It takes courage to live our lives. It takes courage to refuse what other people wants us to do. It takes courage to do what is not popular.
And above all, it takes to conquer ourselves.
Without courage, fear will eat us for breakfast. Without courage, small-minded people will steal our dreams away from us.
If you want to become a courageous person, someone who can put fear to a good use, then you have to do courageous things. You have got to leave your comfort zone. And you have got to have the spine to stand up for what you believe in. If not, fear will take over your life.
As for a person of courage, Swami Sivananda said, 'A man of courage does not tremble in the hour of danger.
He is not embarrassed and bewildered.
He does not sink down.
He is not overwhelmed by despair...
He smiles away all dangers and difficulties,blows the trumpet of triumph and attains victory in the end.''
To hear yourself, you must pay attention to what you are saying to yourself. Stop saying negative things to yourself. If you do not know what to say to yourself, just say, “I am love myself.” That is good enough.
Pay attention to your words. They are powerful. They can hurt you. If you do not want your own words to hurt you, attention is key.
Here is why:
According to Edith Eger, “What you pay attention to grows stronger. Spend a day listening to your self-talk.Is it full of “I should,” “I shouldn’t,” and “yes, but”? Do you tell yourself, “It’s my fault,” or “I don’t deserve it,” or “It could have been worse”? Replace these messages of guilt or shame with a daily practice of kind and self-talk. As soon as you walk up in the morning, go to the mirror and look at yourself with loving eyes. Say, “I’m powerful. I’m kind. I’m a person of strength.” Then kiss yourself on the back of your hand. Smile at yourself in the mirror. Say, “I love you.”
Yes, love yourself. If you do not have the courage to love yourself, to say, “I love you,” then you have got a lot of work to do.
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