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Experience More Joy and Less Loneliness Through Self-Acceptance"What a man thinks of himself, that is what determines, or rather indicates, his fate." - Henry David ThoreauSome of the healthiest marriages that we know of consist of two people who each like themselves. We believe that it is impossible to experience all of the joy that a committed relationship has to offer unless you like yourself. That means accepting your weaknesses as well as your strengths. "Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are." - Malcolm Forbes So how do you determine whether or not you have low self-acceptance or self-esteem? Your answer to the following questions may give you some clues: 1. Do your feelings get hurt easily? 2. Do you feel lonely even when you are around other people? 3. Do other people's opinions of you or your work matter more to you than your opinions? 4. Do you feel inferior to other people? 5. Do you find yourself cutting other people down or making fun of them? 6. Do you feel that your thoughts are important and that you have something positive to contribute? 7. Do you feel lonely or uncomfortable when you are alone? 8. Do you think that having certain things will make you happy? "Until you make peace with who you are, you'll never be content with what you have." - Doris Mortman 9. Do you feel that you deserve to be successful? 10. Do you feel that you deserve to be happy? That last question is extremely important. We know people who go from failed relationship to failed relationship simply because they don't feel that they deserve to be happy? They don't feel like they deserve the best in life. Others go from failed venture to failed venture because they don't feel that they deserve success. And they don't even realize that they think that way. As soon as they realize and accept that they deserve to be happy and experience the best that life has to offer, good things start to come their way. You see, life is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You get out of it what you expect. Know that you are important and have many great things to contribute to this world. Believe that you deserve to be happy and experience the best that life has to offer. Believe in your dreams and make them come true. Believe that you are a very desirable person and have a lot to offer your spouse. Eliminate negativity from your thoughts. Don't compare yourself with others but instead strive to be your best ' believe in yourself. "You can succeed if nobody else believes it, but you will never succeed if you don't believe in yourself." - William J.H. Boetcher ********** Darren and Donna McNees are Authors of "The 21 Day Marriage Makeover: How to transform your marriage into one filled with more love, affection, fun and happiness." To experience your Marriage Makeover or to get your free bi-weeky newsletter containing proven yet simple advice designed to enrich your life and energize your marriage go to www.21DayMarriageMakeover.com. *********** Copyright © 2004 Darren & Donna McNees. Reprint permission is granted if the article is used in its entirety including all of the contact information above.
Power Personified – With Massive Arms Power Personified – With Massive Arms Remember when you were in High School. So many characters and personalities. Here’s one I think you’ll relate to. Gillie was the Paul Bunyon of my neighborhood. He had 20-22 biceps, and a neck almost as round. Weighing 220 pounds, he stood six feet one inch and had no fat on his body. I had never seen any one like him in my life. He ambled when he walked. . . .
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