When you think about who you are, you probably describe yourself as a mother, grandmother, wife, sister, or friend. Or you refer to yourself as what you do as your “work” in the world. Most of us do that. But being a mother or a friend or what you do in life is a role. It isn’t ‘who you are’.
Like a diamond, you are multifaceted. You have different roles as you live on the earth and there are many aspects to who you are. Some would say there is the good, bad, and the ugly to who you are. I disagree. I believe there are qualities that have shadows where we may feel we’re not the best parts of ourselves.
I wonder how we would feel if we viewed this as just a part of who we are. That seems to me a step of self-acceptance. When you look at it in that way you can step back and view yourself in a more neutral or observer way. Is there something you’d like to or can change, let go or transform? There may or may not be. Acknowledgement and acceptance are key.
Highly sensitive women can’t change how our brains work, but we can accept how we may walk in the world a bit differently than others. We can choose to accept who we are and be aware of what we need to take care of ourselves. How we can accept and not find blame.
Without self-acceptance, self-compassion, we lose our personal power and integrity.
If you’re a spark of light, a loving essence, connected to the Source of creation then the most important thing is to understand that your roles, your emotions – they are not really you. The core of you is a spark of light, a loving essence.
Self-acceptance, your own self approval, self-compassion, and love are the keys to letting go of shame or feeling less than. That gives you the power to be authentically who you are. To do what feels intuitively right to you. To shift something if needed, seek support, or to have love for yourself for who you are.
If you are unique form of light and love, the rest you can accept, love, let go of, and finally move on with a sense of freedom and peace.
I am delighted to share a new podcast with my conversation with Elaine Blais, Certified Life Coach and author, that may spark more ways for personal acceptance of the love and light within you.
Listen to Episode 8 The Art of Self Approval at DiamondPathways.com or on your favorite podcast station.
Find your hug of self approval,
Bonnie
P.S. I invite you to listen to a short 8 minute audio shifter Diamond Facet Clearing Self Love and Rebirth. Or you can PayPal me a donation starting at $5.00 minimum Bonnie@DiamondPathways.com you will be sent the audio.