I used to base my self-worth on things outside of myself.
Things like:
How were my relationships with my friends?
How many friends did I have?
Was I popular?
Did my parents think highly of me?
Was I in a relationship?
Did girls like me?
Was I cool?
Did people like me?
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The whole thing was setup to give my power away!
My self-worth fluctuated likes waves at shore; I would have moments of ‘lulls’ and then ‘big crashes’.
With that setup I had NO peace-of-mind.
Now, things are different. I base my self-worth on what I can control and beyond that perspective I’m
letting go of the belief that I have to achieve something in order to ‘have’ self-worth.
Fuck.that.shit!
I "have" self-worth just because I'm myself, authentically, and I'm a part of this universe. That’s all.
I finish and I point you to this:
In building a statue, a sculptor doesn't keep adding clay to his subject.He keeps chiseling away at the inessentials until the truth of its creation is revealed without obstructions. Perfection is not when there is no more to add,but no more to take away.
What do you base your Self-Worth on?