HOW TO BE TREATED THE WAY YOU DESERVE TO BE TREATED

Do you ever make promises to yourself that are for your own well-being?  Things like, “It’s such a lovely day I am going to take a nice walk,” or, “I am going to get to bed early and read my book.”  How about the bigger promises like going back to school or saving to buy a condo or house?  Do you then allow life show up in ways that prevent you from honoring those commitments you’ve made to yourself?

Would you do that if you’d made a promise to your children, or a commitment to friends, or colleagues?  It’s just as important, if not more so, to honor your commitments and promises to yourself as you do your commitments and promises to others.  Not doing so is saying to the Universe, and everyone, I don’t count, I don’t matter, and I am not worthy of my own commitments even though everyone else is.”

The Universe is always listening and will treat you accordingly and so will others. By putting yourself so far down on your list of commitments and promises that you fall off, others will follow the pattern you are setting and treat you the same way, leaving you wondering why you feel so neglected, ignored, and unseen.  When in actuality, it’s because you treated yourself that way and set up the pattern for others to follow.

This is one of the many ways you teach others how to treat you.  Teach them well. If you want others to honor you, honor yourself.  If you want others to respect you, respect yourself.  If you want others to value you, value yourself.  An excellent way to get started is to always honor the promises you make to yourself no matter how small.  Remember, the Universe is watching and others are too.

 Honoring Your Commitments and Promises to YOU is a Form Of Boundary-Setting

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