Note: this is the digest version of the extended essay analyzing how self-esteem is the root cause of all personal problems.
All your personal struggles boil down to the single cause: a faulty self-esteem.
The lower the esteem, the more fearful you become. It permeates in all areas: learning (all growing involves risk), school or job performance, [...]
Just as I wrote my big essay on self-esteem, I encountered an event that triggered a discovery and healing of where my own self-esteem was damaged. It’s a rather personal tale, but let me use it to illustrate how you can mend the foundation of your mind.
My Son’s Fall
A few days ago, I was [...]
In this extended essay on self-esteem, you will get a comprehensive picture of what it is, how it gets compromised, and how you can restore it. Low self-esteem is the underlying cause for all problems in your life — understanding this will pave the way to true and complete healing and unlocking your true [...]
This weekend, I came across this story about affordable housing in suburbia. The story covers the conflict between residents of traditional suburbia and those inside the new suburban affordable housing.
I read it and wondered if the cultural gap that stems from our socioeconimic difference may be the hardest difference to overcome.
Think about it. If [...]
I used to be scared of uncertainty. I still do, sometimes.
Unknown is always scary — or at least so they have us believe.
Think about movies and TV shows that are designed to scare you. You know the most scary part?
The anticipation. The build up before you get a full glimpse of the threat, or the [...]
Today, I was reading books to my daughter, and was reading Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus.
It’s a sweet book about a little tiger boy, who can’t read, write, or eat neatly. His father is naturally concerned, but the parents just decide to wait patiently for their son to “bloom.” Eventually, they even stop [...]
Habit: A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition. — Answers.com
So we’re all creatures of habits. We get used to doing certain things in certain ways, and allow our minds and bodies to not only be accustomed to the same pattern, but expect and yearn for it.
This is [...]
In Japan, we have a phrase called “Seishin Nenrei.”
It means: “mental age.”
It simply means that our mental age may be different from our physical age.
I’m surprised that it’s not a widely accepted idea in US. It may be because of my cultural background, but the concept seems very obvious to me.
I’m sure you’ve seen “adult [...]
My heart goes out to the victims of the recent Akihabara stabbing spree in Tokyo.
Like the school shootings in US, the random acts of violence are on the rise in Japan.
This is turning into a vicious cycle. It goes like this:
A freaky murder/tragedy happens
Media goes frenzy over the coverage, scrutinizing everything
Government or community officials [...]
