Tag Archives: life

Esteem step by step

Posted by Cecilia

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”  This proverb of Confucius expresses an attitude which can be applied to esteem as well as life generally. As long as we integrate esteem into our … Continue reading →

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Esteem for German choreographer Pina Bausch

Posted by Cecilia

Last Tuesday world-famous German choreographer Pina Bausch died of cancer at the age of 68. Pina Bausch was a legendary as well as media-shy artist.  She opened the way for a new form of body expression through dancing and speaking.  Her avant-garde … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow is Mother’s Day

Posted by Cecilia

There isn’t a more popular public day for giving esteem toward a special person than on Mother’s Day. Giving esteem toward mothers comes easily for some, but for others not.  In either case there is one point we can’t deny: we are here on this … Continue reading →

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Esteem helps overcome life’s challenges

Posted by Cecilia

The life story of Christopher Nolan is touching.  He was born mute and quadriplegic.  As a child he could only communicate with his family through eye movements.  Doctors predicted that his brain would remain infantile throughout his life. But Christopher Nolan and … Continue reading →

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Esteem and the four cardinal virtues

Posted by Cecilia

Western culture is acquainted with the four cardinal virtues.  These cardinal virtues - wisdom, justice, courage and moderation originate in ancient philosophy.  The general explanation for virtues says that they are inner attitudes of doing good with joy.  Virtues will remain just theory as long as we … Continue reading →

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Esteem News Anniversary

Posted by Cecilia

Today is the one-year-anniversary of Esteem News.   One way to give esteem is to say thank you.  We’d like to say thank you to all our readers, wishing that esteem can find an important place in all of our lives. The … Continue reading →

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Esteem happens when we’re relaxed

Posted by Cecilia

The easiest way to find out how esteem works is when we’re relaxed. We relax in different ways.  We’re tempted to say there are as many ways to relax as there are people.  However we relax it’s a moment we … Continue reading →

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Attentive esteem

Posted by Cecilia

Attention is one of the words we can use to describe esteem.  When we give esteem to somebody we give our attention. Attention starts first of all with looking in the eyes of another person.  We show with this our … Continue reading →

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Esteem and empathy

Posted by Cecilia

Empathy means that you can understand the feelings of other people.   Some people don’t have this ability to “put themselves in the shoes” of others.  We learned early in life that we have to struggle to survive and to succeed.  Empathy … Continue reading →

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Married people are healthier than singles

Posted by Cecilia

That married people are healthier than unmarried has been demonstrated by multiple studies.  On Monday a study by Michigan State University showed that ” the difference between married and unmarried people has changed over the past few decades” according to the study’s lead author Hui … Continue reading →

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