You are an expensive gift waiting to be unwrapped. Don’t present yourself on a platter to just anyone, especially those who are in a hurry to tear away your wrapping. Put a high price on your value and raise the bar. If they want you badly enough, they\u00a0will\u00a0put in the time and effort to get to know you. If they don’t.. well, who wants a cheap date anyway? Move on to someone who respects quality, not quantity.<\/p>\n
Even the roughest diamond will\u00a0handle a priceless artifact\u00a0with care,\u00a0while the most polished person will be careless with what he or she perceives to be worthless. The trick is to be sure of our own worth before we can see it reflected in the eyes of another. All to often we do it the other way around, with disastrous results.<\/p>\n
In order to feel better about ourselves,\u00a0we need the approval of others to reassure ourselves that we are indeed special. Its normal\u00a0and yes, everyone does it\u00a0every now and then. For example, its\u00a0wonderful\u00a0that your\u00a0friends support you\u00a0during a tough time when you’re too\u00a0low to get through it on your own. Its heartwarming when someone compliments your work and it feels great\u00a0you turn a few heads with your new hairdo. But what happens when life\u00a0throws us a curveball or two?\u00a0<\/p>\n
It is\u00a0tough when you’ve had a few relationship mishaps,\u00a0yet\u00a0everyone you know is\u00a0madly in love\u00a0or\u00a0happily married\u00a0and\u00a0you’re still single.\u00a0Even worse is\u00a0the\u00a0stiff competition encountered from\u00a0those younger, prettier, slimmer or sexier than you,\u00a0seen hanging around on the arm of every\u00a0available man. It’s difficult not to get caught up in\u00a0an\u00a0addictive\u00a0chain\u00a0reaction that\u00a0leaves you wishing for\u00a0confirmation that you too, are attractive and lovable with someone hanging on your every word.\u00a0 So, you\u00a0try harder, date a bit more or maybe\u00a0relax your standards just that weeny bit. Or you withdraw and remove yourself from the race.<\/p>\n
Dont sell yourself short. You might\u00a0forget that somehow, someone, somewhere out there,\u00a0is\u00a0looking for\u00a0a more\u00a0 substantial gift than the\u00a0cubic zirconia offered by the lithe beauty or sexy siren, that\u00a0initially blinded him.\u00a0The same\u00a0someone who\u00a0will\u00a0gently sort through the layers of\u00a0perfect \u00a0packaging,\u00a0to unearth the priceless\u00a0gem\u00a0within.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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