How Long are you Willing to be on Hold?

We thought putting our dreams on hold was the answer. 

Bills needed to be paid and families needed our support. We were told we had to act like a grown-up and be responsible. We were told it was better to give than to receive and some of us were told our dreams were foolish and we learned to bury our desires, dreams, and passion.

And we began to make some false assumptions about ourselves and our lives. We assumed dreams (or following our purpose) were folly and we felt unworthy. These false assumptions may have grown over the years to include:

• We are unworthy of a happy, productive life;
• We are unworthy of being loved;
• We are unworthy of receiving living the good life;
• We are unworthy of experiencing peace and joy;
• We are unworthy of having success and abundance;
• We are unworthy of having supportive and successful relationships; and
• We are unworthy of earning a living doing what we love

Does any of this sound familiar? 

We may feel unworthy, but it isn’t the truth about who we are. We feel unworthy because we feel “less than.” 

Let me ask some questions:  If you are broke, are you “less than?” If you live in a shack or are homeless, are you “less than?” If you failed at business, are you “less than?” If you are unemployed, are you “less than?” If your kids aren’t successful, are you “less than?” If you are in an abusive relationship, are you “less than?” If you have an addiction, are you “less than.” I don’t know what you silently answered to yourself, but I’m here to tell you the answer is NO. 

We are the ones who deem ourselves worthy or unworthy.