YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF

YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF

  January 01, 2019    InspireForte Solutions

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Many cases of depression have been borne out of people’s bitterness about who they are. Their negative feeling of bitterness could lead to discontentment, dislike, and hatred of self that can escalate to them suffering from inferiority complex, and in terrible circumstances, prompt them to commit suicide. The obvious fact about it is that quite a number of people suffer from this issue and haven’t realized the sweetness in self-love. Realistically, you owe it to yourself to love yourself and no one can love you more or better than the way you love yourself. Self-love lights up our love for others.

One valuable lesson I've learnt in life is on self-love, worth and appreciation. In the whole of the universe, I've come to realize that there is no one like me and there can't be anyone like me. I was created differently from others and need to appreciate that. We are gifted, different and unique in creation and God definitely has a reason for that. Don't change your God-given identity and makeup for something else. Your identity is your unique selling proposition, product and potential. Many people complain about not liking how they are. But the truth is all they need to do is to discover their uniqueness. To buttress my point, there's this fable I'd love to share:

Once, there grew a little pine tree deep in the forest. It had needles that were evergreen. Yet it was glum. It said, "My needles are not as pretty as leaves. I wish I had golden leaves." The next morning, it found its wish had been granted. It had shining golden leaves. A man passing by saw the golden leaves and started plucking them. Soon the little pine tree was stripped bare. It again said, "I was wrong. I wish I had glass leaves. They would look pretty and no one would steal them." The next morning the tree saw that it was covered with glass leaves. They sparkled in the sunlight and tinkled gently. But along came a storm, and the glass leaves were all broken. Once more the little tree was bare. Now it said, "Leaves of gold and grass are pretty. But I wish I had green leaves." Again its wish was granted and it was covered with pretty green leaves. But then a hungry goat came and ate up all the leaves. "What a fool I've been!" sighed the little pine tree. "My needles were the best for me. I wish I could have them back again."

Fortunately, the little pine tree was granted its wish once again and it got back its pretty needles.

Don't be like the little pine tree; appreciate how you are, who you are and what you have because while you are busy worrying yourself over what you don't have and desiring that of another, someone else has less than you do and is content. If you decide to change who you are to be someone else, painfully you might not be as lucky as the pine tree to regain your real identity. I love myself and should feel the same way too. Consciously and constantly profess self-love.

I love myself and you should love yourself too.

Cheers!