THE BIG THREE OF ME

I going to write for the next few days about what I call, THE BIG THREE OF ME.

The Big Three of Me consists of self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth. You possess The Big Three to one degree or another. Self-Image is our starting point because self-esteem and self-worth are determined by self-image.Your self-image is an incredibly important part of your life.There are very few things in your life that carry more power to affect you, positively or negatively, than the image you have of yourself..

 Self-Image is how you see yourself. When you look in a mirror you see an image of your body. How you see your physical apperance is a large part of your self-image. But, body image is only part of the picture. You are thinking all the time and your thinking begins and ends with you and your relationship with your environment. Self-Image is how you see yourself in relationship with your environment. Your environment has many facets. Your self-image is your opinion about you in relation to all those facets.

If someone asks you how you see yourself with regard to your intelligence, don't say, "I don't know." You do know. But, if you are like so many, and I include myself in that number at one point in my life, you may not think very much about what you think about. In other words, you are thinking but you are not alert or conscious of your thoughts. You have a self-image related to all things and you know what that image is.
Self-Image includes every area of your life. Are you good at math? Are you talented. Do you see yourself as a "people person?" Are you an affectionate person? Are you athletic? The list is endless. And the image is seldom a snapshot. It is a DVD, a movie.

You are not born with an image of yourself. Your self-image comes from the millions of messages that you receive from parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, brothers and sisters, teachers, preachers, friends, enemies, books, television, movies and millions of other sources (including your own messages) of information about you in relation to your environment. Some
of these messages are true. Many are false. Examination and inventory of the messages is always a very good idea. I have heard individuals say, "But, I have always believed that about myself" or "People have always told me that I was (fill in the blank)." But, is it true?


Some of the self-images we have are true and we either have to accept them or change them. The Serenity Prayer carries a very  important idea in than regard.
                                                         God, grant me serenity to accept things I cannot change.
                                                         courage to change things I can,
                                                         and wisdom to know the difference.


That prayer would apply very well to your self-image. Your self-image carries your ideas and images of you. It is often the "Permission Center" for your daily life. It also can serve "Prohibitions on Dreams, Possibilities and Goals". It can be the biggest liar, illusionist and thief, or it can be best motivator and encourager you've ever known. Just make sure that it is telling you the truth.

Review: Self-Image is how you see your self. It is a movie more than a portrait. You are not born with it. You get it from everywhere, everything, everyone and yourself. Sometimes it is true and sometimes it isn't. IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE.

Some Pretty Darn Good Thoughts To Think

I found this on Stumbleupon and thought you might like it. Also interesting to discover how Geisel came to write his famous Dr. Seuss books. Check it out. Helping children learn how to think a certain way.

Here is a list of popular sayings or “Seuss-isms” from
Theodore Geisel “Dr. Seuss” (1904 – 1991) author and illustrator.
1. A person’s a person, no matter how small.
2. You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose.
3. Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.
4. From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.
5. Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.
6. Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So… get on your way.
7. If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.
8. I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant’s faithful, one hundred percent.
9. So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.
10. And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed.
11. Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.
12. All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you’ll be quite a lot. – Dr. Seuss
13. The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.
14. Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.
15. Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the things you can think up if only you try!
16. Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.
17. I’m afraid sometimes you’ll play lonely games too, games you can’t win because you’ll play against you
18. I’m sorry to say so but, sadly it’s true that bang-ups and hang-ups can happen to you
19. I know up on the top you are seeing great sights, but down at the bottom we, too, should have rights.