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Do You Describe Your Feelings?
Posted by: | CommentsDo you listen to the way people speak? Do you listen to them say “I think” and “I feel”? Is it easier for people to say what they think or say what they feel? Is it easy for people to describe their feelings?
Recall a time when you felt excited. Can you describe the experience in great detail? Can you describe your feelings about the event? A professional speaker, Bobbie Sims, sent me a copy of her book called, Making A Difference In Your World. There is a section on feelings. She says the door to the human heart can be opened only from the inside. It is a personal choice. Feelings are always the result of a person’s perception and interpretation .
John Powell, author of Unconditional Love, writes about feelings. He said, “During my childhood and youth, the role models in my life were busy surviving a depression and then a war. In that environment, feelings seemed like weaknesses.” He frequently heard such remarks as, “You’ve got your feelings on your sleeve. Feelings are a weakness. Be BIG! Be strong! You should not feel that way.” John Powell’s interpretation of those messages was, “Maybe I shouldn’t feel what I feel and if I do, I must never let my feelings show.” He says changing that conclusion and learning to value and experience his feelings has required much work and rethinking on his part.
Our feelings could be considered our sixth sense. We experience our outer world through our five senses and our inner world of thought through our feelings. For example, picture that you are awakened in the middle of the night by a very loud noise. Your first conscious reaction may be fear. However, preceding your first reaction is the unconscious thought, “What is it?” When you determine the source of the noise, and discover that it is not a threat, your fear dissipates. The fear you may have had was a direct sensory response to the thought – “What is it?”.
John Powell says, “Once I understood that feelings are a sensory response to thinking, and once that concept penetrated my subconscious mind, I finally began to experience my feelings. What was surprising was the new surge of energy and freedom I felt.”
Feelings add extra dimension and richness to life. Are you allowing yourself to experience that richness? How do you feel about this message?
Decide now to educate your feelings and then, feel what happens!
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Have You Upgraded Your Self-Esteem Lately?
Posted by: | CommentsHow do you feel about this statement: “The more you know, the more you know you don’t know”? Have you read about the changes in the educational process? Teachers will be held more accountable. Students will ne required to accept more responsibility and discipline. Parents will be asked to be more involved with their children to guide them to prepare for life.
There is a new renaissance and commitment to excellence in education. Is excellence worth it? Nick Carter, a friend of mine says, “Everything worthwhile in life has a procedure.” There is a procedure for getting dressed, preparing a meal, eating, riding a bike, playing a game, and driving a car. There is also a procedure for learning and placing a high value on excellence.
Learning the basics of Reading, Writing, Math, Listening, Speaking, and Asking Questions is important. What about the most basic of skills – the skill of developing intact Self-Esteem? What would need to exist for all parents, students, and teachers to be taught Self-Esteem principles and to take a Self-Esteem evaluation at the beginning and end of each school year? Do you have any idea how the achievement scores would increase? Can you picture the level of family, community, national, and international harmony that could be created?
What point do I want to make? It is simply this: If we want to prepare people for taking full responsibility for their lives, we first
need to help them develop their Self-Esteem. Then we can teach the other skills.
Take action now. How intact is your Self-Esteem? What do you know about Self-Esteem? Next, evaluate the time and money you are investing in educating you and your family. Check the financial and psychological rewards you are receiving. If the payoff is not there to your satisfaction, then continue studying Self-Esteem. Your relationships are based on your Self-Esteem. You earn money based on your Self-Esteem. You accept responsibility for everything your think, say, do, and feel based on your Self-Esteem. You learn based on your Self-Esteem. Your Self-Esteem impacts all areas of your life now and in the future.
Refine and upgrade your Self-Esteem and then, watch what happens!
You can learn to clarify your thinking, improve your communications with others, and enhance the way you feel about yourself and your relationship with the Lord.
Do You Love Yourself?
Posted by: | CommentsDoes anyone ever ask you just what is Self-Esteem all about? Have you ever wondered about Self-Esteem? Have you noticed there is an increased interest in Self-Esteem? People and organizations are becoming more aware that when they add just a little more Self-Esteem, more potential and productivity are released.
Self-Esteem is the core of a person’s physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Self-Esteem is the self respect you feel for yourself. You can instantly observe a person’s Self-Esteem by the way they treat you. The entire focus of Self-Esteem is on a very difficult word for many people – that word is love. First, love yourself. Then, and only then, can you love anyone else. In other words, you can give only what you have and no more!
In Modern Maturity magazine, Caroline Bird and clinical psychologist, Howard Newberger, were talking about aging and the need for love. They believe some people get into trouble because they fail to realize that love is a developmental relationship that can get broader. For example, as people progress in their loving relationships, they can allow more kinds of relationships in their lives. They can also develop deeper relationships through the years. Love of some kind is essential as long as we draw breath. It is something that we can always be learning. Is it possible, that with focus and practice, the older we get, the better we get at loving ourselves and others?
Caroline Bird says, “Love is the real thing and love is an active process. Love is the overflow of our fulfillment that we give to others, to keep them in their fulfillment. There are four steps to love:
1. Loving yourself.
2. Choosing someone to love.
3. Finding out what that person needs.
4. Doing something about it.”
The most challenging part is loving yourself. I believe there is no better way to age gracefully than to develop your Self-Esteem. The reason people and organizations strive to learn more about Self-Esteem is so they can take quantum leaps.
There you have it. Develop your Self-Esteem daily. Then you will love yourself. This is your best guarantee of success, happiness, and aging gracefully.
Take action now with your Self-Esteem and then, watch what happens!
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