Embrace Your Worth

Embrace Your Worth

By Olivia Salter

In a world of choices, don't be an option,
For your true value lies in being a priority.
If you spend your time chasing others' attention,
You'll miss out on the love and care that's meant for thee.

Don't settle for scraps, be someone's treasure,
A soul who is cherished, held close and dear.

Embrace your worth, let your light shine brighter,
For you deserve to be someone's priority, clear.

Seek not validation in the eyes of the many,
But in the heart of the one who sees your soul.
For their love will be steadfast, unwavering,
A bond that fills your life with purpose and whole.

So, let go of the need to be someone's options,
And open your heart to the possibility of more.
For in being someone's priority, you'll find joy,
A love that's genuine, forever to adore.

Poems of Peace, including the lyrical-dramatic poem Eolaus (1907) by James Allen

 

Poems of Peace, including the lyrical-dramatic poem Eolaus 

 

(1907) 

 

by James Allen

 

James Allen is the author of the best selling As a Man Thinketh, one of the best selling self help books of all times. His prose is well known and has inspired millions of people through the years. Less known, though no less inspiring, are his poems. Collected here are thirty six of his finest works.

About the Author

James Allen (1864-1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of self-help movement. His best known work, As a Man Thinketh, has been mass produced since its publication in 1903. It has been a source of inspiration to motivational and self-help authors. Born in Leicester, England, into a working class family, Allen was the eldest of two brothers. At age fifteen, with the family now facing economic disaster, Allen was forced to leave school and find work. For much of the 1890s, Allen worked as a private secretary and stationer in several British manufacturing firms. In 1893, Allen moved to London where he met Lily Louisa Oram who he then wed in 1895. In 1898, Allen found an occupation in which he could showcase his spiritual and social interests as a writer for the magazine The Herald of the Golden Age. At this time, Allen entered a creative period where he then published his first book of many books, From Poverty to Power (1901). In 1902, Allen began to publish his own spiritual magazine, The Light of Reason, later retitled The Epoch. In 1903, Allen published his third and most famous book As a Man Thinketh. Loosely based on the biblical proverb, "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he," the small work eventually became read around the world and brought Allen posthumous fame as one of the pioneering figures of modern inspirational thought. The book's minor audience allowed Allen to quit his secretarial work and pursue his writing and editing career. In 1903, the Allen family retired to the town of Ilfracombe where Allen would spend the rest of his life. Continuing to publish the Epoch, Allen produced more than one book per year until his death in 1912. There he wrote for nine years, producing 19 works.

Also see:

• The Complete Work of James Allen 1864-1912  
• Buy James Allen Books at Amazon

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