Hello and good morning listeners. Happy mid-week! Coach Kate here with your minute motivations this glorious Wednesday morning. I host this space Weekday mornings to give you all a boost to start your day, offer some deep thoughts and ramblings, and even some perspectives and quotes as we go. If you like to start your day with some mindful explorations, be sure to give me a follow as we explore this space together.
Today I wanted to touch on self-acceptance and even advocating for yourself and how that can open the door to not only let yourself shine, but let others like you shine as well. The inspiration for today's talk was found in this lovely quote from Maya Angelou, who was a brilliant poet, author, and speaker. And speaking out for both herself and others was a staple in her body of work over the years. Here it is:
"I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me." - Maya Angelou.
So often we put ourselves up against ourselves, and today's quote really asks us, what would it be like if we are on our own side? Self-betrayal can look like several things. Self betrayal can look like the words we tell ourselves, it can look like the promises we break to ourselves, it can look like following a trend or idea that doesn't align with our core values. By asking ourselves, am I on my own side? We allow ourselves to acknowledge the power within and create space to know ourselves as well. It doesn't serve anyone to betray ourselves. And when we decide to align ourselves with our values, our words, and our actions we are able to not only live authentically and mindfully towards ourselves, but we allow others like us to thrive in that space as well.
So this mid-week check in, ask yourself:
Am I on my side today?
What ways can I be on my own team?
How can I talk to myself like a friend, an ally?
The opposite of self-betrayal is self-acceptance and often that starts with figuring out what you want to stand for and what life you want to lead that aligns with you as a person. We have to get to places where we feel comfortable rooting for ourselves and others like us too. So start choosing you and getting comfortable with being on your side.
I'm Coach Kate, thank you all for listening and tuning in today. If you liked what you heard, feel free to give me a follow. I'll be back again tomorrow morning with another Minute Motivation.
