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A person with healthy self esteem will be proud of his or her achievements. This is a God like quality says Rabbi Joseph Telushkin. In the first chapter of Genesis, there are six occasions reported that God was proud of what He had created. One example is from Genesis 1:31: “God saw all that He had made, and found it very good.” (the other references are Genesis 1:4, 10, 12, 18 and 21). This repetition is likely present to emphasize God’s pleasure in his work.
“In contrast, there are many people who seem to feel guilty about or who are reluctant to take pleasure in, their accomplishments; instead they minimize them so as to make them seem insignificant.”
A healthier and more positive approach is to be “like God” and “take pleasure in our accomplishment and good works,” Rabbi Telushkin says.
“In contrast, there are many people who seem to feel guilty about or who are reluctant to take pleasure in, their accomplishments; instead they minimize them so as to make them seem insignificant.”
A healthier and more positive approach is to be “like God” and “take pleasure in our accomplishment and good works,” Rabbi Telushkin says.
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