Seed of Understanding
“The people who are hardest to love usually need love the most. Outer prickles mask inner pain and sadness. Love the prickles out of people by seeing beyond the annoyance to the hurt inner child that is crying out for some care and understanding. Start with accepting yourself.”
Say to yourself: Acceptance has healing power.
From SoulSeeds
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What is Nurturing Thursday, you ask?
In this amazingly competitive society of ours, how many of us truly feel good about ourselves? How often do we extend to ourselves … the same courtesies, considerations, nurturing, forgiveness and understanding we would a loved one, a friend, or even a stranger?
Our culture tells us we need to be special and above average to feel good about ourselves. Yet, it is not possible for all of us to be above average at the same time. Don’t we usually know of someone richer, more attractive, “more together” or successful than we are? Even if we discount the material aspects and consider the more spiritual facet, don’t we know of those who seem more at peace, more aware or living in the moment. Even when we do manage to feel a strong sense of self-esteem or self-confidence, we are not able to consistently hold on to it. For most, our sense of self-worth bounces around like a ping-pong ball, rising and falling strongly tied with our latest success or failure.
In an effort to eliminate labeling ourselves as “good” or “bad”, and clearly accept ourselves with an open heart … to treat ourselves with the same kindness, caring, and compassion we would show to a good friend … I would like to incorporate more self-compassion and self-kindess in my life.
To “give this planet a much needed shot of fun, support and positive energy” … I am dubbing Thursdays as Nurturing Thursday … a spin-off of the suspended Occupy Blogosphere started by Amy of SoulDipper.
If any of my readers are interested in joining the nurturing, I applaud and welcome you to do so … the more the merrier!!
For previous Occupy Blogosphere posts: Blogospheres
For precious Nurturing Thursday posts: Nurturing Thursday
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© rgb for “On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea”, 2011 – 2013
This line put a smile on my face, Becca …. Love the prickles out of people ..
I could just picture someone with spikes all over their body. hahaha
I love this Nurturing Thrusday. It is so very important that we start to accept
that if we love ourselves we are not being selfish. I gave myself a hug right
after reading this. Lovely ….
Namaste,
Izzy
p.s. – reblogged on my blog. ~~~~~ : – )
Reblogged this on Inside the Mind of Isadora and commented:
A thoughtful challenge for encouraging us to care for ourselves with those gentle hugs we sometimes need.
Namaste ….
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Love it, acceptance is the one of the key to a lot good things.. Great job.
Very special, Becca…thank you.
I also added a post for Nurturing Thursday… love that idea.
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Thank you Becca, I think this is lovely…I have been reading your previous posts and have added it to my “post-its” that I have for reminding me what I need to post each day. I don’t have a place for a big calendar to do it on, so came up with the computer post-its since I can color code them.
Peace and love,
Siggi
A beautiful thought to start the day on x Thank you Becca. When I was teaching I was aware that people often called children ‘attention seeking’ in a negative way. My theory is that if anyone is attention seeking it is probably best to give them some attention! I am practising listening to others carefully at the moment as my mind is always wandering to what I want to write. I love the idea of Nurturing Thursday, I have just been kind to myself and eaten a slice of Christmas cake! xx
So often we offer ourselves when we are not whole. And then wonder why our efforts are met with half-hearted acceptance. Hard to teach a dance when we don’t know all the steps. I like that idea – to forgive as well as love ourselves. We are often asked to forgive others, but if we have not forgiven ourselves it is with difficulty that we place one foot in front of the other to move forward.
Thank you.