Wednesday, August 15,
2012
Today's Gift
Today's Gift
A person's life is what their thoughts make it.
—Marcus
Aurelius
How do we think about ourselves? Do we feel unattractive? Do we feel we aren't masculine or feminine enough? Do we doubt our ability to perform our roles as friends, spouses, or parents? Such thoughts are common among both men and women. There is no problem in having them; they are normal to some extent. But what we do with our thoughts - how we think about what we think - makes a big difference in our lives.
When we think we are odd or different from other mpeople for feeling this way, we become more self-centered. When we don't stand up for our rights as men to have our doubts and weaknesses, we become even more weak and doubting. When we don't talk about our thoughts and feelings with others, we become isolated and lonely. We have a right to feel insecure and to know we have weaknesses. We become a stronger person by accepting our doubts. They may still cause some pain but they have lost their power to control us. Just as a repaired seam can be stronger than the original, what was our weakness becomes our strength.
Today, I accept my thoughts of weakness and self-doubt as part of life.
How do we think about ourselves? Do we feel unattractive? Do we feel we aren't masculine or feminine enough? Do we doubt our ability to perform our roles as friends, spouses, or parents? Such thoughts are common among both men and women. There is no problem in having them; they are normal to some extent. But what we do with our thoughts - how we think about what we think - makes a big difference in our lives.
When we think we are odd or different from other mpeople for feeling this way, we become more self-centered. When we don't stand up for our rights as men to have our doubts and weaknesses, we become even more weak and doubting. When we don't talk about our thoughts and feelings with others, we become isolated and lonely. We have a right to feel insecure and to know we have weaknesses. We become a stronger person by accepting our doubts. They may still cause some pain but they have lost their power to control us. Just as a repaired seam can be stronger than the original, what was our weakness becomes our strength.
Today, I accept my thoughts of weakness and self-doubt as part of life.
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