I have often been told that being too proud can be a bad thing. When I looked at this picture though the word came to mind and so I decided to look it up. According to the dictionary the definition is as follows:Proud:
1. Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over an act, possession, quality, or relationship by which one measures one's stature or self-worth.
2. Feeling or showing justifiable self-respect.
3. Filled with or showing excessive self-esteem.
4. Of great dignity.
5. Majestic; magnificent.
6. Spirited.
2. Feeling or showing justifiable self-respect.
3. Filled with or showing excessive self-esteem.
4. Of great dignity.
5. Majestic; magnificent.
6. Spirited.
I don't see how any of these can be bad. I think if more people today became more familiar with feeling proud the whole world would be a different place. I spoke to my brother today and his mom passed away yesterday. Talking to him made me think of my life up until now and how much I have evolved over the last few years in particular. And thinking about that and talking to him and trying to comfort, and support, and encourage him brought up an overwhelming feeling of pride within myself. I am proud of myself... I don't think I have ever said that to myself and really felt it. And no matter what my circumstance is at the moment I know that I have a feeling of self-respect and self-worth that I have never had before. Feeling that made me want him to feel the same. He is still very young and is now faced with the challenge of stepping up into a position of being in charge. He has a lot to overcome in the near furture and I can only hope that as those difficult and trying moments pass that he too will be filled with a sense of pride and that that feeling will only serve to carry him through the next challenge, whatever that may be. I think if you take a moment and just say to yourself, "I am proud of myself," you will begin to realize all of the many things that you really do have to feel proud of . Telling someone that you are proud of them and that you respect them is the next best if not the equivalent to saying I love you... I learned that one from Doug Robins my Pastor and if you really stop and think about it, it is so true.
I am so proud of you, and I respect you...
now go tell yourself and someone else.
2 comments:
Dang Jill, you take some amazing pictures. I love photography but have never taken a class or even know what camera is best or what program to use to make your pictures really pop. If you have any tips for me I would love to hear them. I love your blog!
Thank you so much! I have not been able to take a class yet either, but would love to. I think you can use any camera you like. I take a lot with just my camera phone. I just try to snap stuff that catches my eye and then sometimes I just click away and come home to find some pretty nice surprises. I try not to capture the right moment but just the moment itself. I love candid pictures and the ones that are just taken on impulse. I've really been enjoying it more and more. Just try to have fun with it and see what happens. Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Take care.
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