When You Think You're Not Enough

Anger is the way we tell other people that they've gone too far, that they've crossed the invisible boundary they shouldn't have crossed if they want to remain in our good graces

In order to walk this path we must first understand that self-love is not narcissism. Nor is it egotism, greed, self-righteousness, self-involvement, stubbornness, or conceit, all of which have given real self-love a bad name.

You'll know when you contact an achy, gray, black, or even red feeling of discomfort somewhere inside you

When you belittle yourself, you are not honoring yourself. Your talents, your actions, your hobbies—however ordinary they may seem to you—are actually your essence. They're all the extraordinary things you are; they're what you have to give. Denying your gifts is not honoring your spirit.

always like remembering this, because it's not only a story about me acting out; it's also about my mother's instant and beautiful recognition that I needed to express my creativity more than I needed another nap. To this day this remains true in my life—given a choice between resting and expressing myself, I'll always choose self-expression. My acting out had huge impact; at a very young age it set my life in a happy direction.

Whatever you can do or dream … begin it now.

When you act out, you put your feet and your hands where your mouth is. You put your money and your movement where your mouth is. You put your courage, creativity, imagination, and energy where your mouth is. Instead of hoping, whining, imagining, or complaining, you do something.

Each time I've set out on the venture of doing my new thing, it's been scary. I wasn't sure I'd like it. I wasn't sure I'd be good at it. I wasn't sure I'd think it was worth all the time or money. But each time I tried something different I gained a part of myself—a sense of my strength, of my intuition, of my body's resilience, of my emotional courage, of my delight in life—even if the part of myself that I claimed was only my discernment, my right to say no to the same experience another time. The more I did, the better I felt about myself.

In order to walk this path we must first understand that self-love is not narcissism. Nor is it egotism, greed, self-righteousness, self-involvement, stubbornness, or conceit, all of which have given real self-love a bad name. Rather, it is the singing spring from which each of us can become our most authentic self.

For you, because you've finally decided to love yourself and because your soul knows you deserve no less