We will always struggle with the concept of self-worth as long as we let others define what is worthy. Face and Break Through the Myth of Self-Worth by Andrea Mathews Many, if not most of us, are spending our lives seeking the sense of self-worth that we are promised. The time when we finally become “good enough” in whatever way we see “good enough.” From infancy, we’ve been taught that there is a “good enough.”  There is someplace, some psychic place, some happy place, some invisible but specific place out there somewhere in the future where we will finally feel that sense of worthiness that generates self-confidence and self-esteem.  And we will know that we have arrived because we will see that we are good enough to have that self-confidence and self-esteem. Until then, however, we are stuck with this sense that no matter how hard we try we can’t ever quite reach “good enough.”  It remains out there somewhere.  So we bargain with ourselves. “If I can earn a certain amount of money, then I will finally be good enough.” “If I can have that relationship, then I will finally be good enough.” “If I can get that perfect job, with the perfect mission, then I will finally be good enough.” “If I can find my purpose in life, then I will do it, and I will finally be good enough.” We strive and wait and, wait and strive, but no matter what we do, no matter how much money we earn, regardless if the Universe drops millions of dollars into our laps, we still have this nagging sense that we are just not quite good enough. Often this is accompanied by a feeling that we should not have what others lack.  Why do I deserve this house, this...

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