Happy Wednesday!
Hello! This is my second post in this new world of blogging! Still feel as though I am walking out into a snowfield and not leaving any prints behind--but let's just do it anyway!Some nice readings on self-esteem that I read this morning in a little book by Nathaniel Branden, called Self-Esteem Every Day:
April 6: "This is the principle of self-acceptance: do not be an adversary to your own experience".
April 7: "The challenge of self-acceptance is not confined to acknowledging faults. You can be as frightened of your assets as of your shortcomings. Some of us are afraid to accept our own intelligence, ambition, excitement, or beauty. We might be afraid that these traits will alienate us from others or invite their envy and hostility".
April 8: "Out of fear of someone's animosity or disapproval, you can betray the best within yourself. You may repress not your lowest but your highest. What is left behind is some vague, inarticulate sense of having committed treason".
It's windy and warm in Ohio this morning. There's lots of fresh green grass, new leaves on trees, other trees in blossom, and daffodils and tulips in bloom. I'm going to walk out there now, and see what the wind has to say.
With love,
Sea Change
posted by Sea Change @ 7:54 AM
4 Comments:
Good writing. Keep it going !
Best Wishes
Cyril
Great Book choices !
Best Wishes
I like your metaphor of leaving no marks in the snow. It's lovely but also a little sad and even a little scary, and it matches how I feel some days, whether I'm blogging or working or just lying on the couch on front of the TV. Nice entry.
When I first began my blog a few years ago I distinctly had the feeling of "talking" to myself. Didn't post much, and actually forgot about the thing! Then, incredibly enough, stumbled across it a few months ago, and picked it up again. Just learning how to make a blog layout is one thing. "Feeding" it is another animal altogether.
Nice selections from Nathaniel Brandon's writings! I read a number of his books some years ago while doing some of that "heavy duty-sorting things out" business.
Keep on "writing what cha' feel in your heart 'n bones", Shelagh!
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