The Value of You

A dear friend of mine recently said to me, "The greatest power you can have towards someone who has been manipulating you is to say "I'll miss you."  I encourage you to take a few minutes to review your life and to clearly see if you are at the top of your own list of things to do or if you have discounted your own value and worth. Answer the question "Am I allowing myself to be manipulated by someone in my life - home or work - or by my circumstances?"   Life if made up of events and challenges that stretch us. The discomfort, pain or irritation of that stretching is no excuse to avoid doing what you must do to move into your destiny.  Overlooking or dismiss your needs and desires is cheating yourself from the fullness of the life you have been given to live. As I share in the chapter of my co-author book Power to Change, "Your well-being is a prerequisite for the well-being of those around you.  Taking time to step aside and get still and quiet enables you to hear your inner wisdom. You will be better equipped to make quality decisions about your next course of action."  M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and Author (1936-2005) is quoted as having said, "The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." He is also quoted having said "Problems do not go away. They must be worked through or else they remain, forever a barrier to the growth and development of the spirit." The the end of summer upon us and this next change of season, I encourage you  to face your life head on and take the necessary action to truly live your life, instead of merely existing You are worth it!. Remember that you are "fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalms 139). Respect and honor yourself as the precious jewel that you are. Be IN Courage. Linda Michelle