tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post3693502079923448401..comments2024-03-25T15:16:59.631-04:00Comments on The Green Bough: To Know Your True ValueOriahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-55492624193976573622011-11-11T19:05:00.624-05:002011-11-11T19:05:00.624-05:00this is such an enormous truth that has taken me 4...this is such an enormous truth that has taken me 40 years to begin to realize. It is so empowering. I used to live my life worried at every moment about what others might think until I finally realized that I don't necessarily like every person and that is just normal. I see my value as a human being now and have realized that I can choose who is healthy and wonderful to be around and who is not. I can consciously look for the gifts other posess, for they all posess them. I am much more fun to be around now. I used to always leave it up to others to decide if they liked me or not and my 'self' only came out if I trusted that the people I was around liked me. That is slavery, truly. I am so happy to be free of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-65583928942903846662011-10-31T10:50:21.779-04:002011-10-31T10:50:21.779-04:00: )
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thank you.: ) <br /><br />yes. <br /><br />thank you.a.q.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08801359148548205987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-61636749233735850312011-10-28T13:16:18.716-04:002011-10-28T13:16:18.716-04:00I think I understand, the money you earn to live o...I think I understand, the money you earn to live or how you live does not equal your value. Your value is inherent and you are who you are, not what you do, no matter how much ego is involved. As well, that you follow a moral and ethical compass does not define your "value" as that would be measuring. <br />Thank you for asking the questions which help to guide my thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-15546128685774027762011-10-28T12:00:53.504-04:002011-10-28T12:00:53.504-04:00Oriah I hope that you know how much this blog and ...Oriah I hope that you know how much this blog and your posts on FB mean to those of us who "follow" them. Although I do not often respond, sometimes you give me food for thought and contemplation for days. Valueing myself is a gift that has come with old age and the fruit of that gift is valueing others. When you stop competing, comparing, striving, and always worrying about whether or not you "measure up", then you can really see others. Hopefully you can help them to value themselves, as you help us. lizzieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-54103294202092906542011-10-27T15:21:12.177-04:002011-10-27T15:21:12.177-04:00aqs- apples and oranges my dear. Paying bills is a...aqs- apples and oranges my dear. Paying bills is actually relatively easy for most, compared to knowing their own value- and realizing that that inherent worth is there whether or not the bills are paid. Please do not misunderstand me- I am a meticulous budgeter who has been paying her all own bills (along with the bills for numerous others) for over 40 years. I keep my needs simple and yes, there is a certain satisfaction in taking care of business. But it is also easy to mistake our value for how well we do this (which of course puts the elderly or the disabled in a precarious position.)Our value is inherent, intrinsic to beingness. We do not earn it. We earn money, rent, payment for food- that is something quite different.Oriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153842083329682011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524364334037666877.post-71705415944829778622011-10-27T12:48:48.531-04:002011-10-27T12:48:48.531-04:00and yet despite this knowing, dear kindred, it doe...and yet despite this knowing, dear kindred, it does not pay bills to occupy space in this material world, however minimal one's needs.a.q.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08801359148548205987noreply@blogger.com