The Value of Perceived Value
Perceived
value is defined as the worth or value that a person assigns to
anything. For example, this cartoon I found when I was in real estate
depicts the various perceived values that are assigned to a house
by different people.
Your
perceived value of yourself may shift and change depending upon
who and what you're using for feedback, like the value of the house.
Everyone you know gives you information about how they value you,
which in turn you use in your own self-evlauation. The things you
surround yourself with also tell much about how you value yourself.
For
example, a friend once offered to lend me his truck when I needed
to haul something to the recycling center. Although I was grateful,
when he drove the truck to my house, I quickly changed my mind.
Not only was the truck a real junker, there was no floor on the
driver's side of the cab... just a big hole through which I could
see the pavement below. I had a stern talk with him about his perceived
value of what he deserved. Evidently he heard me because within
two weeks he'd taken that truck to the wrecking yard and bought
himself a used but very nice truck. The last truck he bought was
a deluxe, fancy schmancy, 3/4 ton for which he paid $75,000. Obviously
his perceived value of himself has risen to new heights!
Try
this: take inventory of the things and people you surround yourself
with. Write a list of them and describe each one briefly. Are your
friends all users or victims or are they kind and generous to you?
Do you hate or love your job? Are the people you work with respectful
and kind to you? Is your home pleasent, well-kept, and furnished
with things you love? Are your clothes nice, tidy, well-fitting,
and attractive on you?
If
at the end of that self assessment you find those things and people
on the list indicate that you have a low perceived value of yourself,
here are some steps you can take to elevate your personal perceived
value:
1.
Begin by replacing one thing with something of much better quality.
Notice often how much better you feel about yourself when you pay
attention to that better quality item that you allowed yourself
to have. As Terry Cole Whittacker says, "If you're still shopping
at Kmart, you deserve it."
2.
Toss out or recycle old things you never use anymore. Leave that
space open until something wonderful, something you love, shows
up to replace them.
3.
Set boundaries about what you will and will not allow others to
do to you... and in your presence. For help in setting boundaries,
refer to Chapter 2 in my book, An
Inner Journey or if you don't have my book already, just click
on the link at the end of this article to receive my gift for you.
3.
Buy one new thing that's of better quality than you would normally
buy and costs much more than you would usually spend. Notice how
you feel when you use that newer and better quality item.
4.
Welcome gifts from others, whether the gift is a physical one or
an action. Be grateful for what you receive and you'll find that
even more will be given you. If you have difficulty with this, then
consider how good you feel when you give something to another and
receive in return their heartfelt thanks and gratitude. Especially
be openly full of gratitude if it's of better quality or more than
you would usually allow yourself. Do not demean yourself, the gift
giver, or the gift with "Oh, you shouldn't have." Yes,
they should have. Gratefully receiving from others opens you to
valuing yourself more and better.
Why
is all this important? We're living in a time of the most extreme
and intense fear that ever has existed on this planet. The opposite
of fear is love, both of which are energies that we feel and interpret
as emotions. Fear is the lowest frequency of energy and love is
the highest frequency. So when you disallow yourself to have anything
of higher or better quality in your life, you're choosing from fear
and are lowering your perceived value of yourself. Choosing from
love results in you having a higher perceived value of yourself.
Another
important aspect to consider is that not only are you affected by
the emotional energy of others around you, but you are affecting
them with your emotional energy. Everyone radiates the energy of
their emotions. That energy is sensed by everyone near them, whether
the others are aware of it or not. Examples are the excited energy
created at sports events, the deep and profound energy of inner
peace created during spiritual ceremonies, and the happy excited
energy created at grand celebrations.
Raising
your perceived value of yourself raises your emotional energy frequency
to that of love. This means that when you're around others, you're
radiating that higher energy to them and helping then to step up
to the frequency of love and out of the lower frequency of fear.
And right now what we need on this planet is more of the higher
energy of love.
Love,
Kathy
My
Gift to YOU!
Personal
boundaries are defined as "standards and limits that you set
in regard to what you will and will not accept in other people's
behavior toward you or in your presence." More
simply stated, they're invisible lines of protection you set around
yourself.
My
gift to you is the chapter on personal boundaries from my book,
An
Inner Journey: Living Your Life Purpose. It's likely the most
powerful subject in the entire book!
When
you use personal boundaries, you empower yourself. No longer will
you find yourself being a victim to what other people think you
should do, believe, say, and more.
Personal
boundaries are a vital part of raising your perceived value of yourself.
People who have strong personal boundaries have great self respect
and honor their worth.
www.Warrior-Priestess.com/Newsletters/PersonalBoundaries.doc
The
Akashic Record is the record of your Soul since your very first
beginning or incarnation. It contains all your
personal history, everything you've ever experienced in every lifetime
you've ever had... and you've had hundreds and possibly thousands
of lifetimes!
Imagine
the wealth of information - the knowledge and wisdom - stored in
your Akashic Record.
Imagine
how all that information can help guide you through challenges you're
facing now.
Using
the seven major chakras as the gateway to your Akashic Record, astounding
wisdom is revealed to you... wisdom you've gained throughout all
your past lifetimes.
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