Jim Qwik says, “you have to fall in love with the person in the mirror again, the one who’s been through so much, but is still standing. To get to know yourself, you need the courage to be yourself.”
Great words.
How do you do this? Forgiveness is a great place to start to love yourself.
Forgive yourself for the times you could have done better because you were doing the best you could at the time. If you knew then what you know now, you would have done it differently. That experience was your teacher – and it worked, you learned the lesson. That’s the miracle of the journey.
Finding the courage to be yourself is exactly that. All of your weirdness and the bits you suppress or stifle because someone made you feel like you shouldn’t. All of the weird things you love but feel like you’re the only one and no one understands… lean into those parts of you and open them back up.
Why are these things important?
Because these are the first steps towards living a fulfilled life that is uniquely yours.
In order to be seen, you need to see yourself. If you want to have the confidence to create the life you want, you need to be comfortable in your skin.
This alone will change your life in ways you can’t imagine.