Published in the Nature Coast Journal, July 2009
Where does self-esteem com from? Is it my car, my house, my job, what others think of me, maybe how long I have been sober or even how I look? All of these may temporally help the way I feel about myself but they won't last. The car gets old, the house gets dirty, the job may go, others will dissapprove at times, I may, God forbid, pick up a drink and as I get older my looks will change and I am told that it won't be for the better.
I have changed MY self image from one of hate to really liking who I am today. I have a loving God who approves, most of the time, in the way my life is going and love me even when I screw-up. It is self-love that really counts how I feel about me. And how I feel about me is how I am going to feel about you.
John L.
Editor
