Chapter 11; The Nature of Self Esteem

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"Those who want to be prosperous must first make others prosperous."  "Real happiness lies in that which never comes nor goes, but simply is."  These are funny little quotes of my self esteem worth that have been found connected to many flavors of YOGI brand name tea. They are also truths in finding a discovery in the patience a person might have in getting to know them self.

"You have the capacity to define who you are and then decide if you like that identity or not."~Book: Self Esteem 3rd edition by Matthew McKay Ph.D and Patrick Fanning, page one. When I first read this line of the book my first thought was "ya, okay, whatever, and what planet are you on? Mars?" When at first you make a judgement of something it becomes final in the destination that it will not change. Judgement is a powerful perfection that each one of us carries inside us like a torch and if given enough fuel, a big bonfire.

Carrying that bonfire inside us can become much like the cross of a significant man in history named Jesus. He carried this cross to his death in some stories. In those stories many have proclaimed that he died for human souls to be immortal on another plane. In other stories, such as the ones that were professed to me as a young adult, he was considered murdered for what he believed to be correct or true. Thus bringing about the definition of whom he really was and what really happened all those years ago. Defining what truth is in yourself and others.

The definitions of one's humanity in one culture can be defined in another as a very different truth. It is the difference between paralegal standpoint of plaintiff and defendant. This is not as simple as it seems when connecting the dots of curiosity to find all the puzzle pieces for a single story. It is one plaintiff and one defendant with two truths as they each see things a little bit differently. Judgment is the acknowledgment that some things seem true and others have no evidence because they are frightened by their own courage to stand up for what they believe. Isn't it funny when one party wants to fight and the other just wants to create peace?

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