A Fly in the Ointment
The problem with practicing popular self-esteem ideas.
I need to like myself more.
I need to tell myself good motivating things.
I need to surround myself with people who like me and want my best.
It all sounds good, but there is a fly in this ointment.
Choosing to esteem one’s self doesn’t make it so.
And trying to make it so, doesn’t make it so.
Let me show you what I mean.
I need to like myself more.
More than what?
When am I liking myself enough or too much?
What does it really mean to like myself?
I need to tell myself good motivating things.
When has this worked in the past?
Have I ever really been able to pull this off when at my lowest and needing it the most? (No is my answer. What about you?)
I need to find people who like me more.
Is this with or without the transfer of large sums of cash?
Do I like being lied to?
Do I want to be in fake relationships where I’m a total phony?
Here I believe is a reasonable alternative.
Instead of Self Esteem, why not Self Acceptance?
Rather than attempting to inflate my ego, which is the self-injection of a lot of hot air, why not chill out and accept my blessings?
Let’s remember whose children we are and who ultimately has the final say in the lives of men.
Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before you!
Put them in fear, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men! Selah