BEWARE. I am getting on another self worth and self appreciation soap box.
I was talking to someone and we had a conversation that went something like this:
person: "you're so cute"
me: "oh definitely not"
person: "just say thank you"
Then we went on to talk about how we are both the worst at accepting compliments. This hit me really hard and made me think about looking at myself in a positive matter. Yes I am the worst EVER. It is definitely something I am working on. As I've interacted with human beings, I have found that I am not alone on this. I don't know if it is because we are afraid of looking vain by accepting a compliment or if it because we are so dang harsh on ourselves that we have buried any positive image that we have of ourselves.
I know it drives my mom crazy when I degrade myself in any way. It is probably a little insulting to her considering she raised me and I look a lot like her (which is pretty awesome because my mom is beautiful). I can't even begin to imagine how Heavenly Father feels when we insult ourselves. We are his creation and every time we tell ourselves that we are anything but awesome. The choices we may make may not be awesome, but as children of God we are awesome. We are literally children of the most powerful being in the universe. That seriously brings a smile to my face every time I think about it. I know He loves every single one of us because we are His. Please keep this in mind as someone tells you how great you are, give yourself some credit. We are all so hard on ourselves. We need to remember that as long as we are trying our best, we are doing what we need to be doing. Don't get me wrong, there is always room for improvement but just because we aren't reaching our full potential right this second doesn't mean we should belittle ourselves.
President Uchtdorf always says it best so listen to him.
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