Accepting YOU!

Instead of trying to prove you're worthy, acknowledge & accept who you already are! ~Aine Belton

I’ve just started to follow Aine (pronounced Onya) Belton on Twitter. She’s started a movement called the Global Love Project. When I saw this quote it started me thinking. How many times do we try to prove to others, and especially to ourselves that we are worthy of love, of life, of the job we have, of the family we belong to, and the list goes on and on…

We do need to acknowledge and accept who we already are! I believe I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father who loves me and I love HIM! What do you believe? I accept me for me. I know I have several mental disorders. I know I have a brain injury. I accept these things. Does it stop me from living my life to my fullest potential? Absolutely NOT! I am and will make a difference in this world. YOU can make a difference in this world too. I believe YOU are all children of a Heavenly Father who loves YOU. You might believe in a different Higher Power and that's okay. You and everyone on this earth have challenges. Challenges make us stronger! I am a much better and stronger person than I was a year ago. I’m even a stronger, better person than I was yesterday morning!

I take all of my experiences and learn something from them. Sometimes I question why. But I think that is part of the learning and growing part of life.

What experiences in your life have made you a better, stronger person? In the past week, what have you struggled with, In the past month, what have you struggled with? How much stronger are you? I can bet that you have learned a thing or two about life and that you ARE stronger.

So let’s acknowledge and accept our existence. I’m grateful for my life. I am working to be the happiest, most productuctive mentally ill, brain damaged woman in the world! What will you be? What difference are you going to make in this world? My guess is you are going to and probably already have made a huge impact in this beautiful world of ours. I thank you for that! This world is a better place because of you!

Many hugs,

Cathleen