Day 193:

Boost your self-esteem by going with the wind until you are strong enough....

I parked the car in my favorite parking spot. I got out of the car and started walking in the direction I usually start my walks. The wind was too strong blowing in my face in that direction. It was a cold wind. I walked against the wind for a few yards and decided I would walk in the other direction.

This gave me the idea for tonight's article. As I watching the sailing boats speeding by use of the wind but never going against the wind I thought about going with the wind. I was thinking about the importance of being like a supple sapling and bending with the wind. Whereas the might oak which never bends may eventually break in a storm. So far it seemed a reasonable advice. I continued walking fast and soon I was warmed up. Then I reached the end of my walk and turned back. The first part of the trip back was not too windy. When I got back to the car I reached the windy section of my walk. However, by now I was warmed up and could face the wind.

As I was enjoying having the power to face the wind, I thought about the importance of at times bucking the trend and going against the wind. I thought of Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Mother Theresa and others who went against the wind with love and courage, and how they changed the world. At the same time most of us cannot be like these heroes. What we can do is to gather our energies for those occasions when we do need to go against the prevailing wind. Then once things are normal again go with the wind and gather your energies again for the next time.

In this way you can achieve a huge amount and will certainly boost your self-esteem.

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