How to Value Human Life

Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash

How do we bring value back to being alive? Well, before I took time to value myself I always made excuses to do it later, or next week, or when my daughters grow up, or when I’m retired and can really focus. The thing is, if we can’t value ourselves right now, we can’t value our children, our jobs, or even just a stranger on the street in their present state.

This is why learning to value yourself is important because what you don’t value about yourself will reflect on how you value others. For example, for a long time I didn’t value my time. I would squander it supporting anything everyone around me without taking time to myself. So when people weren’t willing to put in as much oppressive effort as I was putting in, I lost respect for them, when actually, they were simply taking care of themselves and I should not have judged them for taking that space. Now that I value my own time, not only am I more understanding of others but my time with those I love is significantly more rich. Like, I don’t want to waste a second with them. I wanna eat sushi and hike new trails and do whatever else will make us both happy.

So find some ways to see where you aren’t valuing yourself, and start learning to accept and value those parts of you so you can value those things in others.

This is a post from my Medium account.

Bedtime Affirmation

I found this bedtime affirmation and I wanted to share. I like to sandwich my sleep with affirmations. Go to sleep with and positive affirmation and wake up with one too. I learned that this helps to start your day on the right path. (Louisa Havers) So tonight my affirmation is,

I am my own special bland of beauty

https://womensmeditationnetwork.com/affirmations-for-self-love-mfw/

What’s yours?

Langston Hughes

I spent some of my solitude Sunday at a local coffee shop reading The Selected Letters of Langston Hughes. I’m so happy people preserved his letters. It’s always nice to see these well known poets are humans like ourselves. Even more so, that they are humans who have gone through similar experiences as ourselves.

This view of writers from behind the scenes is so valuable to me. It doesn’t make their writing less when we find proof that they are human, it adds value. Don’t forget that your struggles as well as your good times are all part of your writers life.

Little Mermaid

Finally watched Little Mermaid it was great!

“‘The Little Mermaid’ reimagines the beloved story of Ariel, a curious mermaid who longs to experience life on land and, against her father’s wishes, visits the surface. Ariel finds herself on an unexpected journey of self-discovery as she encounters the prince, a sea witch, and an incredible new world.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf7Dss2gCe0

My Current Read

Free Book on Google
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
By Robert Louis Stevenson · 1903

In Robert Louis Stevenson’s influential novel of mad science and criminal inquiry, attorney Gabriel John Utterson comes to the aid of Dr. Henry Jekyll, an old friend, only to find himself dragged from a world of genial hospitality into London’s foreboding night, which is shrouded in shadows and fog—and stalked by the deranged Edward Hyde. Utterson’s quest for truth is not only a detective story laden with twists, but an intense meditation on man’s inherently dualistic nature, written in a style that often combines disturbing violence with restrained language typical of the Victorian era.

From Google

If only I had speed reading skills. lol We got this!!

Wonka!!!!!

I am so excited for this to come out!!

Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book and one of the best-selling children’s books of all time, “Wonka” tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJF3aBg7PwQ

Are You a Giver or a Taker?

A lesson from Adam Grant

In every workplace, there are three basic kinds of people: givers, takers and matchers. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant breaks down these personalities and offers simple strategies to promote a culture of generosity and keep self-serving employees from taking more than their share.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyXRYgjQXX0&t=371s

I’m a huge fan of Adam Grant and he just came out with a new book called Hidden Potential here’s a tidbit about the book.

Hidden Potential illuminates how we can elevate ourselves and others to unexpected heights.

https://adamgrant.net/book/hidden-potential/

Julia Cameron

Today I’m sharing a blog post from Julia Cameron. Julia Cameron is the author of The Artist’s Way. Here’s a blerb from her bio.

She is the best-selling author of more than forty books, fiction and nonfiction; a poet, songwriter, filmmaker and playwright. Commonly referred to as “The Godmother” or “High Priestess” of creativity, her tools are based in practice, not theory, and she considers herself “the floor sample of her own toolkit.” The Artist’s Way has been translated into forty languages and sold over five million copies to date.

juliacameronlive.com

I tried morning pages and I still do my artist dates. Morning pages is when you journal first thing in the morning, as in, right when you wake up. Artist dates are when you take yourself and yourself only out to do something. Can be anything but you have to be alone and you should be doing something that utilizes or inspires you creativity. Artist dates are now a part of my weekly routine. It takes a lot of intention to develop the artist date habit. Even when you’re a full time writer.

Productivity is all the rave, but Julia Cameron teaches artists to look at their creativity in a new and productive way.

In her blog post “Creativity does not have to be high art” she reminds us artists that we need to let ourselves be. She says, ” Stop getting better. Start appreciating what you are.” It’s so easy to hyperfocus on improving your craft and lose yourself in “getting better.” You are an artist. The way you enjoy using creativity is art. She even gives us a list of things that count as art and cleaning your closet is on the list.

I appreciate Cameron’s contributions to the creative world very much.

Here’s blog

https://juliacameronlive.com/2020/03/11/creativity-does-not-have-to-be-high-art/

Here’s her webpge

https://juliacameronlive.com/