Self
This isn’t about faith or spirituality. It’s about the Human Spirit. Something deep inside each of us just waiting to be recognized.
Something that each of us should believe in. Most important to our well-being.
In life there really are so many reasons to keep going, to be a success, to make a difference, to hope and care, but they all pale besides the most obvious reason of all …
To fully believe … you must believe in“Self” first. Really believe that you have a personal worth, a pure value in and of itself.
A starting point to grow from.
Without recognizing your own singular value as a human being, it pretty much guarantees that the roads you travel will be less smooth, the terrain much rockier, the slopes much steeper.
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Believing in yourself allows you to hope for a better day, a better out-coming.
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Believing in yourself gives you strength and fortitude to face life’s hard challenges. It doesn’t imbibe you with more capability but with much needed courage during those times when needed.
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Believing in yourself is fundamentally the key most important belief you can have as an essential, living and functioning human being. After all if you don’t believe in you why should others?
It’s not easy. Often times we make mistakes, we fail, we hesitate, we chose poorly and so on. But that is just part of life’s learning process. We learn through our errors. And we get up and keep going.
And … trust me on this one … it is a lot easier to get back up when we believe we can do it!
“The single most important person to believe in is yourself … always!” ~ Penny L Howe, March, 2013
From one who knows,
chemodoc
March 3, 2013 at 4:46 am
Great message to live by for sure!
pennycoho
March 3, 2013 at 9:33 am
Thanks Rich, Nice to see you!
nightlake
March 1, 2013 at 11:47 pm
True..and our work would also shine with the self-confidence
pennycoho
March 2, 2013 at 2:52 pm
As it should!
Roxi St. Clair
March 1, 2013 at 5:56 pm
Amen to that Penny. Without that we have nothing I suppose. Very nice!
pennycoho
March 1, 2013 at 8:35 pm
Thank you Roxi, yes so very true!
Robyn Lee
March 1, 2013 at 2:34 pm
So true ~ fundamental to everything — believe in self!! We are worthy and potential is unlimited… this is what I am reminding myself of all the time !! xo Love to you dearest one ~ Robyn
pennycoho
March 1, 2013 at 8:36 pm
Much love to you Robyn, great gravatar btw, It is a truth isn’t it my dearest friend, xo
thebestdressup
March 1, 2013 at 10:16 am
ciao! well said…the fountains are within.
thebestdressup
pennycoho
March 1, 2013 at 8:36 pm
Thank you very much, yes the fountains are within, wisely stated!
RoSy
February 28, 2013 at 8:08 pm
A great post!
xx
I began to live a better life when I started to believe in myself.
xx
pennycoho
February 28, 2013 at 8:14 pm
So true for all of us RoSy. Things do get a little bit easier (for me for sure) when I know I have me to depend on (of course friends lighten the load even more – my friend!)
xo
Ruby
February 28, 2013 at 2:24 pm
This is for you!
http://yourinnerfeathersbyruby.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/nominated-with-two-awards/
pennycoho
February 28, 2013 at 7:38 pm
Thank you again Ruby! And once again congratulations to you!
Ruby
February 28, 2013 at 8:45 pm
Thank you very much, enjoy your award, you totally deserve it!
Ruth Nina Welsh
February 28, 2013 at 12:43 pm
I completely agree Penny – beautifully said. Sending a warm glow across the ocean to you xx
pennycoho
February 28, 2013 at 7:39 pm
Thank you. I can feel the warmth Ruth, much appreciated my friend! xx
Lady Lovely
February 28, 2013 at 10:26 am
Great post to start the day. If we don’t believe in ourself, how can we continue to help others. Great reminder.
pennycoho
February 28, 2013 at 7:39 pm
Thank you dear friend of mine. Hope your tomorrow is a good one for you. xo
lscotthoughts
February 28, 2013 at 8:45 am
A very uplifting reminder and glad to see you back, Penny!
pennycoho
February 28, 2013 at 7:40 pm
Thank you so much. I am very happy to be back, sending affection your way,
xx
bulldog
February 28, 2013 at 5:12 am
You’ve got to take the good with the bad, smile with the sad, love what you’ve got, and remember what you had. Always forgive, but never forget. Learn from mistakes, but never regret. But most importantly.. you got to believe in you..
pennycoho
February 28, 2013 at 11:35 pm
You stated that perfectly bulldog! I agree completely my friend!
Robyn Lee
March 1, 2013 at 2:35 pm
bulldog that was wonderful — did you write that?? If so I stand by my initial instinct – you have a poet lurking in there ~
x RL
lgyslaine
February 28, 2013 at 4:34 am
You’re right, Penny, to emphasize the “self-confidence”. This is the basis of success.
pennycoho
February 28, 2013 at 7:41 pm
Thanks Gys. Something we all need to remind ourselves in this increasingly complex society of ours.
xx
marina kanavaki
February 28, 2013 at 3:29 am
True, true true and …very true!!!!!
Thank you my dear Penny!!!!
Have a lovely happy day!!!
xxxxxxxxxxxx
pennycoho
February 28, 2013 at 7:37 pm
Hello my very own wonderful ray of sunshine. May you day today also be filled with sunshine Marina! hugs and love,
xoxo
mj
February 28, 2013 at 3:28 am
Yup… believe in yourself… we must remind ourselves that regularly. Good to have you back, Penny.
pennycoho
February 28, 2013 at 7:43 pm
Thank you so much my friend. You are right. It is too easy to forget when events can overtake us at any time. Have a wonderful day today and tomorrow!
anelephantcant
February 28, 2013 at 12:23 am
AnElephantCant disagree with Penny
There is no way he can chastise her
What she says is all true
She helps us get through
The hard times because she is wiser
pennycoho
February 28, 2013 at 7:44 pm
An elephant is a genius at rhymes. And I for one am most appreciative of his gift with words. Thank you for the lovely compliment my friend,
xx
utesmile
February 27, 2013 at 11:52 pm
This is so important, thank you for the reminder Penny!
pennycoho
February 28, 2013 at 7:46 pm
Thanks Ute. I think we tend to “forget” the importance of ourselves to quickly. Have a lovely day today, my friend. xx
Alastair
February 27, 2013 at 11:23 pm
What a wonderful and telling post Penny. Thank you for this. It reminds me of “before you can love someone, you have to love yourself”
Great post and thank you for sharing it.
pennycoho
February 28, 2013 at 7:47 pm
Thank you Alastair, it was a hard lesson for me to learn and one I also remind myself of frequently. Have a great day today my dear friend! xx
Alastair
February 28, 2013 at 11:44 pm
Thank you Penny.
“The single most important person to believe in is yourself … always!” ~ Penny L Howe, March, 2013
Is one of the hardest people to convince
Christina ~
February 27, 2013 at 11:16 pm
“To fully believe … you must believe in“Self” first. Really believe that you have a personal worth, a pure value in and of itself.” ~ So very true….and, at least for me, the very thing we forget the most! Thank you for this poignantly vital reminder