"Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you won't do anything with it." ~ M Scott Peck
This has really spoken to the core of my issues lately. Some days I feel like I get nothing done - not for the house or the kids or for ME. But there are other days when I'm hopping and getting a lot done. Those are usually the days when I'm feeling good about who I am and what I'm doing. I never think that I have self-esteem issues, but then there are times when I realize that I do. When I realize that I have a hard time looking at myself in the mirror and hide away from meeting new people. The truth is, I DON'T value myself most of the time. I need to change that negative self-talk so I'll find the value in doing good things for ME and for everyone else.
"If you don't change what you do every day, every day will pass with nothing changed."
Well ain't that the truth?!?!? Some days I just need to be hit over the head with such simple truths LOL
Posted By: Pam I Am
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07/22/2008 15:08
So True ...
These are both really good quotes!
I don't think of myself as having self-esteem problems either ... but I must to some degree or I would not have let my weight and appearance get SO out of control ... right? I'm not sure. I don't think any of us really intends to "let ourselves go" but rather it kind of sneaks up on us. I don't generally put myself first, if anything I was taught that doing so as a child made me selfish or self-centered. But caring for myself seems to have gone out the window in recent years. Now I have to work extra hard to get back to some thing closer to healthy and "normal."
My puppies and kids are keeping me busy this summer. It is hard to get any exercise because of their schedules but I do the best I can. The puppies are two boys and we are calling them Chip and Dale. Their father was Group 3rd in the Hound Group at Westminster Kennel Club this year and is also one of our dogs, bred and raised here. They are harriers. There isn't much to see of them yet, as their eyes haven't opened, but they are a very rare breed and have been serving humans for about 900 years. You can see pictures of them on their webpage at www.downhomeharriers.com/meet_the_chipmunks.html
and you can learn more about the breed and see photos of the parents on our website at www.downhomeharriers.com The father is Coda and the mother is Joy. We only had the two puppies, so the co-breeder and I are each keeping one. I only breed a litter about once every other year or so. I have plans for another litter next year but, after that, I probably won't have any more for maybe as long as 5 years. We'll see. A lot depends on what my family is doing and how much our youngest's Autism demands.
