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How to Embrace Your Authentic Worthiness
By Colette Baron-Reid
When contemplating the vision you hold for your life and future, have you ever considered what might hinder its realization?
It could be external circumstances or obstacles, but for many of us, our own thoughts, beliefs, and feelings are the number one thing that holds us back from going for our dreams. When you keep hitting perceived obstacles or setbacks, it’s time to take a look within and reflect on whether your own feelings of worthiness (or lack thereof) are getting in your way.
No matter what we’ve been told, we are ALL inherently worthy. We are born whole and complete.
However, many of us have experienced invalidation of our true selves in various ways. Society has often conditioned us to believe that we are unworthy, leading to a diminished sense of self-worth. This can occur due to factors such as sexual orientation, race, age, spiritual beliefs, or countless other circumstances that make us feel like we are either “too much” or “not enough, too different to belong.” These human stories instill shame within us and perpetuate the notion that we must change in order to be accepted or loved.
Living in the world we do, it is easy to assume that our identity hinges on external conditions, such as our successes, failures, social status, or achievements. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
Your circumstances and choices do not define you.
You possess inherent worth simply because you were born. Unfortunately, genuinely believing and integrating this truth is often more challenging than merely stating it. Consequently, many of us struggle with self-worth, hesitating to shine our light for fear of judgment, finding it difficult to express our desires and needs, and feeling undeserving of the dreams we hold for our lives.
When we are taught that we are not enough, not good enough, or in some way flawed, we forget our own divinity. We forget that we were created by Spirit (God, the Universe, or whatever you choose to call it).
By practicing self-acceptance and engaging in radical self-honesty, we can identify areas that require forgiveness and healing. It is time to stop allowing the limitations imposed by external labels to define us and hinder our progress toward the future we envision.
You see, you cannot look to anything or anyone outside of yourself to make you feel worthy. You have to claim your inner worthiness inside before the outside will reflect it. The only person that needs to approve of you is you.
This is how you begin to embrace your self-worth. It starts with accepting yourself in your entirety while remaining open to change. Allow yourself to evolve, knowing that you are a story in motion.
It’s important to remember that feeling worthy is NOT the same as feeling entitled or even deserving. It’s deeper and more fundamental. That’s why the journey towards worthiness is inward.
A lot of us hold onto specific ideas of what it means to be an empowered woman. We’ve been given a particular image by society of what empowerment and self-worth look like. But the truth is, being empowered looks different for each of us. It might even look different for you at different phases of your life!
Tuning into your true, authentic power means finding a sense of self that comes from within and allowing space for yourself to grow. Knowing that the person you are will be ever-evolving, and true empowerment means giving yourself space for that evolution and embracing change as a part of the journey.
When you accept and embrace yourself for all that you are in all of your seasons, you liberate yourself from the need to conform to anyone’s idea of who or what you need to be in order to be enough or to be worthy. Your self-worth begins to come from within and from your connection to your Higher Power.
One of my favorite strategies for releasing the shame and pressure to be anything other than your authentic self is to practice what I call “wearing the world loosely.” This means allowing yourself to simply let go of the things that make you feel unworthy and like you aren’t good enough.
No one can do this work for you. When you begin the journey of claiming your authentic worthiness, you’ll be amazed at how much more easily you can create the life you dream of.
If you’re eager to begin practicing the art of embracing and claiming your worthiness, I am excited to share my Free Energetic Guided Meditation for Worthiness. This 11-minute meditation is part of my 7 Energies Meditation album and will bring more vitality and worthiness into your mind, body, and spirit. Go to colettebaronreid.com/worthiness to download it for FREE now!
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Colette Baron-Reid is a bestselling author, internationally acclaimed Oracle expert, spiritual intuitive, personal transformation thought leader, educator, and speaker with over 30 years of experience on global stages, television, radio and film. She also hosts “INSIDE THE WOONIVERSE”, a podcast series that uncovers personal stories of spiritual awakening and transformation.
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