your life’s a mess. <br />you’re a mess. <br />oh forget the details. <br />a mess. totally. <br /> <br />so who to blame? <br />your parents of course, like everyone else does. <br />they **** you up, your mum and dad. <br /> <br />so? <br /> <br />try this one. <br />it’s Hindu, it’s unprovable, but <br />it’s a working model, if you’re not into <br />praying for God’s mercy, absolution, etc. <br />or you could even do that as well. <br />safety in numbers. <br /> <br />this is how it goes. <br />we have a succession of lives. <br />how you lived your last life <br />lays down the pattern of events (just the events) <br />of the life you’re living; <br />however <br />and this is where the mercy comes in <br />because deep down, we’re all perfect as constructed, <br />you have the power to overcome all these <br /> <br />just like a steeplechase course <br />where after the last race <br />you put up the hedges, ditches, fences, water hazards <br />to test yourself this next time, <br />improve your jockeying skills. <br /> <br />so, it all depends on you; <br />you got yourself into it, <br />so you can get yourself out of it <br /> <br />the bracing thing <br />(you want to be braced, yes?) <br />is that if you can see it like this, you can <br />stop blaming anyone, anything, else <br /> <br />it just could do wonders <br />for your self-esteem. <br />trust me. <br />I’ve ridden the course.<br /><br />Michael Shepherd<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/zero-self-esteem-zero-self-valuation/
