distracts you from your core desires.

[Liara Covert]

Henry, at any given moment, you are always doing your best. You are aware and simultaneously unaware until all energy in your field is aligned. You are on a journey to get there. It is a life-transforming process.