Betrayal
The most stinging betrayal is the one inflicted on self. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
Tag: Self
Allegiance
It is not about blind obedience. It is about accountability. We owe allegiance to no one else but ourselves. © NormaBobb-Semple 2021
Awakening
When we become reacquainted with ourselves and know who we are relationships cease to be a necessity and becomes a choice. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
The Fight
We fight with our spouses, our children, our family, our friends, our colleagues but the greatest fight we have is the one with ourselves. We are perplexed about our feelings and afraid to be our true selves. Role play is what we do because of our perception of how we want to be viewed. Being […]
Self Reflection
Every moment affords us an opportunity to look at how we interact with all life including sentient beings. Are we dismissal in our interactions or sympathetic? If we don’t practice self reflection we deny ourselves the opportunity to evolve into a more conscious being. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
Love
We don’t have to be loved by someone else to experience love. Love can’t be bought or bartered for. We are love and we don’t need anyone’s permission to love ourselves unconditionally. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
Liberation
Liberation is not something that is handed to us. We have to liberate ourselves and this ought to be an everyday occurrence of ours. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
One’s Narrative
The narratives we are taught to believe about ourselves and those we term “the other” are the pillars on which we judge who deserves equality and who doesn’t. We have to confront our prejudices and cease adjudicating on who deserves to be denigrated or elevated. We are a God only to ourselves and no one […]
Better Judgment
Sometimes we find ourselves in unholy relationships. If we find ourselves surrounded by people we love, who exhude hatred towards us, we have to break free and indulge in self care. We are the only ones who can teach people how to treat us. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
Loyalty to Self
We have to be loyal to ourselves. If we are loyal to ourselves we won’t practice self flagellation and humiliation. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
