Queens Jewish Link
Connecting the Queens Jewish Community 
Do people do things to you that defy the common-sense view of how others should behave around people they actually claim to care about? Would you not expect family or friends to show you compassion and even tenderness? You know what they say: Family – where life begins and the laundry never ends. Then again, nothing brings a family together quite like a Wi-Fi outage.
Do you generally feel safe and relaxed? How gentle are you with yourself? Have you ever called yourself a loser in your own head? You wouldn’t dream of saying harsh words to a friend or even a perfect stranger. Instead of verbally abusing yourself, try a dose of kindness, sweet friends.
Self-worth is essential to every aspect of your life. Your parents may have tried to foster healthy self-esteem as do you as a parent. You know you’re a parent when the majority of your diet is made up of the foods that your kid didn’t finish. And don’t you hate it when new parents ask who the baby looks like. It was born 15 minutes ago; it looks like a potato. Then again, I heard it said: I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them.
Do you sometimes feel as though you are suffering in silence? I know. You wish more people were fluent in silence. But honestly, do you feel comfortable speaking your mind? Perhaps you are angry about something. Maybe you never truly tell him what you want or what’s wrong.
Do you ever feel as though you gave up way too soon? You abandoned a project before it was complete. You feel like some things are simply way more challenging than you ever expected them to be. Well, you know what they say: The only thing that ever sat its way to success was a hen.
How do you feel when someone you like takes an interest in you? Do you sometimes feel as though you are a bit less than? Some of us need to build more confidence about our own nature. You are most likely no more horrid or horrible than anyone else on the planet. Sure, we are in close contact with all of our quirks. You may have many illusions about who you are that are simply false.
