True self-worth stems from within

True self-worth stems from within

You can't be lifted up by anyone or anything any higher than

you're willing to lift yourself up.

You can't be put down by anyone or anything any lower than

you're willing to put y

ourself down.

No one will lift you up any higher than yourself.

No one will put you down any lower than yourself.

When people praise and reprimand you,

they're only providing you with their opinion and perceptions

of your actions.

Only if they reflect your own opinions

can other people's opinions

have the power to make you feel good or bad.

You decide how you feel and

your feelings are based on your values.

Many people go through life trying to

receive praise and avoid reprimand.

To them, other people's opinions define their own self-worth.

But those who live their lives listening to the guidance of

their hearts and souls

realize that they must be true to themselves

regardless of others opinions of them.

True self-worth stems from within, and

when you're focused on an inspired purpose,

neither praise nor reprimand can bump you off your course.

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Comment by Jack Higginbotham on July 24, 2011 at 3:18pm: Thanks Tom! This was forwarded to me with no author info but I liked it and wanted to share it here. Thanks for the link.

Comment by Thomas A. Kelly on July 24, 2011 at 4:09am: Anyone wishing to read the entire book from which "True self-worth stems from within" comes, it is titled Inspired Destiny, by Dr.John F. Demartini. Website: http://www.drdemartini.com

Comment by Jim Kristoff on July 22, 2011 at 12:33pm: Self confidence is something that is sorely lacked among people. It is because no one has ever told them that they CAN succeed!!

Good post!