Confronting the Myth of Self-Esteem: Twelve Keys to Finding Peace
by Ester Rasband
published
August 1998
by Deseret Book Company
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Paperback, 134 pages
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1573453811
(isbn13: 9781573453813)
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Read in August, 2008
This book is great!
By forgetting ourselves and serving God, through serving our fellowmen -- that is how we find true peace. And isn't that what we're searching for when we want to feel good about ourselves? We will find our true worth when we stop focusing on ourselves and look outwards.
Ms. Rasbind makes a great point about those who spend their lives in need of compliments -- only to keep needing it to feel good about their "self esteem."
I also loved her example of M...more
By forgetting ourselves and serving God, through serving our fellowmen -- that is how we find true peace. And isn't that what we're searching for when we want to feel good about ourselves? We will find our true worth when we stop focusing on ourselves and look outwards.
Ms. Rasbind makes a great point about those who spend their lives in need of compliments -- only to keep needing it to feel good about their "self esteem."
I also loved her example of M...more
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Read in January, 2002
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This is one of my favorite all time LDS books! Excellent.
The world says: Your good enough, your smart enough, and gosh darn it people like you.
The gospel says: your not good enough, your not smart enough, and it shouldn't matter what people think, but God is good enough, God is smart enough, and He loves you enough to die for you.
This is the gospel, and the difference between "self esteem"/pride and self worth.
The world says: Your good enough, your smart enough, and gosh darn it people like you.
The gospel says: your not good enough, your not smart enough, and it shouldn't matter what people think, but God is good enough, God is smart enough, and He loves you enough to die for you.
This is the gospel, and the difference between "self esteem"/pride and self worth.
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This is a thought-provoking spin on "the Lord's idea of self esteem" vs. the "world's." Ester was a Mission Prez's wife who, being the wise and intelligent lady she is, noticed key things about her missionaries (lies they'd bought into) about how to be happy and "find themselves." I think her motivator for writing this work was to counter the New Age "love yourself" and "find your purpose" mentality. AS the Savior said (paraphrasing), "he...more
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Read in January, 2004
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After reading this book, I don't want my family to have self-esteem. There is too much selfishness in the world for us to esteem only ourselves without looking outside to see the suffering of others. I want them to have self-confidence and self-respect but I want them to esteem the Lord, God, and to abase themselves before Him.
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Read in April, 2008
One of my favorite books because it tells us that confidence doesn't come from searching for self-esteem. That the search for self-esteem only creates self-esteem problems and is never able to be met. Peace (and the confidence that comes with it) comes from just the opposite which is to recognize our nothingness and inspite of that our worth to the Savior, and seeing all He has and is doing for us and showing our gratitude.
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I loved this book! I thought the author had brilliant insights on what truly will bring us peace as we strife to feel more confident about ourselves. She may appear a little extreme to some, but I think she really hit things on the head. Definitely ideas I am trying to apply with myself and intend to apply with future kids.
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Read in December, 2007
If your looking for some fluffy feel-good and I'm great just cuz I'm me book, this is not it. Short book, but I found myself frequently laying it down while I let a phrase or sentence "sink in."
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Read in April, 2008
This was an amazing LDS perspective of a topic that millions of other books have attempted to address. The author is a former mission president's wife whic struck a familiar chord in my receptiveness for being taught. I loved going beyond just reading into studying this material.
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Read in January, 1999
This is one of those books I periodically re-read to adjust my mental/emotional state. It makes you think about things differently and helps me to get back to where I want to be.
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Haven't quite finished it, a good book to read in sections so you can think about the different ideas. So far the author is right on, and I want to highlight pages at a time!
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Read in January, 1997
Brilliant. I'm not much of a church book officianado, but this one is absolutely phenomenal. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone.
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Ester knows her stuff. What I love best about this book is that it take syou so far beyond the watery, thin, transparent world fo pop-psych and gets down to the nitty gritty. LOVE THIS BOOK!
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I'm not usually a fan of LDS-author-self-help/introspection books, but this has some great ideas about how the modern idea of self-esteem fits in to our lives (or doesn't, actually).
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Read in September, 2000
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I believe every young girl should read this book. It changed the way I view myself and my attitude about others. My only wish is that I read it when I was 14.
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Read in September, 2008
I really liked this book. The keys in this book make such good sense at helping find peace in life. Really made me think.
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