Self-preservation and Self Growth

Hello

Today, I want to talk about Self-preservation and Self Growth.

Self-preservation is not being selfish but is the act of protecting ourself from destruction or harm.

This does not mean we can't be selfless. Being selfless means giving to others without looking for personal gain....but in doing that, we've got to start learning to set limits and healthy boundaries for our own good. We can be generous and kind without thinking less about ourselves.

Self growth is the process of understanding and developing ourself in order to achieve our fullest potential.

To successfully achieve self growth, we must actively pursue personal development opportunities. It must be ongoing as it not only ensures growth...it exapands our maturity, success, happiness...plus feeds our emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual health.

IMPLEMENTATION

1: Know your limits. Stop hanging around people...

- that make you doubt your self worth

- that make you make and act on decisions that are not good for your overall well-being

- that constantly take & take & take without giving - drain your mind and spirit leaving you an empty shell of yourself

- that routinely heap blame & disappointments on you, constantly make you feel shame causing you to feel you can't do anything without help

- that never listen to you: dismiss your opinion, disregard your feelings, think lesd of you

- that routinely take rights of your ideas and never acknowledge nor give you credit for them

- that always act like or make you feel that it's always your fault or that you are being overly sensitive

- that put words in your mouth, routinely claim you never said something or reconstruct what you said till it's unrecognisable - so much so, you begin to always doubt yourself

- that always insist you do what they want and not what you need

2: Honor your needs and desires. Make self care important in your life. Spend time with yourself...

- pamper yourself (massage body or head, manicure or pedicure, full hair treatment - shampoo/deep condition & treatment, go to your favourite restaurant etc)

- swim, go to gym or for a run & clear your mind

- go to cinema & watch an inspiring movie

- prepare your favourite meal, lounge and eat

3: Take time to heal, repair and upgrade yourself from inside out

- sit still: (tune into your feelings & work through them, tune into your surroundings and practise gratitude, or empty your thoughts and meditate)

- upgrade your mind: read a book or listen to an educational audio or watch inspirational people on youtube (check out Ted Talk)

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