It is not in your best interest to reinforce thoughts and feelings of unworthiness. Ask yourself do I want to strengthen what I am feeling now and cut myself off from my basic goodness? Remind yourself that your fundamental nature is unconditionally open and free.
We may feel we are more fortunate than others, but don’t we have layers of misfortune, confusion, and selfishness to dissolve ourselves? The light of our soul is bright, but dense clouds of ignorance obscure it. What are you doing to make your life brighter?
Practice the four cardinal virtues. First reverence for all life; love and respect for all beings and things. Second, sincerity; this manifests as honesty, simplicity, and faithfulness. Third, kindness, and being gentle with yourself and others. The fourth service to others with no expectation of reward.
If we remain at the mercy of moods, of hope and of fear, aroused by the outer world, we lose out inner consistency of character. Then our experiences are merely effects produced by the outside world, not experiences evoked by our own true nature.
Quote: Understanding human needs is half the job of meeting them.