Echo I

You are your own worst critic.

Someone else’s words and thoughts literally mean nothing in regards to your existence – unless you let them. We as humans derive so much self-worth and value through the thoughts and opinions of others. Its become human nature, though I often wonder if something that has always been really needs to “become.”

None of those things affect us unless we let them.

I speak from experience. A sense of value and self-worth is harder to come by nowadays than ever before, but I’m getting better. I’ve learned that most people will do anything to get to their proposed place of happiness, usually at the expense of others. True enlightenment is getting to that point and bringing others along with you. To captain that ship though, you must first know you’re able to navigate, steer, and command. If you can’t overcome the self-doubt and lack of self-worth, the ship simply sinks and leads to not only your drowning but all of the passengers onboard.

We are at a constant battle not only with the world itself, but with others, with time, and with ourselves. None of these battles mean a thing without your most crucial and understanding ally – yourself.

So many times we want to help others, bring positivity to the world, make strangers laugh, invent something to help others, yet we lay awake at night reaching for some sense of being. I can guarantee you this, the products you give others will never truly meet your standards if that same product isn’t given to yourself.