Self-esteem should have nothing to do with what you look like – if you exude genuine confidence, people will be swept into it. You have to be able to hold yourself.
The spiritual life is part of the human essence. It is a defining characteristic of human nature, without which human nature is not fully human.
Self-esteem creates natural highs. Knowing that you're lovable helps you to love more. Knowing that you're important helps you to make a difference to to others. Knowing that you are capable empowers you to create more. Knowing that you're valuable and that you have a special place in the universe is a serene spiritual joy in itself.
Self-awareness and self-esteem. Those aren't female issues, those are human issues.
The goal is to learn to be nurturing with yourself so you can feel free.
Contrary to popular thinking, being worthy isn't something you earn, it's something you recognize.
Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now are the main keys to positive changes in every area of our lives.
We may have failed to teach our children right from wrong, but we've done a great job of teaching self-esteem!
Who you are is of greater importance than what you do.
When I did my first solo show and it made my dad uncomfortable, I wasn't quite ready for my spotlight moment in my life yet. I didn't have enough sense of myself and self-esteem and confidence: this is when I started looking to get my master's in something.
I feel that adolescence has served its purpose when a person arrives at adulthood with a strong sense of self-esteem, the ability to relate intimately, to communicate congruently, to take responsibility, and to take risks. The end of adolescence is the beginning of adulthood. What hasn't been finished then will have to be finished later.
Labels such as, 'evangelical', 'fundamental', 'charismatic', 'liberal' contribute to polarization and produce a climate of implied or outspoken distrust. Respectful dialogue becomes virtually impossible. What we desperately need to offset this disunity and distrust is a new and cleansing theology of communication.
I had very low self-esteem. Books saved me. I found friends in stories like The Chronicles of Narnia and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. During lunch hour at school I'd avoid social interactions by sitting on the bathroom sink and reading. My mother worked in my school cafeteria. When my anxiety got really bad, I'd put a coat on, grab my book and a flashlight, and hide in the freezer with the mac and cheese.
Healthy self esteem is paying attention to how others make us feel, and then choosing those with whom we spend time.
My self-esteem had been crushed through years of childhood bullying and serious abuses, which would take me decades to overcome.
A quality such as self-esteem is a result of practicing good human relations.
Fear of success is far more dangerous than fear of failure, because the subconscious mind works to prevent that which it fears. People may fear success because of low self-esteem and feeling of not deserving it; because it will increase what others expect of them. Fear of success shows up as anxiety, indecision, avoidance, procrastination or acceptance of mediocrity.
I used to be self conscious about my height, but then I thought, f*** that, I'm Harry Potter.
I've talked to so many people, men and women alike, that get overweight and their self-esteem just goes in the tank. They think they're judged. They think they're unattractive.
There's a treasury full of jade and jewels; It is in you. Don't go searching far from home for it-it's here.