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 doing a back stroke in this particular 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 out when at my lowest and needed it the most?
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?
These include the fact that I am imperfect and am probably excellent proof of God’s sense of humor.
“How cool is it that the same God who
created mountains and oceans and galaxies thought
the world needed one of you, too.” Author unknown