Recently I came across this quote by Louis Hay that I really love because it captures the essence of self empowerment. ” When you make it OK to be yourself then you automatically allow others to be themselves. Their little habits no longer bother you so much. You release the need to “change them” as you want them to be. As you stop judging others, they release the need to judge you. Everybody gets to be free.”
The goal of self empowerment work is to be happy and content with the kind of person you are. It means accepting yourself just the way you are. When you stop judging yourself you free yourself up to make some of the changes you would like to make. You are no longer saying to yourself “I will be OK after I do this or that”. Instead by accepting yourself as being OK you can put your energy into doing the things you would like to change. For instance if you want to be healthier you may start an exercise program and eat more nutritious food. You are doing this because you want to increase the quality of your health and well being. You are no longer judging your merit rather you are making changes because you choose to do them.
Letting go of judging self and others is freeing and allows you to be the kind of person you are meant to be.
