

īarristan is considered one of the most skilled and respected knights in the Seven Kingdoms, considered to be made of the true steel that marks a Kingsguard knight. He is taller than Ser Jorah Mormont but less muscular. Despite his advanced age, Barristan looks strong and graceful and every bit the skilled knight he was in his youth. Some consider him handsome, at least for his age. He is an older man, with white hair and lined features. īarristan is tall and has pale blue eyes which some consider to be sad. In the television adaptation Game of Thrones, he is played by Ian McElhinney. Barristan becomes a POV character in A Dance with Dragons. A celebrated hero, he has served in the Kingsguard since a time when these knights were still considered to be the greatest of the Seven Kingdoms. Ser Barristan Selmy, also called Barristan the Bold, is a knight from House Selmy and the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard of Robert I Baratheon. Season 1 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 Jaime Lannister (Lord Commander of the Kingsguard) Jorah Mormont (Lord Commander of the Queensguard) Gerold Hightower (Lord Commander of the Kingsguard)


Lord Commander of the Kingsguard (dismissed) How can you truly learn to appreciate others if you can’t even appreciate yourself? This is fundamental to personal growth and a concept too many people do not realize.Barristan Selmy, art by Mike Capprotti ©. Too many people place the needs of others before their own, but in order to respect others, you need to meet your own needs first. When you love yourself, you take pride in who you and what you have to offer. You will already be comfortable and happy with who you are. Once your confidence is up, you will stop making the terrible mistake of comparing yourself to others. Life is no fun if you spend it hating yourself this stifles any progress you hope to make. You and only you are responsible for your fate. Self-esteem gives you the confidence to succeed and without it you are simply placing limitations on yourself. Self-respect and self-esteem play hand in hand with one another. “We accept the love we think we deserve.” You must love and respect yourself before anyone else can. Others cannot negatively influence your opinion of yourself this will only lead to degradation of your worth. You cannot allow people to treat you poorly and if they do, you need to recognize your worth and walk away. This will encourage people’s deference to you. By achieving this, you set boundaries for your life and your relationships. If you don’t respect yourself then you won’t take care of yourself the way you should. How you feel about yourself affects every single aspect of your life. When everything else in the world fails you, you will always have your self-respect to fall back on. You need to reinforce your positive qualities and actively try to fix your negative qualities.

A lack of self-respect can, and most often does, result in depression and self-destructive behaviors. This does not come easy so a conscious effort must be consistently made on a day-to-day basis. “Respect yourself enough to walk away from anyone or anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.” You need to love yourself enough to choose the ones that make you happy and motivate you to grow. You wind up hurting the other person and yourself. Relationships become detrimental when the self-respect is lacking. Too many people become complacent in these aspects and stop striving for greater things. People accept sh*tty jobs and relationships because they do not respect themselves enough to realize they deserve better. “Don’t expect anyone to love or respect you if you don’t fully love yourself first.” In order for yours to flourish, you need to work on yourself first.
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If you do not understand how to appreciate yourself and your worth, how do you expect others to? Life is too short to maintain toxic relationships. Self-respect is the most crucial aspect of one’s life.
