Self-Appreciation

When we honor ourselves we also honor all the beings who cared enough about us to help us and teach us. We can practice self-appreciation as a wisdom practice and offer gratitude and appreciation to those who nurtured us toward the person we are today.

Transcript

So I'm going to invite you to close your eyes either fully or partially.

It's dropping into your body.

I'm taking a moment to think about three or four things about yourself that you really appreciate,

That you really like.

You won't be asked to share this with anybody so please allow yourself to be honest.

Three or four things that deep down you really like about yourself.

If you're feeling any discomfort,

As you think of these things.

Just remember you're not saying that you're always like this.

You're not saying that you're better than anybody else because of this.

Just as you would acknowledge things about other people that you like,

Allowing yourself to acknowledge the things about yourself that you like.

There are things about you that are pretty jolly good as well.

As you're thinking about these things,

Bringing to mind any other people or beings who helped you develop these good qualities.

Friends,

Parents,

Teachers,

Pets,

Authors of books,

People who made movies,

People who had a positive impact on you that helped you to develop this quality or these qualities that you like about yourself.

And as you as you think of each of these beings,

Offering them some gratitude,

A little appreciation for how they positively impacted your life.

So anybody in your life,

People or animals,

Who taught you these things,

Contributed to you learning these things,

Told you things,

Showed you things,

Guided you,

Offering some appreciation,

Some gratitude to them.

When we honor ourselves,

We also honor all of these other beings who helped us,

Who nurtured us,

Who taught us,

Who mentored us.

We're honoring all of our teachers,

Our positive influences.

This is a wisdom practice.

We're seeing the interconnection between us and all of the positive influences in our life.

The people who wanted to help us,

Wanted to teach us and guide us.

Allowing yourself to savor this feeling.

You really are special.

All these people and beings cared for you.

They wanted your well-being.

Allow yourself to feel this.

And as we move towards the end of this little practice,

Bringing your awareness to your breathing for a couple of breaths.

Expanding your awareness to your body as a whole,

Feeling the physicality of your body.

When you're ready,

Opening your eyes,

Becoming aware of your surroundings.

Reviews

I love your meditations. Simple yet so effective!!!! This was a great meditation to start my day! Thanks Kristy!!!

Gratitude to you, Kristy. 🙏💗

Kristy is a wonderful surprise: a sweet secret weapon for meditation practice. Thank you!

Started crying during this meditation. I started off wanting to not like it, but I eased into it and ended up being very moved by it.

This meditation helped me on a tough day. The 1st anniversary of my sisters death. It helped me to feel closer to her thru understanding how she is now a part of me. And to gain strength for some challenges before me this week.

I love the reminder of how our individuality is connected to the communities, things, and people that have cared for us. We are the sum of our experiences, each unique, and to give gratitude to that and to be reminded of that brought me comfort. Thank you.

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I love the space in this meditation. There was enough time to be really thoughtful and truly dip into that quiet space within myself. For me, this is a rare quality in a guided meditation. Thank you.

Simple and to the point. I really enjoyed it.

I really love this meditation. It's an important reminder of your importance and worth to other people and the interconnectedness we all share. Thank you again. :)

That was really lovely. It reminds me of a wonderful meditation on the kindness of others from the Tibetan tradition. It’s lovely to connect it to our good qualities in a way that we can appreciate ourselves and our interdependence with others. ❤️

Thank you. I loved the invitation to connect what I love about myself to the beings who taught me these things.

Very uplifting; I've felt quite isolated at times on my healing journey, but connecting with people who have supported or inspired me in past was quite powerful. Thank you🙏.

Nice! Thank you!

I thoroughly enjoyed this meditation today...Namaste🙏🏽

Thank You 🙏🏽 To All Who Have Helped Me Along The Way On The Path Of Self Realization,To Grow, Heal,Love Myself & Others!! Thank You 🙏🏽 For A Wonderful Reminder!!

That was beautiful.
Thank you 💜

This beautiful meditation was great for me. I found myself having a difficult time accepting the love from so many people that have helped me along my continued path to self acceptance.
Thank you for A humbling reminder.
Your kindness for the time youve taken to help heal others is gratefully appreciated.

A good journey into kindness.

This was a wonderful experience.