We can choose to see the best in others. Even if they struggle to see it themselves.
Have you ever had someone believe in you when you felt you didn’t deserve it?
I have. It changed my life.
Sometimes the most important help people need to make a change is for someone to believe in them. Even if they feel like they don't deserve it.
Who believed in you when you felt like you didn’t deserve it?
You can pay it forward by choosing to see the best in others. Even when they may not seem to deserve it. Even when they can’t see the good in themselves.
Sometimes it can be tough to believe in ourselves. We may struggle to see how we are worthy or deserving of anyone's faith in us. Including our own.
We can choose to see the best in ourselves.
It may take work. It may take help. That's ok. We all need help sometimes. Friends, family, professional counselors and God can help us see ourselves more clearly.
At the end of the day, only we can choose to believe in ourselves.
Sometimes it's a hard choice, but it's still our choice.
We can choose to see the best in people, including ourselves.
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