How much praise do you need? Lots! Even more than you can imagine! We operate best when we are continually praised. Why?
1. Praise is encouraging! We live in a culture that tends to withhold praise and positive acknowledgment. We become aware of this once we receive generous praise. It’s almost shocking to realize how much praise we truly need and how much better our lives operate from praise. It’s a total necessity!
2. Praise is inspiring! Each of us rises into our highest Self when we feel worthy and deserving. It energizes us to feel we’re doing well, making some progress, and feeling as though – even though we’ve got a long way to go – we’re good enough just the way we are.
3. Praise is empowering! We know how disempowering it is to be criticized or even insulted. It’s deflating and it’s really hard to recover. “Where did love go?” we wonder. And, more importantly, “How quickly can we get the feeling of love back to us!”
The feeling of love begins with praise and positive acknowledgment. Sometimes we find it difficult to do this for ourselves. This is when we find a loving friend who we feel totally emotionally safety with and ask them to help us feel loved. It is a privilege for a true friend to offer positive reinforcement and lavishly help to bring you back to remembering your wonderful worth and value. You will get to offer the same to your friend at times as well.
There are also some things we can do for ourselves that are important to get us back on track towards giving ourselves generous praise. Here’s how.
Take all self criticism and dump it out and now. All of it! We’re way too hard on ourselves. Come up for air often and let in generous praise, recalling the precious love you hold in your heart and the good it carries. Try to stay clean of those dense, dark energies that rob us of feeling loved and worthy.
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