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Old Sep 30, 2021, 06:26 PM
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Self esteem is the ability to see yourself as a flawed individual, and still hold yourself in high regard!
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Old Oct 01, 2021, 07:52 PM
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Thank you! We need to remember this. It reminds me of my cognitive behavioral therapy(cbt). And welcome to MSF!
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Old Oct 01, 2021, 08:23 PM
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Thanks, Helen Keller said something similar, Acknowledge your deficiencies , but don't let them be your master!
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Old Oct 01, 2021, 09:14 PM
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And what an incredible role model she was!
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Old Oct 01, 2021, 09:32 PM
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Appreciate your feedback. Here's another. I stopped holding myself to a standard of where I should be, as a means of beating myself up when I'm not there. Ram Dass.
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Old Oct 01, 2021, 10:09 PM
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Thank you. And Maharishi Mahesh Yogi fits here, too? How do you feel about Plato? Thank you for this thread! So spiritual & thoughtful!
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I suppose any author could be appropriate. Plato, All I know is I know nothing.. How about this one, Beauty is not in the face, but a light shining in the heart! Kahlil Gibran. Your value doesn't decrease, based on someone's inability to see your worth.

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Thank you. That's beautiful.
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Problems can also be stepping stones.
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Thank you again. I need to be reminded of this.
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....Your value doesn't decrease, based on someone's inability to see your worth.
So true this. I think for a lot of us, our low self esteem has been externally applied. I remember hearing Lindy West say this, that all her low self esteem issues had been externally applied - me too, I thought, me too.
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Love this thread! Thank you for sharing.
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I feel the same way!
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I like this quote. " I have often thought that the best way to define a mans character would be to seek out that particular mental or moral attitude in which , when it comes upon him , he felt himself most deeply and intensely active and alive. At such moments, there is a voice inside which speaks and says, " this is the real me!" William James.
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On the other hand, I found this definition useful. Inferiority complex....a paralyzing fixation on ones inadequacies.
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I don't understand this. But it reminds me of stuff we were learning in my research methods class many years ago.
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The only difference between madness and genius is success!
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Like Thomas Edison?
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Yes, how old are you? I'm 66 . Getting kind of old.
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Action breeds confidence, inaction breeds fear and doubt!
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Let people do what they need to do to make themselves happy, mind your own business and do what you need to do to make yourself happy!
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Let your mind and heart have a conversation. Probe your pain, tell yourself the truth!
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Action breeds confidence, inaction breeds fear and doubt!

I like that so much.


I can see how this can be true.
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