Do you respect yourself?
Do you stand up to your darker side?
Do you acknowledge that you have one?
A side that comes out and undoes those nice things you do.
If you cannot respect yourself then do not expect others to
Most humans can feel and sense dishonest people
If you do not respect yourself your hiding or blustering can be felt
It is not comfortable to live a lie
Many do
Tough for them nature and karma will find them out over time
How do you feel about yourself?
If like most there is work to be done then get on with it
So many people live life like it is some sort of dress rehearsal for a magical later time when they will finally get around to all those things they always meant to do
Never happens, well seldom and usually because nature intervenes and says enough
By slowing you down through some life changing situation nature can demand your attention
And for some even this is not enough, sorry silly people nature always wins
Nature tests all of us and it is how we face these challenges that counts, not necessarily the outcome
For healthy self respect be honest with yourself
Test your integrity rid yourself of self serving illusions
Perceptions based on unreal and false assumptions
Base your self respect on what you have earned through your endeavors
Face your fears and yes you have some
At the end of it all only our vertical growth counts for anything
Vertical growth means spiritual growth
Not burning incense with a silly smile wearing funny clothes
Rather the nice things you do unasked for by others
The growth of compassion in your heart
The thoughts and actions you give to the wishes and well being of others
Through this we gain self respect
By being nicer human beings our self respect grows to the point where we truly like ourselves
Self respect.
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