"Because no one could ever praise me enough,"
is the opening line in to the poem "Invisible Work" by Alison Luterman from her book The Largest Possible Life.
That line grabbed me, and I realized it spoke to my need to measure up, to have others call me valuable before I could notice any specifics of my own worth. Are you that way?
Along with recognizing that I depend too much on others' opinions to define my value, I notice that I desire to be compassionate and gentle with myself. I want to treat myself as kindly as I would treat any other struggling, beautiful soul I met on the journey. All the beautiful souls I meet daily.
Along with recognizing that I depend too much on others' opinions to define my value, I notice that I desire to be compassionate and gentle with myself. I want to treat myself as kindly as I would treat any other struggling, beautiful soul I met on the journey. All the beautiful souls I meet daily.
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