Lack of exercise and Low Self-esteem Go Hand-in-hand with MANY Females

"Confidence provides the soil from which self-esteem grows."

Dear friends,

The major  contradiction that, especially,  so many women experience in this Male Supremacist world is: many females in this, or any other culture, dare to look at themselves as competent beings who can accomplish whatever they choose to, without using their intellectual, emotional, and spiritual powers for manipulating and deceiving males to win favors from the latter. As a result, far too few of ALL American women.have chosen to develop a genuine "sense of self".

For example, simple habits like not getting involved in knowing their bodies through exercise, because they do not want to mess up their hairdos, means that many inner powers like determination and focus are quite limited, for most women. After all, a strong body affords one the opportunity to have a stronger mind. As well, not just vigorous, but even moderate physical exercise requires a person to confront his or her insecurities and inadequacies in a way that cerebral activities like academic exams or chess and computer games simply cannot do. That is mainly because the techniques involved with exercising summon a person to take chances in developing his or her levels of coordination and agility in a way that only physical energies/powers allow.

To be sure, the issue of self-esteem enters the discussion. Yet, many, if not most, people seem too often to confuse self-esteem with self-pride. They are two different phenomena. Self-pride is a mask that people wear to make others believe that they are someone other than who they really are. Consequently, a person can be a serial child molester, but, if dressed nice and driving an expensive car, that person is simply seen as a "successful" person. In our market-driven, possession-oriented society, we see everyone from politicians to entertainers to businesspeople who fit that bill.

However, on the other hand, self-esteem is based upon who one really is, because of what s/he has accomplished, by means other than manipulating, conning, or robbing, for instance. This person's self-worth is not based upon a mask, that is, the clothes that s/he wears, the house in which s/he lives , or the car that s/he drives. Rather, his or her confidence comes from having a "sense of self". In other words, s/he knows that s/he can accomplish goals on his or her own, by himself or herself. And, of course, the aforementioned confidence provides the soil from which self-esteem grows. Moreover, it does not take confidence to "have" things. You can buy "things". However, it does take self-assurance/confidence to "be" about more than pretending to be someone other than who you really are.

Keep punchin!

G. Djata Bumpus