• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

True Purpose Institute

  • About Us
    • Our Purpose
    • Our Community
    • Our Leaders
    • Our Model
  • Practitioners
    • Coaches
    • Consultants
    • Member Login
  • Programs
  • Calendar
  • Products
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • Join Us

Is It Easier For You To Give Appreciation Than To Receive It?

December 19, 2022 by Audrey Seymour

Is it easier for you to give appreciation than to receive appreciation?

There’s the old fear of being “too full of myself.” But I laugh when I remember “Who else would I be full of anyway?”

Fully and deeply taking in appreciation can cause a few things to happen:

  1. A sense of coming home to yourself
  2. A sense of greater connection to others
  3. And perhaps most importantly, as you internalize the feeling of being appreciated, you become more independent from needing appreciation from others

There’s nothing wrong with caring what others think about you – civilization wouldn’t be possible without the survival drive to attune to how others feel about us.

Yet, as you build your own sense of inner appreciation, there’s a freedom to be more fully yourself in the world, to bring out your own unique contribution.

You can experiment with this by making a list of everything you appreciate about yourself. Don’t forget to include your being as well as your doing.

How does it feel to read the list out loud?

Then, think of sharing this gift with others. What appreciation can you express to those in your life?

Imagine what might be possible if you made a regular practice of giving and receiving appreciation!

Filed Under: Inner Harmony

Primary Sidebar

Stay Updated

We will never share, sell, or trade your email address or other personal information without your explicit permission. You may unsubscribe at any time.

Recent Posts

  • The Truth at the Heart of Polarization
  • How to Create a Lasting Transformation
  • When Your Brain Hijacks Your Best Intentions: Understanding Productive Procrastination
  • When Purpose Meets Doubt: Navigating Imposter Syndrome in Meaningful Careers
  • Tuning Into Your Purpose: Inner Wisdom Opens New Doors

Join the Gathering for Change Agents

Discover Your Higher Purpose

Connect Your Clients to Purpose

Get the Tools You Need to Create a Better World

We will never share, sell, or trade your email address or other personal information without your explicit permission. You may unsubscribe at any time.

Copyright © 2016 - 2025 True Purpose Institute."True Purpose" is a registered trademark of the True Purpose Institute.
Website built with Stu.