Rejuvenation

I took a 5 minute wellness break from work this afternoon and started reading snippets from my boss' book, 365 Ways to Love your Child.

#96 blew my mind.

Remember that it is acceptance, not praise, that builds self-esteem. Praise just builds a dependency on the opinions of others for one’s sense of self-worth.

Maybe I'm slow, but I can't wait to try and treat myself and others with more honest acceptance and less fabricated praise. We're all somebody's kids after all. Learning every day.