This topic is close to my heart.  I feel very strongly about the need for Security and Independence in one’s life.  If you are always thinking you are not a good enough for those around you all you do in return is tear down the others in order to boost yourself and we all know that isn’t healthy.  You have to dig deep inside you when you are criticizing other around you or controlling them by making them feel guilty for wanting things you may not.

I am often amazed by people who are insecure.  You wouldn’t expect most of them to have anything to be insecure about.  Some are very attractive, have great jobs, are very social, have great families, etc. what in the world would they have to be insecure about you may think.  Insecurities cannot always be explained.  We all see ourselves differently when we look in the mirror.  It could be our pasts, our choices we have made that we aren’t happy about, our unexplored dreams lost, and many more things.  We all have our wants and desires for ourselves that we let become insecurities at times.  The key is to not allow those to impact us negatively.  Take those insecurities and grow from them and learn about ourselves deeper.  Never allow your insecurities to be an excuse to tear others down or control those around you so that you feel more in control. We all need our independence and self-identity.  If you feel that it takes someone else or others to do this for you then you truly need to take step back and reassess yourself.  By allowing this to impact those around you will only tear apart your relationships and in the end it could actually become a self-fulfilled prophecy.  If you are accusing others of maybe cheating or wanting a life without you more, then in time if you continue to plant that seed when that other person finally has enough that prophecy will be fulfilled and you will very likely be left alone and you will try to blame that person when in reality you need to look at yourself and realize you pushed them to it.

Take time for you to find yourself and love yourself.  Never have people in your life because you can’t live without them.  You should have people in your life because they enhance your life and being around them just increases your happiness.  When we make people our “everything” we end up putting way to much pressure on that person to be perfect and in time they will not feel they can ever really be what you expect.  Be happy with who you are and always find your positives in your life, because very often things can be far worse than they are today and if you take a moment to analyze your situation you will realize that there are many positives to be thankful for.  Love yourself first and the rest will fall into place.