You’re Priceless No Matter How Many Cracks You Have

Ever wonder if you are past the point of no return? Will I ever pay off all of that debt? Can I ever lose all of that weight? Will I ever find love again?

We all ask ourselves these questions at some point in our life. Unfortunately, many of us answer these questions with a hopeless “No”.  Why is that? Is it because the mountain seems too overwhelming to summit? Is it because we have lost hope in anything good for ourselves? I think it’s because we doubt our value. We have had enough failures, disappointments or pain to buy into the lie we have no value in this life.

What do you do with something lacking value? You stop using it, put it away or potentially even discard it. But, wait! This is your precious life we’re talking about. A life created for s’awesomeness (super awesomeness).  A life created to impact others. A life created to improve the world. Don’t dismiss your priceless life purpose. Unleash it!

The first step to unleashing your life is recognizing you have value. Period. Everyone questions their value at some point. Everyone! Think about it. Is there any reason why one person’s life should have more value than another’s life? If so, who makes that decision and why would that decision even be made?  There’s no master book that says some people have value and other people don’t.  We’re all humans. We’re all on the same level in the food chain so that means we’re all created equal.

While this all seems logical, our value perception is challenged by our circumstances and environments. The cracks in your value perception from life and people may be frequent and some deep to the core, but they don’t diminish the priceless value of your life. Like a precious stone, you never lose your value. And guess what?  You control your value. No one else can take it away from you. I know some of you may have had people hurt you or tell you you’re worthless, but they can’t determine your value. Only you can. Agree? If so, let’s kick your value into overdrive with the following value boosters:

• Dismiss the cracks: A) Stop keeping score of all the wrongdoings in your life. Keeping score tarnishes your value and prevents you from moving on. All of us have had wrongdoings so you’re not special. It’s okay to grieve negative circumstances, but then move-on. B) Forgive the people who hurt you. This will keep you from getting bitter. Bitterness is a huge enemy of value. It’s like fungus overtaking your precious life and slowly suffocating it. Bitterness hurts you more than the person you are bitter towards.
• Polish more: We all could use more polishing. Polishing consists of surrounding yourself with a positive and supportive environment. A) Socialize with positive people. A good test for positive association is to assess your happiness level after you hang out with someone. If they leave a negative residue on you, decrease the amount of time you spend with them. B) Give yourself a pep-talk. Remind yourself you have value and purpose. God is no respecter of persons! Your path in life is equally important to everyone else’s path. C) Get inspired. Read, watch or learn from people who inspire you to be a better you. Be sure not to compare your life to theirs or put them on pedestal. Their value isn’t any greater than yours. Just let their passion and enthusiasm catch fire in your heart. D) Avoid comparing your life to others. This stirs up jealousy which erodes your value perception.  Remember, your path is your path—no one else’s!
• Shine More: Let your unique value shine. Start exploring and embracing your unique gifts and talents. Get in “your zone”. When you are in your zone, you will shine more. Shining is good for your soul.

Can you feel your value boosting? Mine is starting to sky-rocket just by writing this! I hope it’s infectious. It’s your time to get your groove back so start dismissing, polishing and shining!

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