Accepting myself

When I was growing up I've never really care of what others think about me, for which I always like to use my favorite line, "who cares." But now, it is quite the contrary because I constantly worry about what others think of me. I often think I please people, so that they will like me, but it is not doing me any good, for which, it is in fact hurting me and my self-esteem. But thankfully a book that I read written by Joyce Meyer, titled "Managing your emotions instead of your emotions managing you" has pointed out some advices on how I should fight the urge to put myself down and stop worrying about what others think about me.

So, recently I tried to wake up every morning and look myself in the mirror saying the words out loud "I love you, I like you, you are doing wonderful, and there's nothing for you to fear because I am God's creation and He loves you." The word love gives me the sense of belonging that "yes", there's no point for me to self-pity myself nor care so much about what the world thinks because I am loved by my creator above all else. Just thinking that He loves me, gives me peace and joy in my heart because that's how He wants me to live my life and see myself that I am worth it. From now on, when I start to worry and think that people are talking bad about me I pray instead, and ask help from the holy spirit to cast away the negative thoughts and grant me the peace of my mind and heart.