Something to think about........

[T.H. Oughts]

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are
tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
--William Morrow

Your thoughts........

 

[plasticman33]

So true.........What we are inside does dictate both the past and the future.

 

[Guest]

Hmmmm, give me a minute. I gotta think about that.....

Moon

 

[calypso_21]

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are
tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
--William Morrow

Your thoughts........

Love this. I have it on my journal...I read it every day.

You come up with some good ones hun...always enjoy one of yours too.

 

[T.H. Oughts]

So if we have confidence in ourselves does that mean we will have a better life?????

 

[PolythenePam]

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are
tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
--William Morrow

Your thoughts........

This was my high school graduation motto....and I still believe it 20 years later. It was probably the most relevant thing I ever learned there.

 

[floridaguy64]

That all depends on....

So if we have confidence in ourselves does that mean we will have a better life?????

Whether we associate ourselves with those that care about our opinions.

You can have the highest of spirit in yourself, only to let some a'hole drag you down.

 

[plasticman33]

So if we have confidence in ourselves does that mean we will have a better life?????

Self confidence is critical, TH, but doesn't guarantee a better life, there are things outside of us that we can't control that can effect that. But I think if you are happy with yourself, you project that and make those around you happy too.

 

[desert spike]

So if we have confidence in ourselves does that mean we will have a better life?????

Absolutely. Confidence brings inner peace within your self. Bad situations come at you all the time - its part of life. Strength of mind based on confidence provides the attitude to tackle the issues and deal with them. Solve it and move on to something new. Without confidence in ourselves, problems can seem unbeatable and as humans we get depressed, sad, and maybe even withdraw.

A better life is attained, not necessarily a more materially rewarding life, but a happy life non the less, because your spirit is strong looking towards new experiences as you build on past achievements.

 

[badbabysitter]

There is no spoon

----The Matrix

 

[T.H. Oughts]

Strength of mind based on confidence provides the attitude to tackle the issues and deal with them.

yep shit still happens but we have the ability to deal with it better.....

But we have confidence in ourselfs in different areas. Where someone might have to confidence to deal with major boardroom issues, but might not have confidence if they are doing the right things with their kids.....

Confidence comes in many forms within ourselves.....

 

[desert spike]

But we have confidence in ourselfs in different areas. Where someone might have to confidence to deal with major boardroom issues, but might not have confidence if they are doing the right things with their kids.....

Confidence comes in many forms within ourselves.....

Quite true. I am confident in my working situation and how to approach my business environment issues. But, personal life and family situations are totally different. I'm definately skating on thinner ice there because the relationships are more intangible and fragile. Kids and people relationships are inheritly more uncertain than dealing with business work matters.

How to deal with Kids - situation example one:

I recently found out my 17 year old daughter had sex one night while I was out working at a horse riding camp. I struggled back and forth in my head for two days trying to decide what do I do, what do I say to her, do I even say anything and that I knew she had sex. The night I found out I wrote out my thoughts on my computer and saved the document.

Two days later I gave it to her while she was reading in her bedroom, left the room and gave her time to read it. I came back in ten minutes and we talked about sex, what I thought about finding out. Did I do the right thing, don't know for sure, but the conversation went well and I told her I was ok with having sex, just take precautions and don't get pregnant. Was I confident dealing with this issue. Heck no, not from previous experiences. But having confidence that we could talk about this subject led me to sort it out and do the right thing.

Ok, I'll quite rambling now.

 

[T.H. Oughts]

Kids and people relationships are inheritly more uncertain than dealing with business work matters.

I think we wrestle with the kids things alot as we want to do the perfect job for them and then we see our faults of ouselves and wonder if we are doing and telling them the right thing.