Wisdom from Grace
"Appreciate yourself." --My massage therapist I have been feeling unappreciated as of late. By my husband. By my kids. By the mailman (I am always super-friendly to him, but left to his own devices he pretty much does his job and doesn't bother with pleasantries). So when my massage therapist asked me what was going on for me emotionally right now, I told her how I was feeling and why. Expecting her to come back with empathy ("That must feel terrible.") or commiseration ("Those ungrateful people!") what I got instead was a radical reframe of the issue at hand. She paused for a few moments, as if really thinking it through, and then said, "What if you were to appreciate yourself for all you do?" At first I thought she was talking crazy. Appreciate MYSELF?!? Isn't the whole point of appreciation that it comes from someone else? Or is it? We all want to hear "Thank you," when we do something nice for someone else ...