Self-esteem

If this life that we're creating is indeed the story of our lives, these personalized little movies where we take center stage, then we are literally the world's toughest movie critics.

The way that we assess our own worth, abilities and contributions often becomes this relentless internal evaluation and it just pushes us to compare our storyline against others.

And let's face it, we often find ourselves straying from our own genre, attempting to measure our movie against someone else's.

The comparisons that we make from who has the better lead, the better lines, the better soundtracks becomes an exhausting endeavor that literally takes a toll on our self-esteem over time.

Yet how can we expect to hold ourselves high and fully support our own narrative when we're constantly looking over our shoulder and judging our narrative against the perceived success of another's?

The comparison becomes this barrier to nurturing our own self-esteem, and it prevents us from recognizing our unique worth, our unique story.

And it's easy to perceive others as being better than you, but it's just a trap of perception.

There is really only one movie you're supposed to be creating, and that is exactly the one that you're in.

Your movie.

And you are the perfect lead for your story, my friend.

So today you're reminded that everyone is born with unique abilities, qualities and experiences that destine us for these specific stories.

These many pieces that make us the good, the bad, the scary, the joyous, they are what gives us our own special story to share with the world.

And it's our duty to do that too.

So as you navigate the scenes of your life, remember that your story is one of a kind.

Embrace the imperfections, celebrate the victories, and recognize that your journey, with all its many pieces, contributes to our world and the collective narrative.

Your self-esteem needs you to acknowledge and appreciate the authenticity of your story so that it can keep creating, can keep writing, can keep growing.

So keep the script on track for the movie that you're here to create.