Guest guest Posted February 12, 2000 Report Share Posted February 12, 2000 Hi Kristi - Thanks. For me, that's a place where psychological well-being and spiritual awareness come together. Love, Dan >Dear Dan: > >Polly Berrien Behrends writes, about children, that self-esteem, is not >feeling good about one self, but about being one's self....or words to that >effect. > >Love, Kristi > > >At 12:56 PM 2/12/00 -0500, you wrote: >>"Dan Berkow, PhD" <berkowd >> >>Self-esteem >>Rule 0: >>Look not for self-esteem - >> and define self-esteem not >> by others' rules. >>By not seeking self-esteem, >> thou may find it where one is. >>For the truest self-esteem >> is when there is no thought >> of esteeming self. >> >>Love, >>Dan >> >> >>At 08:01 PM 2/11/00 -0500, you wrote: >>>Greg Goode <goode >>> >>> >>> >>> Catherine Cardinal, Ph.D. >>> _The_Ten_Commandments_of_Self-Esteem_ >>> Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1998 >>> ISBN: 0-8362-5196-2 >>> >>>====================== >>> >>> I. Thou shalt not consort with people who make thee >>> feel bad about thyself. >>> >>> II. Thou shalt cease trying to make sense out of >>> crazy behavior. >>> >>> III. Thou shalt not keep company with those more >>> dysfunctional than thyself. >>> >>> IV. Trust thy body all the days of thy life >>> (thy mind doth fornicate with thee). >>> >>> V. Thou hast permission at all times to say "no," >>> to change thy mind, and to express thy true >>> feelings. >>> >>> VI. What is not right for thee is not right for >>> thy brethren. >>> >>> VII. Thou shalt not give beyond thine own capacity. >>> >>>VIII. What thy brethren think of thee mattereth naught. >>> >>> IX. Wherever thou art, therein also is the party. >>> >>> X. Thou shalt sing thine own praises all the >>> days of thy life. >>> >>>Number (VI) takes a bit of interpretation. She means that judgmental of >>>myself, being a martyr, giving beyond my capacity, is not good me, and >>>doesn't benefit others either. >>> >>>With love, >>> >>>--Greg >> >> >> >>--------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- >> >>Get what you deserve with NextCard Visa. Rates as low as 2.9 percent >>Intro or 9.9 percent Fixed APR, online balance transfers, Rewards >>credit you deserve! Apply now! Get your NextCard Visa at >><a href=" http://clickme./ad/NextcardCreative2 ">Click Here</a> >> >>------ >> >>All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, >perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside >back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than >the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. >Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is >where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal >Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously >arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a. >> >> >> > > >--------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > >GET A NEXTCARD VISA, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as 2.9 percent >Intro or 9.9 percent Fixed APR and no hidden fees. Apply NOW! ><a href=" http://clickme./ad/NextcardCreative4 ">Click Here</a> > >------ > >All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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