I guess I will starve to death then.

STRENGTH, WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN?

I think it means that when we have a solid sense of ourself and of our own internal resources that we can draw upon these assets for sustenance of the spirit.

Have given this concept a lot of thought over the years ... self esteem IMO is developed through mastery ... and mastery is developed through self investment..

We just cannot build esteem on compliments ... but rather on an indwelling sense of being "good enough" in one realm or another.

Do what appeals to your heart and accomplishment is bound to follow ... and with that sense of accomplishment esteem builds.

I've never been to good at feeling good enough about myself. I need to learn to draw strength from the earth and others around me. I really hate myself most days so it's hard to love myself. But as Ru Paul says, If you can't love yourself, how in the hell are you going to be able to love someone else?

that last part of your reply, Voodoo is quite funny...who is baaadpudditat? Hope you feel better!
Max.

Off to an early bed..the news is very disturbing on TV tonight. It is getting to be par for the course.

Pleasant sleep all.
Max

we are water beings, that's for sure, but my esteem needs a fresh coat of paint.

I go from being egotistical to totally self-deprecating depending on my mood...

I think I have good self esteem...I hear from others that its terrible.

self esteem?
hmmmmm ....scratching chin.....

good topic Strength.... and i just love what you came up with as method of self regeneration... absolutely positive...

now if we can learn and understand the source and give back in a give and receive way... we will sprout and be beautiful beyond our own comprehension... and we will also have a natural need to share who we are and spread the wealth...

first cat lover. Self' esteem is how you feel about yourself. Self-image is how you view yourself. The self image can be called a goal image in that everything you are and can be is based upon your self image. Your self image will either bring you down to where it is or lift you up to where it is. Self-esteem is how you feel about yourself, if you feel good about your self or if you feel bad about yourself.

Humunculus. Maybe you just need something solid to rest on. Like if you stand on something. The key word is stand. Find an self image that i simple but fierce. Like me i stand on that i am gods child. It isn't complicated but i stand on it and it' in all its simplicity provides everything i need. Find something you really believe about yourself. I have never seen anyone do this without a definition of who you are by god. That i think is the key.

I'm in agreement with Fata. You cannot build self-esteem based on compliments or what others think of us. It needs to come from inside ourselves.

If you feel like you have zero self-esteem most of the time, that's ok.....you gotta start somewhere. I do know that we have internal dialogues with ourselves all the time without even realizing it. Soooo, if you can begin changing that negative thought process, you can begin feeling better about you.

Eh? Its much easier to type than to do, huh?!

Yeah, what the fuc do i know. Just speaking my mind. If i do it or not who cares. You do it.......That is your mind, not mind.