Je suis un chat.
That means I am a cat in French.

I was taught that when I was, ooh, lets see, maybe 11 years old?
I studied French until I was 18, in fact I was quite sizeably good at it.

Despite the fact that my teacher said I had one of the worst accents she
had ever heard, I got a dazzling grade A Level.

I think can actually remember saying Je suis un chat in the spoken exam.

Whereas this phrase I am a strong and worthy person
Or this one I might achieve anything I want to achieve

Well, no, I cant remember being taught either of those.

Ok, I might accept the possibility that if I come back in the next life as a cat,
(who lives in France), it might be fairly handy to be able to say Je suis
un chat, but *this* is what I struggle with, *this* is what keeps me awake
at night

Why, oh why, was I taught that phrase, but not the other two?

I am a strong and worthy person.
I can achieve anything I want to achieve.

These two, repeated morning and night, outloud, and generally throughout the
day, will give you an increased level of self-esteem immediately.

Do not believe me?

Try it.
Go on, right now as you read this, say it outloud, I am a strong and
worthy human .
You will *feel* stronger and worthier.

If we accept the failings of our education, as well as appreciating the
great bits, we can see the gaps in our understanding, and educate ourselves.

Self-esteem books cost only a few dollars, or you might get them in a library.
Most of us build no effort whatsoever to educate ourselves in adult life.
We rely on what we we are taught at school, and in my view thats the
reason most of us do not even come close to realising our lifes potential.

If you take the time to look at yourself, learn something new, you can
wrestle back the reins of your life and take your life in whatever
instruction you choose.

Teach yourself and reap the rewards.
You might not have been taught it at school, but by jiminy you can teach
yourself now!

So why *arent* we taught self-esteem at school?
Je ne sais pas! (I dont know!)