Do You Deserve?
Thursday, March 8th, 2007There is something odd about the feeling that we deserve something, and frankly I can’t quite put my finger on what is going on.
Does this feeling make sense anyway? Does it serve us, or does it mostly stand in our way?
Many people for example believe that they don’t deserve to have a lot of money. So they do everything to get rid of what they have, and not earn more. Who tells them how much they deserve? Why should we think that we don’t deserve something anyway?
I suspect that this idea of deserving is just another negative way to motivate ourselves to do something. Similar to scolding ourselves. and this may even work, but the price is high.
The idea of deserving is not gentle. It’s not supportive. It’s just there to tell us that we are less worthy than we could be.
Deserving - some idea to find a way around.
Frank