We must respect ourselves - and part of respecting ourselves is to realise that the myth of separation isn't true and that we are all one child inhabiting many bodies.

If we have no self-worth - we have no worth at all.


We must respect ourselves - and part of respecting ourselves is to realise that the myth of separation isn't true and that we are all one child inhabiting many bodies.




Therefore, part of respecting ourselves is also respecting others. It's a two way street.




To respect others, we must respect ourselves - to have self-worth for ourselves we must value others. It's a balance. Too much self-worth and we get narcissism; too much worth of others and we get co-dependency. And there is the game of self-worth and life.




The first way we can start to respect ourselves and others is to stop judging ourselves.




Sounds easy, doesn't it? Well, it's SIMPLE, but simple things are not always easy - that is for sure. So, how do we stop judging ourselves? We accept ourselves right where we are.


Name 5-10 things you don't like about yourself. Your age, your weight, your attitude, your past, your bank account, your family, your thoughts - whatever they are - just list them out.




Good. Got it? If you're like me and most people, making this list should be pretty easy. We can sometimes be experts at what we don't like about ourselves.




So, look at that list.




Now - say out loud: "I accept _____ about myself." Whatever is on the list. Go down the list until you are done.




"I accept that I don't like my weight". "I accept that I don't like my age." "I accept that I don't like the size of my bank account." Etc.




Now, what's cool about this is that we are no longer fooling ourselves. If there are things we don't like about ourselves, the first thing we get to do is tell ourselves the truth about how we feel.




Now - ask yourself the following questions: "Do I want to use the frustration I feel to create healthy or unhealthy habits?"




"Do I want to use this as fuel for growth or fuel for more of what I don't want?"




And then repeat after me: "Even though I _______, I completely respect and accept myself". Fill in the blank.

Do this for a week and let me know how it goes. When we acknowledge ourselves in this way, we start telling the truth, we let it out and we STILL respect ourselves because of it. Doing this will allow us to respect ourselves and others more. Try it.

The Ten Stages is a studied recovery course. It is a source of reconnection a method of unlearning and a reintroduction to our child within which leads us back to our one true intuitive voice.We start to learn and come out of our protective dysfunctional shell and reclaim our lives. #childwithin#10stages

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