Please read Part 1 and Part 3 for context. Thank you.
With my awareness I slowly began to realize that I no longer needed to set myself up to have low-self esteem — by looking to other people to validate my worth and value. I slowly began to realize that I could learn how to detach myself from what other people thought of me. I slowly began to realize that I did not have to base my self-esteem and my self-worth on what other people thought of me.
I slowly began to realize that my self-esteem and self-worth were never meant to come from outside of me. I slowly began to realize the message brought forth in the following quote — “No one can make you feel inferior with out your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt
Through my awareness I slowly began to realize that I no longer had to give my self-worth and self-esteem away. I slowly began to realize that I could change my motivations. I could stop looking to people for approval. I could stop seeking to justify myself through the eyes of other people. I could learn how to express myself with out first needing to seek the approval of other people. In my awareness I discovered that I could let people believe what they wanted to believe while practicing live and let live.
With my process, I slowly began to realize that I did not have to answer, defend, explain or justify myself to have self-esteem. I slowly began to realize that to build my self-esteem I needed to be aware of my motivations. I slowly began to realize that I needed to stop practicing self-defeating behaviors — such as people pleasing and approval seeking. I slowly began to realize that I needed to be aware of the triggers that drove me to do more in an attempt to be enough.
Please read the conclusion in Part 3. Thank you.
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