how to see yourself
I recently found myself staring at a chart about hair types. Along the top were the words "fine," "normal" and "thick." Under those words, in rows, squiggly lines represented various hair textures from straight to various types of wavy, curly and coily.
I was baffled.
My takeaways from this brief procrastinatory exercise were:
1.) My hair, like me and my fellow Manifesting Generators, does not fit neatly into a pre-labeled category.
2.) We all struggle to see ourselves in some way.
Let's talk about that second takeaway. This is especially important for Projectors. And, as I've mentioned before, our energy type is simply our dominant energy type, so we all have a little bit of each of the five energy types within us. That means we all have at least a little Projector within us. Projectors can see other people super clearly, but when it comes to seeing themselves, not so much.
In other words, when it comes to seeing ourselves, sometimes we can't see .
BUT, we can learn to see ourselves. Here's what we're going to do: When someone gives you a compliment, respond with, "Thank you. I know." As you say "thank you" allow yourself to receive the compliment. Take a second to breathe it in. Allow the words to land deep within you--EMBODY the truth of the compliment--and then say, "I know."
Imagine someone says, "You're such a great listener."
You say, "Thank you. I know."
When someone smiles at you and says, "You have such a great way of finding the gold in every experience," breathe in gratitude and embody the truth as you say, "Thank you. I know."
When somebody looks at you with awe and says, "Wow, you are unstoppable," go ahead and smile as the truth flows throughout your body and say, "Thank you. I know."
This practice can feel super uncomfortable. Use your best judgement. When you need to keep the "I know" quiet in your head, do so. But when you're in a safe space, say it out loud and invite your conversation partner to join you in this practice.
You are a gem.
I love you.
Love,
Kelsey
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P.P.S. Kelly Covert and I talk about what it means to shed our people-pleasing tendencies and embody our worthiness in Enoughness with Kelly Covert. Listen on The Find Your Awesome Podcast.
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