Tips for Change the Balancing Act of Self-Esteem
Well another week has passed us by and according to all things. We are still in a pandemic. People are crazy according to the news. Is it information / a political soapbox / are they trying to keep us from noticing some other tragedy going on in the world? What is your thought?
All I can say is I get up every morning and go to work come home see my beautiful family. As of late though I tell you I am driven. Driven to be a minimalist. I am working on my spirit and trying to limit myself to to many possessions.
I have started on a new routine I practice meditation with a Mala bead and recite one mantra many times. I almost made 2 malas tonight my goal is to get to a much larger number and should take me a prescribed number of minutes. I made 20 minutes tonight and was light headed ringing in my ears and felt like I was buzzing. I have felt this before and I need to explore this. My journey to this point has been over 20 years and the last ten I have been becoming more focused on my skills.
More on this later. Now lets get to those tips.
The Balancing Act of Self-Esteem
Having a healthy and balanced sense of self-esteem is a major key to living a healthy and happy life. There are two sides to every coin, however. Sometimes self-esteem can become something else – namely, an unbalanced ego. So how do you know if you are simply being confident, or if you are deceiving yourself?
Healthy Self-Esteem
A healthy self-esteem is one where you have the confidence to be honest with yourself, and love yourself no matter what. A healthy self-esteem encourages you to live your life to the fullest, make bold but good choices, and to keep going if and when mistakes are made.
Low Self-Esteem
An unhealthy self-esteem goes two ways. On the one hand, an unhealthy self-esteem leaves you with zero confidence as well as an often unrelenting fear of making mistakes, and often leads to a poor quality of life. This is typically called low self-esteem.
Over-Inflated Self-Esteem
On the other hand, an over-inflated self-esteem is also unhealthy. This is a form of self-deception that tricks you into thinking that you are better than everyone else and that you can do anything, even to the point of ostracizing your friends and family.
The Dangers of Unbalanced Self-Esteem
Either way, an unbalanced sense of self-esteem can lower your quality of life. People with low self-esteem often miss out on some of the best things that life has to offer. Either they are too afraid to make a mistake, or they feel that they are not worthy of happiness. It is a type of existence that only holds you back.
Relationships
An over-inflated sense of self-esteem puts you in danger of losing friends and close relationships. Outwardly, people with an over-inflated sense of self-esteem come off as cocky or mean. They tend to have trouble gaining and keeping close, loving relationships because they come off as being less than genuine.
Lying to Yourself
Typically, however, an inflated self-esteem is generally a sign of the exact opposite. Most people like this are hiding their true selves and are actually riddled with low self-confidence. The false mask of bravado is not true self-esteem, and this confidence is really just a form of self-deception.
Understanding the Meaning of Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is defined as confidence in your own self-worth, a sense of self-respect. You are not respecting yourself if you do not believe you are worthy of respect and happiness, nor are you respecting yourself by hiding behind an inflated ego.
Be Honest with Yourself
To truly find your own self-worth and build a true and balanced healthy self-esteem, you have to first be honest with yourself. Stop hiding behind fear or a false sense of confidence. Often, being honest with yourself is harder than being honest with an outside person.
Self-esteem is truly a balancing act that everyone has to work on. To build a healthy and balanced self-esteem you must first and foremost be honest with yourself. Only then can you start to work on your view of the world as a whole and make real changes that could change your life for the better.
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