This post is more about psychology and one aspect that I discovered couple years ago which is, in my opinion, really important. This aspect is self esteem.
We can see a lot of articles, documents, videos and other types of media talking about self esteem and telling how much it is important. But do we really understand what it is really.
I reached to the following understanding of the self-esteem
Self-esteem is my personal perception of my own worth, this include my beliefs about myself, my relative importance, my recognition of my own abilities and attributes.
My self-esteem is not static and vary overtime according to topics, sutuation or events of life.
My self-esteem, is crucial because it defined the way you see life, it determine the way you react to situations and how you consider the others
I’ve read that positive self-esteem is crucial for mental well-being and a healthy outlook on life.
I consider it as a super power in the current society
A super power
Since I have my children, this topic of self-esteem interested me more because I want to give to my children this super power !
- With these super power you have confidence in yourself and do not expect for the other to tell you what to think
- You can build your vision and decide what is best for you in the coming years
- When you have some sitbacks in your life, and trust me, it nevers ends, with this power, you can find the resources in yourself to bounce and change for the better
- You consider the other as your equal and not your superior, which helps a lot in conflicting discussion
I had the chance to have a really nice childhood with two great parents that tought us a lot and gave to me and my brothers and sisters this self-esteem and I think it is a priceless gift.
To finish, I’ll say it is not easy but we can always be actor in our life through the work on our self-esteem :
- Love yourself as you are with all your qualities and imperfections
- Love the other as they are for what you share and what they could give, teach you. Of course, they must understand and respect your limits.
- Love the world, our world. It is not perfect, may be is getting worse, but we still have a lot of things to discover, we just need to get out of our confort zone.