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[[Self Esteem]] is the value of a person’s worth and there are a lot of factors that come into play, especially in helping a person fell more confident about himself, which is also a primary factor in establishing a person’s outlook towards personal inspiration and feeling as a success. On the spiritual | [[Self Esteem]] is the value of a person’s worth and there are a lot of factors that come into play, especially in helping a person fell more confident about himself, which is also a primary factor in establishing a person’s outlook towards personal inspiration and feeling as a success. On the spiritual [[Ascension]] pathway, recognizing the importance of character building as a necessary part of having self love and self acceptance is critical to progress through self deception blocks. When we have low self esteem our psychological defense mechanisms will act to block our progress moving forward and evolving in life. | ||
One who understands they are a loved and worthy spiritual vessel for the spirit of God Source, will begin to learn that self love is at the core of self acceptance which is the quality one must build to truly feel and experience God's love for all of us. Once we feel [[Law of One|love for ourselves]] we build inner confidence which further [[Trust, Building Trust|builds our trust]] with life. | One who understands they are a loved and worthy spiritual vessel for the spirit of God Source, will begin to learn that self love is at the core of self acceptance which is the quality one must build to truly feel and experience God's love for all of us. Once we feel [[Law of One|love for ourselves]] we build inner confidence which further [[Trust, Building Trust|builds our trust]] with life. | ||
A person who is more confident about himself, the more focused and determined the person is to aim for achieving a better state in life, regardless of whether it be for career, success, spiritual purpose, inspiration, family or personal goals. A peaceful and fulfilling life is most possible when one seeks inner truth and self knowledge while building a relationship with God and the relationship to the self. When building a relationship with the self it may mean we are taken through character building life experiences we do not prefer. We must push through our fears in order to experience the accomplishment of moving past our perceived mental limitations. If our [[Negative Ego|mental limitations]] and/or self entitlement govern our actions, we will become stunted in our growth and fall into low self esteem. <ref>[http://www.energeticsynthesis.com/index.php/resource-tools/ascension-tools/building-self-esteem Building Self Esteem]</ref> | A person who is more confident about himself, the more focused and determined the person is to aim for achieving a better state in life, regardless of whether it be for career, success, spiritual purpose, inspiration, family or personal goals. A peaceful and fulfilling life is most possible when one seeks inner truth and self knowledge while building a relationship with God and the relationship to the self. When building a relationship with the self it may mean we are taken through character building life experiences we do not prefer. We must push through our fears in order to experience the accomplishment of moving past our perceived mental limitations. If our [[Negative Ego|mental limitations]] and/or self entitlement govern our actions, we will become stunted in our growth and fall into low self esteem. <ref name=selfesteem>[http://www.energeticsynthesis.com/index.php/resource-tools/ascension-tools/building-self-esteem Building Self Esteem]</ref> | ||
==Self Esteem Makes Better Choices== | ==Self Esteem Makes Better Choices== | ||
Self- esteem can also align to help a person make better choices, especially when it comes to personal character development, improved learning and coping skills with life which attracts and manifests abundance. Self esteem improves mental and emotional clarity. | Self- esteem can also align to help a person make better choices, especially when it comes to personal character development, improved learning and coping skills with life which attracts and manifests abundance. Self esteem improves mental and emotional clarity. | ||
Self- esteem in one's personality starts at birth, through parenting, environmental and other factors, and as a person’s consciousness develops and takes shape into adulthood, this is when a person starts to measure himself as to his own value and belief system around self worth.It then shapes how a person looks at himself and compares or assesses himself with the environment or his surroundings and starts to ask himself, do people like me and accept me for being me? Do other people regard me as an example or inspiration for others? How do other people look at me? What is my attitude and behavior towards life? Am I a deserving and worthy person to be loved, appreciated to experience abundance?These are but some of the common social questions that help a human being understand in the earlier growth stages which build his gauge to measure his value and worth as a person.<ref> | Self- esteem in one's personality starts at birth, through parenting, environmental and other factors, and as a person’s consciousness develops and takes shape into adulthood, this is when a person starts to measure himself as to his own value and belief system around self worth.It then shapes how a person looks at himself and compares or assesses himself with the environment or his surroundings and starts to ask himself, do people like me and accept me for being me? Do other people regard me as an example or inspiration for others? How do other people look at me? What is my attitude and behavior towards life? Am I a deserving and worthy person to be loved, appreciated to experience abundance?These are but some of the common social questions that help a human being understand in the earlier growth stages which build his gauge to measure his value and worth as a person.<ref name=selfesteem></ref> | ||
==Self Respect== | ==Self Respect== | ||
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==Building Self Esteem== | ==Building Self Esteem== | ||
Self-esteem formally is "the disposition to experience oneself as competent to cope with the basic challenges of life and as worthy of happiness", and while others (parents, teachers, friends) can nurture and support self-esteem in an individual, self-esteem relies upon various internally generated practices. To be responsible to take care of oneself is one way of building self esteem. In Nathan Branden's framework, there are six "pillars" of generating and building self-esteem:* Living consciously: the practice of being aware of what one is doing while one is doing it, i.e., the practice of mindfulness. | Self-esteem formally is "the disposition to experience oneself as competent to cope with the basic challenges of life and as worthy of happiness", and while others (parents, teachers, friends) can nurture and support self-esteem in an individual, self-esteem relies upon various internally generated practices. To be responsible to take care of oneself is one way of building self esteem. In Nathan Branden's framework, there are six "pillars" of generating and building self-esteem: | ||
* Living consciously: the practice of being aware of what one is doing while one is doing it, i.e., the practice of mindfulness. | |||
* Self-acceptance: the practice of owning truths regarding one's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors; of being kind toward oneself with respect to them; and of being "for" oneself in a basic sense. | * Self-acceptance: the practice of owning truths regarding one's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors; of being kind toward oneself with respect to them; and of being "for" oneself in a basic sense. | ||
* Self-responsibility: the practice of owning one's authorship of one's actions and of owning one's capacity to be the cause of the effects one desires. | * Self-responsibility: the practice of owning one's authorship of one's actions and of owning one's capacity to be the cause of the effects one desires. | ||
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* Living purposefully: the practice of formulating goals and of formulating and implementing action plans to achieve them. | * Living purposefully: the practice of formulating goals and of formulating and implementing action plans to achieve them. | ||
* Personal integrity: the practice of maintaining alignment between one’s behaviors and convictions. | * Personal integrity: the practice of maintaining alignment between one’s behaviors and convictions. | ||
Branden distinguishes his approach to self-esteem from that of many others by his inclusion of both confidence and worth in his definition of self-esteem, and by his emphasis on the importance of internally generated practices for the improvement and maintenance of self-esteem in every day life. <ref> | Branden distinguishes his approach to self-esteem from that of many others by his inclusion of both confidence and worth in his definition of self-esteem, and by his emphasis on the importance of internally generated practices for the improvement and maintenance of self-esteem in every day life. <ref name=selfesteem></ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Fundamental Human Needs]] | [[Fundamental Human Needs]] | ||
[[Trust, Building Trust]] | |||
[[Strong Moral Character]] | |||
[[Category: Ascension]] | [[Category: Ascension]] | ||