Category Archives: Philosophy

Esteem fills our life with life

It’s always up to us how we live our life.  Nobody else can take responsibility for how we live our life except ourselves.  This life wisdom is essential when it comes to being able to live a fulfilled life. A … Continue reading

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Self-esteem consists of three elements

Self-esteem consists of three elements: unconditional love, unconditional worth and growth This means a deep, quiet inner security that is not easily shaken under duress or after a disappointing performance. Individuals with healthy self-esteem are humble and recognize all people’s … Continue reading

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Quote of the day: give esteem to the moment

“Stick always to the present. Every state, every moment is of infinite value, because it is the representative of a whole eternity.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Quote of the day about esteem!

“Think rather of what you have, than that what you lack.” Marcus Aurelius

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Esteem for each step in our life

We might think that our actions in life are just empty, a failure. We might think that only the goal we have in mind is important and the steps leading us toward this goal are just obstacles to overcome. Nisargadatta … Continue reading

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“They must be what they can be”

Abraham Maslow, the man who proposed Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in his 1943 paper “A Theory of Human Motivation”, said once: “They must be what they can be”. He defined with this statement self-actualizing people. Self-actualization was first coined by … Continue reading

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Esteem vs stereotyping

As esteem has a double impact on the persons being involved the same happens with stereotyping.  When we give esteem to the persons around us it helps them as well as ourselves.  Giving esteem encourages us in our own self-esteem … Continue reading

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Self-esteem and intrinsic value

We line ourselves up with our fellow men in order to receive love.  This is the reason why we assess our own intrinsic value according to how our fellow men value us.  When we are praised we feel good.  When … Continue reading

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How positively do we see others?

Did you ever watch yourself when you speak about others?  The kind of how you speak about others and how you see others reveals more about yourself than about the persons. How positively you see others is linked to how … Continue reading

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Esteem is essential

Sometimes speaking about esteem includes also speaking about the opposite.  The opposite of esteem can be humiliation.  But much more often the opposite of esteem is simply experienced as “non-esteem”. This means people doesn’t get esteem without being humiliated just … Continue reading

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