The Power of Self-Esteem!
Why are there so many women haunted by a low self-esteem ?
I have shared many thoughts through out my articles on feelings,
jealousy, worries, fears, and self-esteem. Every day I receive mail from
all over the world from women suffering from a lack of inner power to
get through the day, due to a low self-esteem. It does not only affect
their relationships at home, it also follows them into their work place,
where they are being suffocated from a lack of confidence.
In the work place the power of self-esteem needs to be high so that
ones confidence can guide them through actions such as: important
decision making, dealings with an opposite sex boss, office politics,
other staff members trying to gain on your efforts, talking to clients
or customers on the phone or in person, dealing with rejection regarding
your work, and even things as simple as fitting into the social side of
your job (making friends). People deal with this everyday, and when
they are suffering inside, their power of self-esteem is definitely
very low. Then they still have to deal with the rest of their day. It’s
no wonder the corner bar looks like a nice hide-away.
There are two parts to the meaning of the power of self-esteem:
1: self-acceptance, which is an appreciation of ones worth as a human being.
2: self-confidence, the knowing that you are competent enough to use your gifts to their fullest.
To have the power of self-esteem, one must be able to feel both emotions in a positive manner.
Through ones life, they have learned through negative experiences to
doubt themselves, to fear criticism and ridicule. They have also learned
to cut themselves down at a glance of someone else they deem to be
richer, prettier, or smarter. They eventually lose the power of
self-esteem.
We can run through our past, over and over and over again. We can bang
our heads on the wall, we can create eating disorders in ourselves, we
can cut up our bodies just to feel something, or we can even turn away
from everyone we love and cherish for fear they may just find that one
tiny keyhole to unlock our self-pity trap we are in. We can do just
about anything to not find the strength to gain back the power of
self-esteem. It is after all the easy road to take, is it not? To fail,
to cry out for sympathy, to get attention, even if it is the wrong
attention. I have learned one very important thing in all my work
through helping women gain the power of self-esteem, no matter how many
times you see someone prettier, skinnier, richer, taller, smarter,
happier, better spoken, or with a colgate smile you envy, the sun will
come up tomorrow with or without you. Your worries and self-pity caused
by your weakness to control the power of self-esteem that is inside of
you. It is waiting to be used as the gift that you were born with. You
can spend hours hurting and suffering inside because you are not, or
cannot be who you think you should have been. You must stop allowing
yourself to feel threatened by the world. When your mind feels
threatened, it will automatically react to protect you. This is where
your thoughts and your actions collide. Confusion becomes part of your
thinking now and this is when the negative emotions take over fast and
furious. Into the pit, you go.
The ability to shift your focus to positive mental thoughts during
stress is the most important link needed to escape any emotional trap we
fall into. The power of self-esteem is all about your first thought and
how you deal with it. It is at that split second that you have to
decide to think positively or just plain toss it out of your head.
Tossing negative thoughts is something I have mentioned before,”HABITS”.
Your goal is to offset the mind-body reaction to the stresses we are
constantly forced to deal with through society. The power of self-esteem
can be gained if you really want it. I know that I have filled my
website and my articles with everything from A-Z on steps to get you
there.
Women are still in constant belief that only over weight woman, or not
so pretty woman (by society`s standards) are at risk of losing the power
of self-esteem.
Again I repeat this over and over, please read ,”Why Do Pretty Girls
Cry”. It’s all there. I speak of the pretty girls, and society`s way of
convincing you that only ugly girls cry. I know that is a harsh
statement, but I am trying to get through to every person on earth that
the power of self-esteem is in each and everyone of us. We are all born
with it. Yes we all have our reasons for our weaknesses. OK, now that
we know that, lets move on. How can we fight off the negative thoughts
that bring us down? Through my thoughts in my website and blogs, you can
educate yourself and learn to improve your thinking habits. It is
possible, but not easy at all. That is the reason so many of you fail to
gain the power of self-esteem. You have no consistent learning
strength. You fear anything that takes time and dedication.
Then why is it that you will search endlessly through every search
engine for ways to get you through this hell you are in, pay a
nonsensical amount of money to a therapist to tell you what you already
know, cut yourself, or make your body suffer through eating disorders,
not to mention put yourself and your friends in so much turmoil over
your inability to create better mind over matter habits? Can you see
what I see there? I see that you do have the power of self-esteem. You
do have the patience, the will and the strength to shine. You do not
need to worry about anything. You choose to worry and you allow the
negative thoughts. Ask yourself the next time you feel threatened, “If I
do not stop this negative thought, will it change who I am, or make me
that of which I envy?” NOT and NO!!!!! Please realize this, only you
are suffering in that pit. Only you are losing out on all the smiles
that life has right at your reach. You are in control of your happiness.
You can toss off all those comments or remarks. You can turn your back
on someones else’s weakness or problems that may cause you to feel less
than who you really are. Let them suffer in their own stupidity. No one
can threaten you, but you. Do this also when you feel the challenge of
negative versus positive thinking:
BREATHE DEEPLY
IDENTIFY THE NEGATIVE
NOW THINK THE POSITIVE
ACT UPON IT
BREATHE AGAIN DEEPLY
PAT YOURSELF FOR WINNING THAT WAR
NOW SMILE
YOU NOW HAVE, “THE POWER OF SELF-ESTEEM!
Trust me here, the more you create this habit, my friends, the easier it becomes. Like anything else worth having in life, it is not going to come easy, but it does come and it is oh so sweet!!!!!!
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“You cannot stop the birds of sorrow from flying over your head,
but you can stop them from building their nests in your hair.”
-Chinese Proverb
Dorothy LafrinereOwner/Operator
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