Is your self-esteem tied unnaturally to the number on the scale? Mine is, sometimes. I know many great people who battle this issue daily as well. Do you hate your legs or your flabby arms or that roll of chub that lazily hangs over the waistline of your jeans serving no other purpose but to remind you of how many missed workouts? You aren't alone. Perhaps for you it isn't physical, perhaps you just don't value yourself in your current job, relationship or lifestyle. Do you allow the media's devaluing of stay at home mothers to wear on your own views of yourself?
I am vowing to spend the month of March exploring ways to make myself and YOU feel better about who we are and what we are doing in this life.
It is often said that if we don't love ourselves, who will. A statement made with a bit of triteness perhaps but it is true. Working to maintain and rebuild self-esteem is directly linked to how much respect we show ourselves, our minds, our bodies. It ranges from eating healthy foods to feeding our bodies with knowledge, relaxation, and sleep to treating others respectfully and demanding the same for ourselves.
I hearby declare the month of March to be Self-Esteem Month.
I feel good about myself because I KNOW I am a good mother and I take care of my body. I will feel better about myself if I carve out some time for exercise (regularly!) and build more emotional intimacy with my husband.
Now you: What do you love most about yourself and what do you want to improve?
Though I do not let people push me around at work, sometimes I let sales people push me around. I hate shopping, so sometimes I feel really uncomfortable when I am buying something. A lot of time I just want to go in and get out with what I want to buy in the first place. My husband keeps telling me that "you are the customer, just walk away." I really need to get better it. I should go shopping more. :D
Posted by: Small Steps to Health | March 03, 2009 at 07:10 PM
I am on for the moment. For me, it has been an up hill battle.
2003- breast reduction surgery ( I like them) for which some think that the doctor took too much off.
2004- which saw me being separated from my husband and him being in a new relationship with a woman that he met on the internet.
2005-2007 - being lied to by the same man that we are working on our marriage. Ultimately we divorce in July 2007. He married her shortly after.
2007-2008 - trying to get back out there. Met a guy whom I went to school with. Thought he was the one. Funny he didn't mention that he was married and already cheating on her with a woman who busted him out to me. WOW!!
My self-esteem has took it share of knocks. I use to be bold and self assured. Now, I am afraid woman with trust issue who thinks she is not worthy to have a good life. My first step is to concentrate on my weight and spiritual health. The second step is to try to get back out there into the dating world. And along the way to learn to just love being me.
I am a good woman.
Posted by: Ms J | March 04, 2009 at 09:09 PM