YOU ARE!!!!!
Accept Yourself
as the Treasure You Are!!!
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Frequent Contributors to
Nurturing Thursday:
Laurie’s Notes
Jacqueline King
Crowing Crone Joss
Inside the Mind of Isadora
Pocket Perspectives
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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 Nurturing Thursday posts: Nurturing Thursday
For previous Occupy Blogosphere posts: Blogospheres
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© rgb for “On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea”, 2011 – 2013
You are! I am! We all are! In meditation this morning I realised how easily I can slip back into the role of ‘people pleaser’, always thinking I haven’t done enough for my loved ones, putting my own needs aside. So this is an excellent mantra for me ~ I shall use it and repeat it whenever I question whether I am enough! Thank you, Becca! 🙂
My contribution this week is here: http://taoofscrumble.wordpress.com/2013/06/27
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YES WE ARE ….. YES WE ARE ….. YES WE ARE … You are on-target with this one, Becca.
NAmaste …
Izzy
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I am enough! Good enough, smart enough, patient enough, willing enough……….simply enough. How often we need this reminder.
Here’s my contribution for this week. http://crowingcrone.com/2013/06/27/nurturing-thursday-june-27th/
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YOU are a TREASURE!! 😀
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Love the thought and the image. So true!
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Wonderful. It’s time 🙂
Here is my contribution:
http://lauriesnotes.wordpress.com/2013/06/27/nurturing-thursday-becoming-a-garden/
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This is so inspiring and insightful …you will never know how much I needed to read this post..right now… Thank you .. and I would like to find out how to join….if I could…thanks again
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I am glad this particular post spoke to you … we all need to acknowledge we are special unique treasures and priceless! 🙂
To join … create a post of nurturing nature and link back to this post. It would be an honor!
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This might sound like a dumb question but how do you link a post back to another..sorry I am not very technical inclined..but if you could tell me how I might be able to do it..thank you..
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🙂 … mention Nurturing Thursday in the post … in your dashboard …highlight Nurturing Thursday and “paste” this web address using the link button or symbol. Does that make sense? It is the way to create a breadcrumb back to the post so someone can follow. Hope this helps.
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I will try it…see if it works..thank you…blessings
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Have a very blessed day. 😀
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