Kinder to myself

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.' We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."  WEB DuBois


The above quote comes from WEB DuBois, and was used in the movie "Akeelah and the Bee".  The movie, itself was great, and tells about how we should believe in ourselves. The above quote was used to magnify that thought.  


As I read this quote, it says so much to me.  Who ARE we to ask ourselves these things?  Why do we not just accept them?  Why do we spend so much time in our own heads listening to every bad thought that we've ever had?  I listen to those thoughts all of the time...I'm not pretty enough, I'm not skinny enough, I'm not happy enough, I'm not whatever it is that my evil thoughts tells me.  It's not for us to say those things.  We should be kinder to ourselves. We should tell ourselves that we ARE Beautiful, lovable, fine, sexy, whatever it is that we want that is good.  Positivity will take you far, and that's what I'm dealing with in my life...I want to just stay positive, and keep a good attitude.  Only then will I have what I want in my life.  Why find fault in everything and everyone?  It only hurts me in the long run.  Why have expectations of others?  It only hurts me in the long run.  Why not just enjoy what I have in this moment in time?  Well, that's what I am doing.  I'm enjoying what I have in THIS moment in time.  I'm still fighting for what I need, and for what I believe in, but I'm going to enjoy the people who are in my life, right now.  I'm not going to have expectations of them, or me, for that matter, at least not right now.  


In that, I think I'm being kinder to myself.