Today is one of those days where nothing seems to make sense … the word “self-worth” has been haunting me for the past few months …

What defines our self-worth?  Is it the way we look?  Is it the kind of car we drive?  Is it the area in which we have our homes?  Is it the amount of money we have in the bank?  Is it the kind of work that we do?  These and so many more questions have been tormenting my mind!  It’s got so bad that I want just wana crawl and hide until everything has been solved and yet, I know that is almost impossible.

The Bible says in Genesis that God created us to His image … He doesn’t care about our financial status or how we dress, but He does care on how we perceive ourselves and the state of our souls … maybe that’s where my problem (and maybe that of many others too) lies!  We tend to be somebody that we not to please others and we want to please everybody and give too much of ourselves that we forget about the most important person: ME!

As I was typing this so many realisations started popping in my head – the most important being: how do I see myself?  We have the tendancy of comparing ourselves to others and desiring what other’s have that we forget to embrace who we are and what we have!  I have been seeing myself through other’s eyes instead of my own … isn’t that a shameful realisation?

So I’m not gorgeous or I don’t have a figure like Heidi Klum’s or I don’t have the latest Toyota car or I don’t have an wonderful salary, but what I do have is my life! A life that is filled with small miracles like my children … my husband … good health … a job that provides me with what I need.  A life that is filled with blessings and special moments everyday!  Life is too short to stop everything and to pause with whatever we think is connected to our self-worth.  Our self-worth is what we make of it … I have come to accept that I’m simply just me and that suits me just fine!  My children love me unconditionally for being me as so does my husband … surely that’s saying alot for my self-worth!?

I received this e-mail this afternoon and I realised how much we underestimate our children!  This acknowledgment saddened me and so with this I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to my two precious munchkins, Christopher and Kayla for not realising that I have done a big injustice to you by having so little faith!  It’s amazing in knowing how perceptive these little human beings can be and that they can teach us more about life than what we do.  Life has become so pressurised and stressful that we, as adults, forget about the inner-child.  Look at the children around you … 99.9% of them are laughing and running around without a care … when did we loose sight of the simple things in life?  Just because we grew up and joined the working world does it mean that we need to loose sight of small, wonderous things and to forget how to be happy and laugh?  This certainly has given me food for thought!!!

A message every adult should read because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say:

When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator and I immediately wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you feed a stray cat and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you make my favourite cake and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.

When you thought I wasn’t looking I heard you say a prayer and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in Him.

When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.

When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don’t.

When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.

When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw how you handled your responsibilities even when you didn’t feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt and it’s alright to cry.

When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn’t looking I learned most of life’s lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn’t looking I looked at you and wanted to say “Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn’t looking.

I am sending this to all of the people who do so much for others, but think that no one ever sees.  Little eyes see alot.

Each of us (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher, friend) influences the life of a child!

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