Self-Esteem Journaling Prompt #1

I'd like to cordially invite you to join me on an adventure. Each week we will meet here and go for a wander across the most incredible terrain you can ever visit. That is, the landscape of your mind.

We will be wandering with a purpose.

I've heard a rumour that a few of us have misplaced our self-esteem. We had it a while ago but for love nor money, we can't find it now.

On this little adventure, we're searching for a magic potion labelled Self-Esteem. When we find it we will take some mighty big slurps. Then we will put a homing device on that slippery little sucker, so we don't lose it again.

Does that sound like a most excellent adventure? Let me know if you're in.

Ok, let's get moving. The first thing we need to be clear on is what we are actually searching for. You can't find the needle in a haystack if you don't know what a needle looks like.

Self-esteem is most easily recognised as a feeling. When we have it we feel centred, adaptable, and open. We still experience emotional turbulence and face challenges in life but it doesn't wipe us out.

More on that later.

Fortunately, those periods of healthy self-esteem leave breadcrumbs in our memories. That makes the journey ahead much easier. We simply follow breadcrumbs.

Hey wait! You might holler, what if I've never had healthy self-esteem? Well, my friend, you're in for a lovely surprise.

Here's your journaling prompt for today...

What are six moments in your life when you have experienced joy?

Write or draw about those moments in detail. Try to capture what triggers the joy for you. Label each moment so you remember what they are. We will be looking at these again later.

Joy happens in micro-moments and often those moments are very simple.

For example, the photo adjacent is of Hercules. I'm his pet-sitter. On the days he is with me, we go for a long run. Afterwards, he jumps up onto the chair, falls asleep and starts snoring. The sound of his snoring fills my heart full of joy.

I tried to get a video of him snoring to share with you but his hearing is too good. Every time I got close enough to the chair he woke up.

Have fun and I'll see you a bit further down the track!