31 Days Of I Love Myself Enough : Day 12

DAY TWELVE: I LOVE MYSELF ENOUGH TO STOP ABANDONING MYSELF

A question I asked myself was: ‘ Where am I abandoning myself?’

Here’s what I came up with:

Ignoring my own needs

Keeping quiet when something didn’t feel right

Over giving

People Pleasing

Constantly seeking approval

Not listening to my intuition

Tolerating poor behaviour because I was afraid of someone’s reactions

Putting myself last

Believing everyone else’s needs were more important than mine

Over the years I have done some deep inner work to address all of the above.

A question I now ask myself is, ‘ What would loving myself look like here?’ I listen for the answer and follow through with loving actions.

I learned to abandon myself when I was a small child and continued all the way through most of my adult life until reading Louise Hay’s book the Power is Within You.

I had no idea I was abandoning myself. It was something I was used to doing.

Thank goodness I now know better.

I know that back then I was doing the best I could with the knowledge and understanding I had at that time; now I know better.

You could also ask yourself where are you abandoning yourself? You may not be aware of it. Don’t judge yourself when you come up with the answers.

If this has resonated or helped in any way please let me know.

Sending you all so much love from my heart to yours

Lynn