AOM Meditations: 102918

by Anna Dillon

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"Self-respect is often mistaken for arrogance

when in reality it is the opposite.

When we can recognize all our good qualities

as well as or faults with neutrality,

we can start to appreciate ourselves

as we would a dear friend

and experience the comfortable inner glow of respect.

To embrace the journey towards our full potential

we need to become our own loving teacher and coach.

Spurring ourselves on to become better human beings,

we develop true regard for ourselves,

and our life will become sacred."

~Osho

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“When you are content to be simply yourself 

and don't compare or compete, 

everyone will respect you.” 

~Lao Tzu

(Tao Te Ching)

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“Stand up for who you are. Respect your Self and ignite the divine sparks in you. Access your powers. Choose your rights and work together with others to bring blessings into the lives.”

~Amit Ray

AOM Meditations: 101018

by William Trost Richards

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“You have a unique gift to offer this world. Be true to yourself, be kind to yourself, read and learn about everything that interests you and keep away from people who bring you down. When you treat yourself kindly and respect the uniqueness of those around you, you will be giving this world an amazing gift... YOU!” 

~Steve Maraboli

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“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?” 

~Marianne Williamson

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“At the core of your heart, 

you are perfect and pure. 

No one and nothing can alter that.” 

~Amit Ray

AOM Meditations: 112917

Pink Sweet Peas 2 (1918) by Georgia O'Keeffe

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"We receive mixed messages about taking good care of ourselves.  Love thy neighbor as thyself means to love thyself and thy neighbor. Yet, self-love often is confused with selfishness and conceit. We are selfish when we do not love and accept ourselves, and attempt to take from others to fill the emptiness. Conceit indicates low self-worth and an attempt to conceal it.  It is difficult to extend to others what you have not been able to give yourself. Take good care of yourself so you can care about the rest of us."

~Jennifer James

(Success Is the Quality of Your Journey)

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You can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they look at you, but if you yourself don't know it, all of that doesn't even matter. Every second that you spend on doubting your worth, every moment that you use to criticize yourself; is a second of your life wasted, is a moment of your life thrown away. It's not like you have forever, so don't waste any of your seconds, don't throw even one of your moments away.

~Unknown

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The catch is, to transmit the highest frequency of love, you must love yourself, and that can be difficult for many. If you focus on the outside and what you see now, you may trip yourself up, because what you see and feel about you now is the result of what you used to think. If you don't love you, the person you see now is likely to be full of faults that you have found in yourself.

To love yourself fully, you must focus on a new dimension of You. You must focus on the presence inside of You. Take a moment and sit still. Focus on feeling the life presence inside you. As you focus on the presence within, it will begin to reveal itself to You. It is a feeling of pure love and bliss, and it is perfection. That presence is the perfection of You. That presence is the real You. As you focus on that presence, as you feel, love, and praise that presence, you will love yourself fully, quite possibly for the first time in your life.

~Rhonda Byrne

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I had always thought self-esteem was a state of being.

Now I realize it's the constant decision to love myself, 

regardless of circumstances, all day long.

~Mary Casey

AOM Meditations: 110717

by Vern Dufford

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“People are like stained-glass windows. 

They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, 

but when the darkness sets in, 

their true beauty is revealed 

only if there is a light from within.”

~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

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“You are one thing only. 

You are a Divine Being. An all-powerful Creator. 

You are a Deity in jeans and a t-shirt, 

and within you dwells 

the infinite wisdom of the ages 

and the sacred creative force of All that is, 

will be and ever was.”

~Anthon St. Maarten

(Divine Living: The Essential Guide To Your True Destiny)

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“They will hate you if you are beautiful. They will hate you if you are successful. They will hate you if you are right. They will hate you if you are popular. They will hate you when you get attention. They will hate you when people in their life like you. They will hate you if you worship a different version of their God. They will hate you if you are spiritual. They will hate you if you have courage. They will hate you if you have an opinion. They will hate you when people support you. They will hate you when they see you happy. Heck, they will hate you while they post prayers and religious quotes on Pinterest and Facebook. They just hate. However, remember this: They hate you because you represent something they feel they don’t have. It really isn’t about you. It is about the hatred they have for themselves. So smile today because there is something you are doing right that has a lot of people thinking about you.”

~Shannon L. Alder

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“No one woke up one morning out of the blue and just outright, fully loved themselves. It takes active effort. It takes active presence. You must learn to be more self-aware. You need to find things to be grateful for about yourself. You need to practice that love. Start small, but do it every day. Write it down if it helps. Keep growing the list of self-appreciation and love. Learn to look into the mirror and love the person looking back at you. Find that self-acceptance. Accept yourself not in perfection, but in love. Love the fallible and frail human you are. Develop self-love. If you want to have a successful and happy life you need to learn to become your own friend. You must foster and nurture the relationship you have with yourself. Out of all the people in your life, the one you will be with the longest is yourself. I can't stress enough how important it is to learn to love yourself. Practice it every day.”

~Akiroq Brost