Tending To Your Garden

In our bid to be everything to everyone, we often neglect our own needs and desires. We make sacrifices for our families, careers, beliefs, and everything in between, and we don’t always get much in return.

Taking the time to refuel or rejuvenate is not always an option and is sometimes perceived as being selfish or self-absorbed, or not being a team player. As a result, our mental and physical health takes a beating. Jumping from situation to situation, we’re overworked to the point where we neglect our bodies. And with no time to care for our mental well-being, our perception of our self-worth drops and we can stop seeing our innate value.

But please realize, you are good enough.

Not because of your education or how much money you make or where you come from or who you know. By reason of the fact you are a living, breathing human being, you are worthy of respect; you deserve love; you are good enough. You don’t have to do anything more than that. Just believe that simple fact. This alone is enough to focus attention on tending your own garden… (that’s YOU!)

By simply being, you have value. Luckily, many of us do more than just exist. What we don’t do is value ourselves enough and the contributions we make on this planet. We take ourselves for granted and choose to believe a false narrative that says our contribution to the world and society is small or insignificant. Discard this negative, destructive mindset and embrace your value as a living, thinking, functioning human being.

It may be helpful to ask yourself the following questions:

How much do you like, respect, and value yourself?

Which words would you use to describe yourself to a stranger?

When you self-reflect and think about yourself, are your thoughts generally positive, negative, or somewhere in between?

Do you believe you are worthy of others’ love, respect, and consideration?

In this day and age when our mental health is being assaulted at every turn, being able to recognize our value is a skill that can no longer be disregarded. Recognizing your value enables you to get your needs met. It makes you more decisive because you trust your instincts. When you work to value yourself more, it positively impacts your physical health (you’ll take better care of yourself) and your mental health (you’ll treat yourself with compassion). So there is no reason not to start working on it today.

Celebrating you.

Pamela