Self Respect - Blog Posts

This. If I can get this into my head, that would be great

self-improvement should be because you want to improve your quality of life, not because you feel or think you *need* to be better in order to be loved or allowed to live. there's no end goal with self-improvement, it's easy to dig yourself a grave when you don't realize that you're not on a ticking clock to be the 'best version of yourself'. all you need to strive to do is be the version of yourself you are the most happy with. find out what values you find important, what kind of friend do you want to be, how do you want to react to things. what are things that would improve the way you go about life? what would make life easier, better and more enjoyable for you?

Daily reminder… brought to you by one of my coffee cups. 🧡

Value yourself. The only people who appreciate a doormat are people with dirty shoes.

Leo Buscaglia

No me alejo de las personas para enseñarles una lección, me alejo porque Yo entendí mi lección...

More shower thoughts for y'all!

Imagine this:

There's 2 girls. One is very famous and the other looks really cool but isn't very well known.

The famous girl goes around copying people's looks because she likes their style. But because she's famous, she tells the person who's look she's going to copy that they have to stop dressing like that until she finds a new person to copy.

The cool girl is walking around one day and the famous girl sees her. She decides that the cool girl is going to be her new style. So little miss famous goes up to the cool girl and says “I like your style.” The cool girl assuming she's simply complimenting how she looks says “thank you”. Famous says “I'm making your style my own. So you'll need to find a new one until I find one that's more interesting.” Cool girl says “no. You can dress like me if you want but I'm gonna keep my style how it is.”

Famous gets mad and tries to force cool girl to give up her style so she can have it for herself. “It's MY style now! You have to find a different one so that it's just mine!” Famous whines.

Cool girl rolls her eyes and says ”Hear me and hear me well! You can like my style and copy it all you want, I don't mind. In fact I'm flattered you like how I look enough to want to look the same. But I'm not going to stop being me just because you want to be the only me!”

Let these thoughts I share with you give you the confidence to be yourself. And never let someone tell you to stop being yourself just because they want to be the only one like you.

I honor, respect, and value myself deeply. This has been a huge shift for me because when I was younger, I didn’t. As a result, the environment I created and the quality of people I allowed in my life were not the best.

Now, I’m very intentional about who has access to me. I evaluate where they are in their own journey and if they can at least show the minimum respect for who I am today.

The peace and authenticity I experience and express are sacred. Maintaining this is a top priority for me every day. I carefully choose who enters my space, and I observe how their energy aligns with my well-being. If someone, whether family or friend, does not demonstrate understanding or respect for who I am, their access to me becomes very limited or non-existent.

I make sure to check in with myself before committing to plans, and even if I’ve said yes, I’ll change my mind if it no longer feels right. I do this respectfully.

I observe the character of others—their energy, intentions—and determine if it aligns with my highest good. This applies to both people and environments. I take my energetic capacity seriously.

I know I’m fully responsible for the energy I allow in my presence. The energy I surround myself with is a reflection of where I am within. My space, energy, words, and care are valuable, and I live with strong intentions and healthy boundaries. I live by “Don’t cast your pearls before swine.” Those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind. It’s that simple.