Michael Stuart Kelly Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 July 20 – Self-Esteem Every DayA purposeful, self disciplined life does not mean a life without space or time for rest, relaxation, recreation, and random or even frivolous activity. It merely means that such activities are chosen consciously, with the knowledge that it is safe and appropriate to engage in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 July 21 – Self-Esteem Every DayStressing the practice of living purposefully as essential to a fully realized self esteem is not equivalent to measuring an individual’s worth by his or her external achievements. We admire achievements – in ourselves and others – and it is natural and appropriate for us to do so. But that is not the same thing as saying that our achievements are the measure or grounds of our self esteem. The root of our self esteem is not our achievements but those internally generated practices that, among other things, make it possible for us to achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 July 22 – Self-Esteem Every DayA wealthy businessman in his nineties once said to me, “Let me tell you the great thing about making a fortune, and losing it, and making it again. It’s good to get knocked on your back – you learn things you need to know. When I was a young man I thought I was my businesses, bank accounts, and limousines. Then the 1929 depression came and I lost everything and had to begin again. Then I found out that I was not any of my possessions but rather the force inside that allowed me to acquire them. And that is something that no external circumstance can take away.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 July 23 – Self-Esteem Every DayAt the most basic level, productive work is the application of intelligence to the problem of survival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 July 24 – Self-Esteem Every DayA productive purpose to which you get yourself fully and joyfully is one of the great adventures of life. It is a uniquely human source of happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 July 25 – Self-Esteem Every DayDo not allow anyone to tell you for what purpose you should live. To be happy and fulfilled, you do need a purpose, but let it rise out of who you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 July 26 – Self-Esteem Every DayEnergy for which you do not find an appropriate outlet and form of expression can turn into a rage that poisons your soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 July 27 – Self-Esteem Every DayAnyone who tells you that your basic purpose on earth is to sacrifice and serve others is not a friend of yours – nor a friend of humanity. Who is a friend of yours and of humanity? Anyone who tells you that your life belongs to you and the morality consists of honoring your positive potentialities. The purpose of morality is self-fulfillment, not self-annihilation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 July 28 – Self-Esteem Every DayOur life is about self-expression, not self-justification. If your goal is to prove you are “enough,” the battle is already lost: it was lost on the day you conceded the issue was debatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 July 29 – Self-Esteem Every DayA life without a purpose is like a boat without a rudder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 July 30 – Self-Esteem Every DayOne of the most important teachings you can offer a child is the joy of earning a living by doing work one loves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 July 31 – Self-Esteem Every DayLife is goal-directed. This is the basic fact of biology. But one of the great rewards of being human, in contrast to lower animals, is how many goals we are free to choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 August 1 – Self-Esteem Every DayIntegrity is congruence between what you know, what you profess, and what you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 August 2 – Self-Esteem Every DayIntegrity is a key pillar of self-esteem. It is a guardian of mental health. It is the mind being true to itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 August 3 – Self-Esteem Every DayWhen we act in ways that conflict with our judgment of what is appropriate, we lose face in our own eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 August 4 – Self-Esteem Every DayIf you do not make any promises and do not profess any principles, you may be accused of other things but not of hypocrisy. To be a hypocrite, you must have something to betray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 August 5 – Self-Esteem Every DayWhen a breach of integrity wounds self-esteem, only an act of integrity can heal it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 August 6 – Self-Esteem Every DayAt the simplest level integrity entails some basic questions: Are you honest, reliable and trustworthy? Do you keep your promises? Do you honor your commitments? Do you do the things you say you admire and avoid the things you say you deplore? Are you fair and just in your dealings with others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 August 7 – Self-Esteem Every DayIntegrity means congruity. Words and behavior match. There are people you know whom you trust and others you don't. If you ask yourself the reason, you will find that congruence is basic. You trust congruity and are suspicious of incongruity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 August 8 – Self-Esteem Every DayDo you want people to trust you and perceive you as a person of integrity? There is no mystery about how to achieve this. Be true to your word. Keep your commitments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 August 9 – Self-Esteem Every DayIf you act against what you yourself believe is right, if your actions clash with your professed values, then you are acting against your own judgment—you are betraying your own mind. How can self-esteem not be affected by this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 August 10 – Self-Esteem Every DayOne of the great self-deceptions—and one of the great foolishnesses—is to tell yourself, "Only I will know." Only you will know that you are a liar; only you will know you deal unethically with people who trust you; only you will know that you have no intention of honoring your promise. Whose knowledge or judgment do you imagine is more important? It is precisely your own ego from which there is no escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 August 11 – Self-Esteem Every DayMost people do not erode their self-esteem over big issues, but over small ones, little acts of betrayal and hypocrisy forgotten (repressed) very quickly. But the computer in your subconscoious mind forgets nothing. It records your spiritual profit and loss. The balance sheet reflects your present level of self-esteem—and sends you the information via your emotions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 August 12 – Self-Esteem Every DayThe desire for self-esteem without integrity is like the desire for wealth without effort—a longing for the unearned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 August 13 – Self-Esteem Every DayWhat is guilt? It is moral self-reproach—I did wrong when it was possible to have done otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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