Do you struggle or suffer from low self-esteem? Do you let people walk all over you, and allow people to treat you with disrespect? It may be hard for some to believe, but a good majority of people feel this way about themselves.
Why would someone have low enough self-esteem to let someone else walk all over them and treat them like crap? There are many reasons for this, but the biggest reason I can think of is because most people feel like they don’t deserve better.
Perhaps a rough childhood or parenting has caused their subconscious mind to believe they aren’t good enough and they deserve what they get, which is also what they allow themselves to receive.
Sometimes people also have a very difficult time forgiving themselves for things they have done in the past, thus causing them to believe they deserve all the pain and misfortune that comes their way.
So how does one stop this incredibly damaging thought process and way of thinking? Forgiveness is the first step, and probably most important step of letting go of painful memories. Forgiveness of others and most importantly, forgiveness of yourself.
We are all humans and we all make mistakes. No one on the planet is, or has ever been, perfect. When we make a mistake that hurts ourselves or someone we care about, we must be able to forgive ourselves and move on.
If someone else hurts us deeply, we must be able to forgive the other person as well. It can be extremely challenging sometimes, but when we hang on to anger and regret, we are hanging onto the past. When we hang onto the past, we are not able to live in the moment.
The whole point of life is to be able to live in the moment and live life to its fullest. Only then can we achieve our true potential. So stop living in the past, let go of all the anger from everyone that’s hurt you, and start focusing on the present.
You will become a much happier person if you start to live this way.
