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Am I worthy of love?

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A girlfriend of mine recently said something that gave me pause.

Perhaps I hadn’t yet found a man worthy of me.

Worthy of me?

What a concept! It seems so basic. 

Yet I realized the truth of it as soon as she said it. That I’ve actually had it backwards all my life.

I’ve been trying to prove to men that I’m worthy of them.

I’ve worked so hard to show them that I’m good, kind, smart, and capable.

And even more, that I’m not too needy, too emotional, or lord help me, too dependent! For fear they would run in the opposite direction.

Ugh. Seriously?! Wtf is up with that?

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Embracing all of me (even the parts I don’t like)

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You’d think I’d be incredibly happy while accomplishing one of my life-long dreams…to get certified in Myers-Briggs Personality Type.

Well sure, I was happy.

But I was also blindsided at the same time by some pretty deep feelings of self-doubt.

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Dreams don’t always show up quite the way we imagine.

The journey to my dream started twenty plus years ago when I read a book called Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type by Barbara Barron and Paul D. Tieger. 

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Just be yourself

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When I was growing up my mother often said to me: just be yourself.

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But did she really mean it? And why, after so many years, is it still so damn hard to do?

I have zero doubts my parents loved me. Yet sometimes their love felt conditional.

Just be yourself (as long as it’s the version we like).

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A new year of freedom

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I’ve never been one for making New Year’s resolutions.

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Somehow they’ve always felt forced and hollow.

With no real joy attached.

So last week, when a friend sent me a New Year’s Eve meditation I was momentarily skeptical. This better not be about resolutions, I grumbled to myself.

But I was pleasantly surprised.

The goal of the meditation was to come up with a word that would guide me through the new year.

Yes! A word. I loved this idea.

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