Do you ever feel like the world keeps throwing you curveballs while you’re giving it everything you’ve got? Friend, I hear you. But what if the true key to unlocking the life you desire lies not in external outcomes, but in how you see and treat yourself?
Our teacher for this week is Debbie Ford, and her message for the start of your week is:
“The world responds to how you see yourself.”
“When you make peace with yourself, the world will mirror back that same level of peace.” – Debbie Ford
“The world mirrors yourself back to you. If you love, nourish, and appreciate yourself internally it will show up in your external life. If you want more love, give more love to yourself. If you want acceptance, accept yourself.” – Debbie Ford
“If you admire greatness in another human being, it is your own greatness you are seeing.” – Debbie Ford
“Live in the knowledge that you are a gift to the world.” – Debbie Ford
“It is time to search out your uniqueness, applaud and acknowledge yourself, and let your own light shine.” – Debbie Ford
The message from Debbie Ford for you this week is that how you see yourself gets mirrored back to you from the world around you.
… how do you see yourself?
When you look at yourself – what do you see?
How do you talk to yourself…?
How you talk to yourself is the most intimate conversation you’ll ever have with anyone so you can just as well pay attention to getting better at it, and I’d like to suggest a simple daily exercise for you this week:
Every day for this next week, when you put yourself to bed take a minute to talk to yourself and remind yourself that you’re doing your best.
I know you’re doing your best and trying your hardest, and I’m here to tell you that it’s enough. The truth however is that even when we do our best, it’s no guarantee that things will turn out the way we want them to. We can give our full 100% and still not realize the goals we set and what then…?
When our plans don’t work out we have a simple choice: we can stop doing our best, or we can get up tomorrow morning and do our best again! In this I always feel guided by a piece of wisdom I heard a long time ago, “The true master always has clear intent, and also accepts whatever happens as the perfect outcome.”
Can I do my best today, and when I go to bed tonight accept that however the day turned out was perfect? Can I create and surrender… create and surrender, like taking a deep breath in… and then also letting it go… create and let go… create and let go…
The best writing on “doing your best” I have ever come across is by Don Miguel Ruiz in the book “The Four Agreements” and here’s just a little taste for you:
“Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.” – Miguel Ruiz
So tonight when you put yourself to bed – and also every other night this week – take a moment to check in with yourself and remind yourself, “you are indeed doing your best, and tomorrow you will try again.”
Here are some mantras to guide you in the week ahead:
- The world responds to how I see myself.
- My best is enough, always.
- My challenges are opportunities for growth.
- I trust my journey and celebrate my progress.
Join today’s meditation to master the art of self-talk and mirror your magic into the world! Let’s shine together!
– pierre –
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