18.64 You Are Important to God
Have you ever felt invisible— unnoticed, unheard, or unvalued? The largeness of the world and the busyness of people around us can make us feel [...]
2.47 How to Conquer Self-Doubt
“You’re not enough. You’ll never make it.” Have you ever heard that voice inside your head— the one that mocks every mistake and magnifies every [...]
Are we good enough for God?
We are never good enough for God, and yet we are always good enough for God. We are never good enough for God in the [...]
Are we indispensable or dispensable?
To think that we are indispensable is an illusion. But to think that we are dispensable is also an illusion. Whenever we have some significant [...]
The simple way to do something wonderful
Once an award-winning painter was asked, “How do you draw such magnificent paintings?” The painter’s reply: “One line at a time.” We often admire profusely [...]
How to deal with feelings of inferiority?
While technology has shrunk the world, it has also expanded the world in the sense that we get constantly compared with the best from various [...]
How to stop comparing and start contributing
When we interact with others, we often start comparing ourselves with them. We feel superior to them if our talents or achievements are greater than [...]
How to deal with feelings of inferiority
How to deal with feelings of inferiority Our media often shows us glamorized images whereby we worry about how slim, smart or fluent we are. [...]
Are we devaluing our life?
If someone devalued our life, treating it as if it were worthless, we would oppose, and oppose fiercely. Yet we often unwittingly undervalue the resource [...]
The value of our life doesn’t require anyone’s recognition not even our own
The value of our life doesn’t require anyone’s recognition not even our own Some countries have declared suicide to be a fundamental right. If people [...]
Our individuality is defined not by what we wear, but by what we hold dear
We live in an age that urges us to ‘be yourself’. And such a call to affirm our individuality can be good, provided it is [...]
Even if others don’t take us seriously, still we can take ourselves seriously
Suppose we have an important suggestion that can improve a project we are a part of. But our inputs aren’t allowed or asked or acknowledged [...]
Don’t use others to feel better about yourself learn from others how to become better
Don’t use others to feel better about yourself learn from others how to become better When we are distressed, we often need someone to unburden [...]
Materialism reduces you to a number and glamorizes things that make you number
Materialism reduces you to a number and glamorizes things that make you number Most people nowadays are materialistic: they live to seek materialistic sensations and [...]
No one has a right to mistreat you, not even you
No one has a right to mistreat you not even you Suppose someone repeatedly derided us. We would be incensed: “You have no right to [...]
The images of prosperous people that make us burn with envy are just our mind’s illusions
The images of prosperous people that make us burn with envy are just our mind’s illusions Suppose we see someone driving a Porsche and looking [...]