Thanks for sharing your story mwedsi! It will certainly help us who are facing similar challenges. You should be proud of the fact that you realize some of the issues and are being pro-active to change them. There are many of us who never even get to this point
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All of us are plauged by esteem issues to one point or another. When I feel myself falling into that abyss, I think of two things...one is a gospel song called "Be Grateful", that talks about in part "...there is somebody else who's worse off than you," which is extremely sobering and accurate. Secondly, I think about what I'd like people to think about me when I leave this earth...and I realize that while my career is very important to me, I don't want that as my epitath. I want people to say I'm a caring person, with a desire to help others...that I love life and having genuine fun. That I was honest and fair...these are things that I can control and I work on in my personal life...everything else that goes my way? Just gravvy
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-shela