"Life asks us to make measurable progress in reasonable time. That's why they make those fourth grade chairs so small - so you won't fit in them at age twenty-five!"
- Jim Rohn
My girlfriend Denise sent this to me:
To realize
The value of a sister
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.
To realize
The value of ten years:
Ask a newly
Divorced couple.
To realize
The value of four years:
Ask a graduate.
To realize
The value of one year:
Ask a student who
Has failed a final exam.
To realize
The value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a still born.
To realize
The value of one month:
Ask a mother who has
Given birth to a premature baby.
To realize
The value of one week:
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize
The value of one hour:
Ask the lovers who are waiting to Meet.
To realize
The value of one minute:
Ask a person
Who has missed the train, bus or plane.
To realize
The value of one-second:
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident.
To realize
The value of one millisecond:
Ask the person who has
Won a silver medal in the Olympics.
To realiz
"I have learned that self-esteem is just that--SELF-esteem. Not wife-esteem or lover-esteem or even sponsor-esteem. It has to come from ME, not from other's opinions of me."
One of my closest friends sent me that quote the other day. It comes from an al-anon book and when I read it I just nodded my head and wondered how many people are truly capable of this?
So many of us rely on the nice things that others say to build our esteem up and when it stops we begin to feel deflated. When we don't get the support and love and respect from another we begin to crumble. Sometimes slowly. Sometimes quickly but nonetheless what others think of us, how we are treated and how they make us feel impact how we think of ourselves.
There are probably endless things we can do to build our own self-esteem. I do a few things. Sometimes I meditate to clear away the muck and bring in clean thoughts, ideas and feelings. I've used a pendulum to keep me tuned into my intui
I found this on Alexia's site and decided I needed my own list.
List 25 things that are good for the soul.
1. Laughter
2. Really great friends & family
3. My kids, my kids, my kids
4. Playing with pets
5. Cuddling
6. Long walks
7. Time alone
8. Meditating
9. Massages
10. Good books
11. Lattes, Mochas, Chai and Cappuccino
12. Reiki
13. Ice cold drinking water
14. A career I love
15. Cleaning
16. Things that smell fresh and clean
17. Catnaps
18. Stretching my mind
19. Creating new rituals
20. Trusting my intuition
21. Fresh air
22. A hand to hold
23. Giving a kiss
24. Getting kissed back
25. Dancing in the living room
What feeds your soul?
"Nothing is lost upon a person who is bent upon growth; nothing is wasted on one who is always preparing for his work and life by keeping eyes, mind, and heart open to nature, men, books, experience. Such a man finds ministries to his education on all sides; everything cooperates with his passion for growth."
~ Hamilton Mabie
Are you keeping yourself open to everything that comes your way?