Do you value yourself?

‘A person’s worth in this world is estimated according to the value they put on themselves’ Jean de la Bruyere (1645-1696)

How many of us really question the value of our individual physical and personal growth? In today’s world which is increasingly faster and busier than ever before, there is a market value on everything, including our time. We are all out there trying to carve our way through life hoping to gain financial reward, security, happiness and fulfilment.

Some will throw themselves willingly into the fast track of life and careers, while there are others desperately trying to get off the track because the pressure is too much.

At what point does our way of life and our paths become too costly to our physical, personal and spiritual growth? Well of course this varies dramatically from one person to another. Many years ago I trained in craniosacral therapy and found the course and therapy itself truly amazing. What was profoundly changing for me was the fact that as part of the training I had to keep a diary detailing where within my week I made time for my own spiritual and physical well-being. This made enlightening reading for me. Although I had been a complementary therapist for over a decade and understood the whole ‘mind, body, spirit’ cycle vital to our health and vitality, I still fell into the same trap as a lot of people and became so caught up I did not make time for my own health and well-being. I started a weekly pilates class, arranged a fortnightly therapy treatment and gave myself daily Reiki treatments.

In reality this really was not much time out of my week and after a few weeks the changes within me were significant. I felt calmer, more in control, I had more vitality and most importantly I noticed an enormous difference while giving treatments to clients. As I was connecting deeply with my inner self I found that I was achieving a sense of stillness sooner and more deeply, allowing me to give much more effective treatments to others.

Take time to truly look at your week, take the time to think about what you would like to do. Instead of coming up with reasons why you can’t do exercise, have an holistic treatment, meditate or relax, make a list of what you want to do, where you can do it and how.
Value yourself.

‘Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they’re yours!’ Richard Bach (b. 1936)

Marie Duggan, MFHT

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