Terry Diebold on the Value of Self WorthStep in to the person you really are

Are you content?

§ September 21st, 2009 § Filed under Love Your Life, Self Awareness, Self Esteem Women § Tagged Feelings, Happiness, Quality of Life, Women § 2 Comments

I think women have a sense they could or should be happier–that their life, ‘though adequate by previous decades’ expectations, is not the wonderful, fabulous life they have been promised. Its like getting to the top of the mountain and after taking the in the view, saying, “Okay–now what?” Climb down and get back to work–whatever work is. The bar keeps moving up for women, down for men. Men are being told to relax, quit chasing the corporate gold ring, get in touch with themselves, enjoy their children and grandchildren. Women are given the message that unless they are deeply happy within themselves, they’ve missed something. § Read the rest of this entry…

I love my life even when I’m in pain…

§ September 3rd, 2009 § Filed under Children Esteem, Love Your Life, Self Awareness, Self Esteem Women, Uncategorized § Tagged Child, Happiness, Health, Quality of Life, Women § No Comments

Dewey

The past week I have been recovering from knee replacement surgery. It has been a humbling process. I have been dependent on other people…nurses, aides and especially my husband, to do very basic things for me. Most women I know feel uncomfortable when they are waited on because we are used to being the ones who do things for others. These weeks of recovery, I am reminding myself that I have taken care of others for years and that I can receive from others without feeling guilty. But even if I hadn’t cared for a single other person, I still deserve help because I am a person who needs it.

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