I am a big fan of Brené Brown and what she has to say about our feelings of being worthy of love and belonging. I want to share the fantastic quote below with you as, well, it says it all doesn’t it?
Do you think you have to keep playing small?
That you are not enough or that you can’t speak up for what you believe in?
Your values count and so do you.
” I think midlife is when the universe gently places her hands upon your shoulders, pulls you close, and whispers in your ear: I’m not screwing around. It’s time. All of this pretending and performing – these coping mechanisms that you’ve developed to protect yourself from feeling inadequate and getting hurt – has to go. Your armor is preventing you from growing into your gifts.
I understand that you needed these protections when you were small. I understand that you believed your armour could help you secure all of the things you needed to feel worthy of love and belonging, but you’re still searching and you’re more lost than ever.
Time is growing short.
There are unexplored adventures ahead of you.
You can’t live the rest of your life worried about what other people think.
You were born worthy of love and belonging. Courage and daring are coursing through you.
You were made to live and love with your whole heart. It’s time to show up and be seen.”
Brené Brown
You can’t live the rest of your life worried about what other people think
Here is a wonderful recording by Brené covering the subject of our worthiness:
Watching women learn to see their own worthiness
What I love the most about my work as a Positive Change Coach is to see the difference I make in other women’s lives. 💖
They enter a session or a programme with frustration, sadness, or desperation. As if a grey cloud is hanging over them. As the weeks go on, clarity comes to them, huge aha moments. They start living their lives with hope, they start smiling more. This can sound a bit daft but their faces start shining with happiness and optimism. It’s just beautiful.
I’m so honoured to be part of their life journey, to witness their growth. To see that they are worthy of love and belonging.
If you feel like you have been playing life small for far too long – or maybe you feel that you are never quite good enough – or if you feel you can’t speak up for what you believe in, then it might be time to see how by working with me, you can change all of that.