I recently read a book about respect; sounds boring but it was actually really useful. I wanted to share a few things with you that I made a note on about respecting yourself, in all areas of your life.
A really nice equation was used in the book to show a simple version of what respect actually means. I've copied it out here:
It comes easily to me to respect other people but I know I don't respect myself very well. In the book there was a list of rights that every person is entitled to, reading through them made me feel quite upset as I know many aren't true for me at the moment but I'm going to work on some of them. I've copied out the list in a simpler and shorter form that I hope will help you to remember that you deserve all of these things......
YOUR RIGHTS:
- to feel like you belong and are an equal
- to figure out what you need and take care of yourself
- to listen to your true/gut feelings
- to speak your mind, change your mind and question the world around you
- to be different from your family and friends, media ideals and images
- to feel and be safe
- to become independent
- to follow your passions and be the real you
A quote I always remind myself of is 'It's OK to not feel OK and it's OK to feel OK'. Feelings are always valid no matter what they are or how they present themselves.
Ellie x
(If you're interested in the book the ISBN is 1575421771 and is written by Courtney Macvinta & Andrea Vander Pluym)
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