Toastmasters<\/a> and I often mention this here because the things that I learn in our little meeting inspire me greatly.<\/p>\nHowever, the club to which I belong meets at 7 a.m. and it is not always easy to get up and greet the world at that hour. Being away for most of the summer has made it a challenge to get back to the weekly meetings. I even started to convince myself I didn’t need to go at all.<\/p>\n
With a TM membership, I receive the organization’s monthly magazine. Returning home after my adventures on the road \u00a0I discovered a few back-issues waiting for me. I was sorely tempted to throw them out without reading them. I’m glad I didn’t.<\/p>\n
Reading those magazines reminded me of something vitally important: Toastmasters builds my self-esteem.<\/p>\n
How come it’s so easy to do things that erode our self-esteem and so challenging to do things that grow it? I believe it has to do with the amount of shame we carry.<\/p>\n
If I am carrying around a lot of shame I’m not going to take the kind of action that increases my sense of well-being. Why? Because on some level I don’t believe I deserve to feel good.<\/p>\n
But if I have done (or begin to do) the healing work necessary to overcome the shame then I am more likely to choose the kinds of actions that support my newly confident Self.<\/p>\n
Because I’m currently doing some of that Deeper Work the voices of dissent have been pretty loud. After reading through the magazines I thought, “It’s more important than ever to do things that make me feel good about myself” and I committed to returning to Toastmasters.<\/p>\n
After leaving the meeting this morning my energy is flowing freely and the world seems a marvelous place. There is no room in my head for negative thinking.<\/p>\n
The formula works.<\/p>\n
Inspiring Message of the Day<\/strong><\/em>: What activities make me feel good about myself? Today I will take the kind of action that builds my self-esteem knowing that I deserve the rewards that come from doing so.
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