by Francine Ward | Oct 18, 2022 | Esteemable Acts, Self Esteem and Personal Development
I didn’t always love her even though she was my mother. She wasn’t there when I needed her, and we never seemed to connect when she was. As a kid, when I was told I looked like my mother, I’d cringe with pain at the thought that we were cut from the same cloth. At...
by Francine Ward | Oct 4, 2022 | Esteemable Acts, Self Esteem and Personal Development
Sometimes when we’re disappointed because we didn’t get the outcome we wanted, it’s hard to understand why it happened. It seems unfair that we try hard to achieve our goals with little visible success. It’s especially hard if we did our very best. “Why me?” we ask....
by Francine Ward | Sep 27, 2022 | Esteemable Acts, Self Esteem and Personal Development
Addiction, regardless of how we define it, robs us of the ability to make the right choices. Whether we’re addicted to drugs, alcohol, food, gambling, sex, love, other people’s opinions, or old ideas, our lives are no longer our own. Because we’re addicted, we do...
by Francine Ward | Sep 20, 2022 | Esteemable Acts, Self Esteem and Personal Development
My heaviest weight was 145 pounds, and I was only twenty-six years old. I went from a size four to a size fourteen almost overnight. For some, 145 is not a lot of weight, but for my small frame, it was a lot of bulk to carry. And I got that way by design. It wasn’t a...
by Francine Ward | Sep 13, 2022 | Esteemable Acts, Self Esteem and Personal Development
You are the artist in your life. You create the images and colors on the canvas called your life. Are you creating the picture you want? Does your canvas convey a life of fulfillment and growth? Or does your canvas convey chaos and despair? Sometimes we don’t like...
