remind myself, daily, that I matter

funny thing about this goal…to truly matter is not just a mental exercise. it’s all about your thoughts in action and what is projected outward to the world. you only know you matter when you actually do things that matter. so i’m wrapping up this goal because i need to list out all the other things i will be doing that matter andthe action/goal will be the reminder.

Especially with the events of yesterday… I have definitely realized that I do matter. I can (and will) make a difference. In his life and others.

I do matter.

I need to remind myself of this more, until I really believe it.

I keep expecting other people to validate me… this won’t happen, and if it does I rarely feel satisfied anyway. The only way to feel worthwhile is to tell myself and prove it to myself and believe it when I say and prove it. I know I matter to so many people, but I don’t always matter to myself.

dhammapal, I’m following your lead. I’m going to tell myself that I matter at a regular time every day. The morning’s best, I agree.

This is a good performance goal that I have control over.
I set a goal to say “I matter” when I get out of bed every morning (currently 7:10am), and also before I go back to bed during the day.

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Hey! There are EIGHT of us now! Welcome and YAY TEAM!! (Okay, technically, we’re not a ‘team’ – but we’ve all woken up and realized that we count for something, that we matter. Let’s go out there and be kind to ourselves, today.)

that I matter, to people, to my family, to the planet. I’m sure I could be a happier influence in the world if I just believed in myself as much as I believe in other people.

When you’re caught up being a daughter, wife, mother, colleague, and friend, but if you lose sight of the fact that you matter, you begin to feel resentful, guilty (for not doing more for others, for not doing it joyfully, for not doing it at all), and tired. It takes a real toll on your physical and mental health. It leads to anger and frustration. Remembering that you matter is not selfishness. Steven Covey calls it “sharpening the saw,” and he’s right – you have to take care of yourself, because you can’t give your best if you don’t feel your best.