Tag: Self-respect

You Exist

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth

Wherever you are, you exist. If you have the courage to see yourself, to love yourself, to feel yourself, to feed yourself, to learn more about yourself, that is good enough.

You are not a burden to anybody. You are a gift, not a burden. If people don’t see you, it is not about you. it is about them.

Don’t give in to people’s opinions. Remember that you are not here to please people. You are not here to live other people’s lives.

You are here to live your life, to make a difference. If you are with people who do not value your presence, you must leave. It is not the right place for you.

If you want peace in your life, don’t surround yourself with people who don’t value you. Remember, you don’t need permission from them to live yourself.

You need you to live your life. You need your heart to live your life. You need your soul to live your life.

Don’t wait for someone to love you. Don’t wait for someone to respect your life. If you are not comfortable with some people in your life, let them go. You are enough. YOU ARE ENOUGH!!!!

Compassion: Why We Need It

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth

‘Cultivating compassion begins with self-compassion. … Compassion cannot truly be offered to others until we first offer it to ourselves.’- Janice Marturano

Life is not linear. Things happen. Don’t fight what you are going through in your life. All you can do is be open to where it is taking you.

Be kind to yourself. Do not beat yourself up. Nothing is about you. Do not make things all about you. That is not what self-compassion is about. Self-compassion is about love, care, and respect.

Compassion is good because it ‘reminds us that when we see someone suffering, we are separated from the sufferer by only the thinnest lines of time and circumstance, and we feel a pull to lessen the suffering. … It helps us to understand the interconnections among us. It encourages us to become involved with the well-being of those around us.’

If you want to build a great community, don’t forget those around you. Love them. Treat them with respect. And support them. And they will always support you.