You have to look in the mirror and do one of two things; love or hate who you see. So, be good to yourself – it’s all the esteem you have.

Who would you impress if the world was blind?

Better live than dead.

Raise your self-esteem to such a level that you only allow loving experiences in your life. Don’t waste time trying to get even. It doesn’t work. What we give out always comes back to us....

But then the pastors and men of God can only be human,–cannot altogether be men of God; and so they have oppressed us, and burned us, and tortured us, and hence come to love palaces,...

In the story of Ugly Duckling, when did the Ugly Duckling stop feeling Ugly? When he realized that he was a Swan. Each of us has something Special, a swan of some sort, hidden inside...

Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.

Those who do not attempt to appear more than they are but are simply themselves, stand out as remarkable and are the only ones who truly make a difference in this world.

You do not set a high enough value on yourself if you think a man who loves you should not weave you into the fabric of his life with every thread. — Robert Service to...

As an author, I like self-help, because clapping can be done by myself, for myself. I should buy gloves.

Beliefs that are good promote your potential and enhance your unique special qualities.

[Women’s magazines]ignore older women or pretend that they don’t exist; magazines try to avoid photographs of older women, and when they feature celebrities who are over sixty, ‘retouching artists’ conspire to ‘help’ beautiful women look...

There are a lot of valid reasons for wanting to feel safer. But hiding from pain or perceived threats behind a wall of weight is not the way to go about it. First of all,...

Here’s a little secret that’s going to save you a LOT of unnecessary grief in life. Are you ready? Your worth is not tied to any person.

Be yourself, be brave.

My life was a wreck. I had nothing, no material possessions, unless debts counts. Fourteen pairs of shoes that were too small for me was all I had to show after a lifetime of profligate...

Self-esteem is the way you regard yourself as either being worth your mother’s while to care for you, protect you and keep you safe and alive, to be present for you when you need her...

At Times I Am A Flower…at times I am a flower ~singularly defined …

Want” is a deliberate choice. Wanting is not based in fear or ego (which are one in the same, I believe). Want comes from recognition of someone else’s goodness and loving them for it. Being...

Remember that this is YOUR LIFE, and nothing is more important than YOU.

When I loved myself enough, I let the tomboy in me swing off the rope in Jackass Canyon. Yes!

As soon as a woman’s primary social value could no longer be defined as the attainment of virtuous domesticity, the beauty myth redefined it as the attainment of virtuous beauty. It did so to substitute...

You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up.

I’d love to be what I have been.

Always remember, wherever you are, whether near or far, you had a mother who really, really loved you. The original mother. Once you’ve found your true inner guru you can never again be divided. Perfect...

You almost have to step outside yourself and look at you as if you were someone else you really care about and really want to protect. Would you let someone take advantage of that person?...

Of course our most important role as a parent is to have our children know that they are loved and worthy. Even more importantly, it’s to help them discover, and fan the flames of whatever...

You your own best thing, Sethe. You are.

Pain, too, comes from depths that cannot be revealed. We do not know whether those depths are in ourselves or elsewhere, in a graveyard, in a scarcely dug grave, only recently inhabited by withered flesh....

How we relate with other people is dependent on how we rate ourselves and what we think about ourselves.

You will not invest in yourself if you think you are not worth it

Staying silent is like a slow growing cancer to the soul and a trait of a true coward. There is nothing intelligent about not standing up for yourself. You may not win every battle. However,...

I have known many true connoisseurs, with excellent tastes that range across the humanities and the culinary arts–and they never fail to have a fatal effect on my self-esteem. When I find myself sitting at...

I am still bullied occasionally. However, none of my current bullies really exist. They’re all in my head. Be your own best friend instead of your worst enemy.

Marriage is never static. There are peaks and troughs, cycles. It is easy to forget that this shifting landscape is really only ever a reflection of the self. Our capacity for attachment determines the kind...

you’re Worth More Than Gold

Of course gratitude should be expressed…But that does not mean to kill your self-esteem.

In yourself right now is all the place you’ve got.

I have terrible periods of lack of confidence. I just don’t believe I can do it and no evidence to the contrary will sway me from that view.

Good self-esteem comes from positive self-imaging. Positive self-image make you to resist wrong definitions others give about you, guiding you to live life with enthusiasm and will!

I have a body, but I am not my body.I have a face, but I am not my face.

Have you asked yourself, why great players like Messi , Beckharm, Ronaldo, Pele need a coach . Because its them who have the skills and also know how to play well. The coach does not...

Other people’s opinion have no impact on your self esteem unless you allow it.

That is because no one could ever hate me as much as I hate myself, okay? So any mean thing someone’s gonna think of to say about me, I’ve already said to me, about me,...

The idea of original sin–of guilt with no possibility of innocence, no freedom of choice, no alternatives–inherently militates against self-esteem. The very notion of guilt without volition or responsibility is an assault on reason as...

You have tremendous gifts to give; God sent them with you when you came to this earth. And while you might forget them, or doubt they exist, God does not forget and He will show...

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.

The most delightful surprise in life is to suddenly recognize your own worth.

You battled monsters. You sweat and cried your way to this one prolific moment where you finally realize that those dark days and sleepless nights were pre-requisites to your becoming.

Brenda, do you know God loves you? He really does. To Him, you’re perfect, absolutely perfect. You always have been.