We all have experiences we would rather forget about. Times when we made a fool of ourselves, died with embarrassment, did something that we never want to go through again. But we do - it seems so easy to recall these events in our mind and replay them over and over.
Moving on […]

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Initially we learn to value ourselves, or not, through our childhood experiences. If we are treated well, and those experiences leave us believing we are loved and valued, we see ourselves as being worthy of love. In this situation we learn to love ourselves.
The opposite holds that if we are neglected or abused […]

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Do you find yourself comparing yourself to others all the time? Are you being fair on yourself - it’s easy to under value your achievements in comparison with others. If you look you can always find someone who can do something better than you - so why look!
In any field of human endeavor […]

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A chapter in the excellent happiness Toolkit is devoted to praising yourself. The author Jennifer Summers states:-
Most people have no qualms about putting themselves down when they’ve not done something as well as they’d hoped or wanted. People put themselves down for all sorts of reasons, examples can include: being late, messing […]

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As I write this 34,000 people are competing in the London Marathon - many running 26.2 miles for the first time. Whatever their reasons for entering (millions of $/£’s are raised for charities) completing the race is a tremendous achievement.
I was part of the crowd last year supporting my daughter who did her first marathon, […]

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I subscribe to a fairly eclectic mix of newsletters, or ezines. One recent addition is called Kickstart Today and this is a quote from a recent edition:-
An Inspirational Thought
There is a little voice in our heads that acts as a
valve: whenever we start to get too enthusiastic,
motivated or inspired, the little voice tries to […]

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