Self-Esteem

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[Narrator Introduction]

Addison: This is Addison. Greetings and welcome to our listeners.

Catharsis: And, this is Catharsis. Our topic for today’s show is self-esteem. You will find the article we are discussing on the website. Before we get started with that I would like to remind our listeners that if they have any announcements that they would like for us to mention on the show, or have a guest they would like to have on the show, then they should contact us through the following email address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Addison: Joining us today are two members of our Team, Shannon and Zhi. Please say hello to our listeners.

Zhi: Hello friends. We would like to share some very useful advice today on self-esteem.

Shannon: Good day, and blessings upon all of you. It should be another interesting show.

Catharsis: Zhi, welcome to your first audio show with us. It is good to see both you and Shannon again.

Addison: Let’s jump right into our topic for today. Lindsey please read the article I have written on self-esteem.

Defined: a confidence and satisfaction in oneself. We can get a little more information on this word combination from the thesaurus. There we find that self-esteem is related to pride, self-contentment and self-satisfaction. And what is pride in this case? It can be seen as a reasonable or justifiable sense of one’s own worth or position.

Self-esteem can be quite a complex tapestry woven together with threads of various qualities and from a variety of sources. Some of the various threads may be seen as needs, wants, desires, emotions, feelings, values, perceptions, neuroses, assumptions, conformity, beliefs, and autonomy. The source of the threads can come from within or without oneself.

As with any tapestry, the quality of the threads used and how it is woven together, influences the look and quality of the tapestry itself. If the workmanship of the tapestry is of poor quality, it may look cheap and will probably not take long for the tapestry to unravel and fall apart. If good, then the work can be quite enduring and have a satisfying affect upon the beholder. Of course a merchant usually charges more for the higher quality tapestry.

Let’s take a look at some of the “threads” I mentioned above. All life forms have needs. A need can be seen as a physical or mental requirement for the well-being of a particular life form. Some good examples of physical needs for practically all Earth life forms, including us humans, are food and water. Without those, our life forms will unravel and fall apart. We will cease to live without them. The quality of the food and water we take into our bodies affects our quality of life. So, ideally we should consume only food and water of high quality.

If we are capable of meeting all of our needs then we have a great beginning for weaving ourselves a high quality tapestry. This will go a long way towards having confidence, contentment and satisfaction in ourselves.

Unfortunately for most humans, there is a lack of understanding about what is required for their well-being.  To make things more challenging, some have said that no society promotes behavior that satisfies all human needs. And to make it even more interesting, probably most people are taught to confuse wants and desires with actual needs. If we were to satisfy these wants and desires which are often based upon what the society promotes, we may actually act against fulfilling our real needs.

[Takeaway to the Skit]

Client: I try so hard to be liked by others. I go to the largest church in the area, wear nice clothes, drive a nice car, do my hair and nails regularly, carefully put my makeup on… I mean what else do people expect from me?!

Therapist: What do you expect from yourself?

Client: Huh, what do you mean?

Therapist: What do you want from yourself?

Client: Well, I want everyone to like me of course! I figured you could help me be better at it.

Therapist: You might want to see an acting coach for that. I noticed that you did not answer my question. What do you want from you? Forget everyone else for a moment. What can you do for you?

Client: Yes, that is what I am here for so you can help me learn to make other people like me.

Therapist: Uh huh. Do you like yourself?

Client: If other people do not like me then why should I like me?

Therapist: Have you ever thought it should be the other way around? Perhaps if you like yourself first, then other people will like you too.

Client: How do I get to where I like myself?

Therapist: I will work with you through special exercises, etc., to help you get to the point where you do like yourself.

Client: That sounds like work to me. Don’t you have some kind of pill or magic potion that I can take instead?

Therapist: Well, the reason why you are here is because you did take some pills and a lot of them. I suggest that you start taking care of your real needs and the liking or not liking will take care of itself.

Client: Do you like me?

Therapist: Actually, I love you, and there is someone else I want you to meet that loves you too.

Client: What, you love me? We just met. You cannot possibly love me! You aren’t one of those whack jobs that takes advantage of his clients are you? You know, putting me to sleep by hypnotizing me and then sneaking a feel and such!

Therapist: No, you said yourself that I have a very good reputation. The thing is that I love myself, which in turn makes it easy for me to love you too. I see what is lovable about you and that is what I want you to see too.

Client: Someone loves me? That is certainly better than just liking. Oh, thank you! Who is this other person that loves me?

Therapist: Come on over here and I will let you meet her.

[They walk over to a mirror on the wall.]

Client: Why that is just me looking at myself in the mirror! Are you playing games with my brain?

Therapist: Not at all. The person that loves you is your real self. Look past the hair, the makeup… look into your eyes, look through and past your eyes to see your real self. You may see a twinkle, a light… that is the real you and that you always loves you.

Client: I think I see something. Yes, I see something! Wow, this is great! Okay, I will work with you on those exercises…

[Back to the Article]

It seems then that the tapestry woven together in most societies is of dubious quality, with some societies using a higher count of quality threads than others. What is the source of the lower quality threads? I suggest that it is the learned set of customs within a society, and the inaccurate assumptions about what a human is and what s/he needs.

If it is true that most people have unsatisfied needs, then that would probably explain why most people seem to be discontented with themselves and their lives. Discontentment may lead to a lack of confidence in oneself and a lower perception of one’s worth. This seems to be especially true when the discontented person compares him- or herself to another person that appears to be satisfied and contented.

[Takeaway to the Skit]

Low Self-Esteem Guy: Do you like me?

A Man on the street: Yeah, sure, no problem man! [That guy might be a psychopath and I certainly do not need that kind of trouble.]

Low Self-Esteem Guy: Do you like me?

A homeless man on the street: I have no problem with you, sure. You got any loose change?

Low Self-Esteem Guy: No, I do not have any.

The same homeless man on the street: You jerk!

Low Self-Esteem Guy: Do you like me?

A Woman on the street: Yes, but I have to go now. [What a weirdo.]

Low Self-Esteem Guy: Do you like me?

Another Man on the street: Of course I like Mi!

Low Self-Esteem Guy: What? Are you talking about me?

Same Man on the street: Yes, who else do you think I am talking about?

Low Self-Esteem Guy: Oh, thank you so much for liking me!

Same Man on the street: Uh, sure, no problem.

Mi: Sorry it took me so long in the store.

Same Man on the street: Mi, some guy was just asking about you.

Low Self-Esteem Guy: Do you like me?

Wise Man on the street: No.

Low Self-Esteem Guy: Huh, why, why not?

Wise Man on the street: Because you do not like you.

Low Self-Esteem Guy: How do you know that?

Wise Man on the street: A person who likes himself has no need to go around asking everyone if they like him.

Low Self-Esteem Guy: How do I get to like myself?

Wise Man on the street: The first thing you can do is stop asking people if they like you. You are probably freaking them out with your neediness and not getting real value from their answers to your constant question. I suggest that you spend time getting acquainted with yourself and learning to see what is likeable about you. Ask yourself what you like and do not like about you and why. Look deeply into what these reasons are.

Low Self-Esteem Guy: That sounds like too much work to me. Thanks anyway.

Wise Man on the street: May you be well on your journey.

Low Self-Esteem Guy: Do you like me?

[Back to the Article]

Another human need, a mental one this time, seems to be for us to be minimally accepted by other people. This appears to be such a strong need for most of us that we may even resort to extreme measures to be accepted by others. If this need is not met because we experience rejection by others then we may exhibit negative emotions such as anxiety, sadness, hurt feelings, and jealousy. And at the extreme end of being socially excluded one may act out in both self-defeating and antisocial behavior.

[Takeaway to the Skit]

Sam: Hello Barbara, how’s it going? [Boy, she sure turned away and left in a hurry.]

Hey John, it’s nice to see you again. Can I talk to you about that project we were discussing before?

John: Sorry Sam, I have to go.

Sam: [What was that about? Do I have a “Be rude to Sam” sign on me? I wonder why people seem to be avoiding me all of the sudden. There’s Frank, I think I will go over and join him and his friends.] Frank, what’s happening?

Frank: Oh, hey Sam, we were just about to leave to go to a party. Maybe we can catch up with you another time.

Sam: A party, can I go with you?

Frank: Sorry, Sam, but this party is by invitation only. I will see you around buddy.

Sam: Yeah, sure! [Well, that does it! People, who needs them anyway? I will just go home for the night. …you know, the more I think about it the angrier I get over how people are treating me. I think I will disown them all!]

[Goes through his apartment door and is welcomed with a surprise party.]

Sam: Wow, what a surprise! And I thought some of you were just being downright unfriendly. I sure am glad I was wrong about that.

[Back to the Article]

One common outcome of not having one’s needs fulfilled is the development of neurosis. Neurosis can be defined as an internal, nonorganic barrier to need fulfillment. Ironically, we often act as the barrier to fulfilling our own real needs.

How is it possible that we are our own barrier to need fulfillment? It goes something like this. We are raised within a culture that has unquestioned assumptions and beliefs about how things should be. We have a need to be accepted by the people in this culture. We therefore control our behavior enough to conform to these assumptions and beliefs in order to be accepted. The assumptions and beliefs set up the values that people within the culture strive to emulate. The more that we can exhibit these values the more valuable to others we appear to be, and the higher our self-esteem tends to become.

Interestingly, we are not normally conscious of the assumptions, beliefs, and our conformity to them.  And in the process of needing to be valued by others most of us are automatically monitoring our relational value to others. If we have entered the neurotic zone, then we are constantly measuring ourselves against others, even in situations which do not call for it. The neurotic person seems to look at each life event as a moment as to whether s/he is accepted or rejected by others regardless of meeting his or her other needs.

[Takeaway to the Skit]

[Intro to the Neurotic Zone.]

Narrator: “The story today is about a woman, perhaps a woman not unlike one you know. This woman spends every waking moment trying to measure up to what she feels is the best of each person or faddish advertisement she sees. Let’s look in on her as she goes through a typical day.”

[Alarm goes off.]

Neurotic Woman: Ah, do I have to get up today? That was such a great dream I was having. I had everyone and everything I ever wanted in it. Now I have to wake up to this world again. Oh, well, let’s get ready for work.

[It looks like I gained weight. I think that I will have to go without breakfast this morning in order to try to lose it. I may have to skip breakfast for the rest of the week. I really want to look like that chick in the magazine I saw. She had the perfect body. Maybe I will look into a plastic surgeon to give me a little help with it.]

[On her way to work.]

[Is that Judy? Wow, she has a really hot looking guy. He is even cuter than my boyfriend. Maybe I should dump my boyfriend and get a new one.]

[Later at work.]

[Wow, it looks like Henry got a new car. It sure is something. Maybe I should trade my new car in and get a better one. I can’t afford to be outdone by Henry. It just makes me so mad that Henry got that promotion over me. I mean what has he got that I don’t? Okay, so he went to Harvard, big deal! It is not like my education was at some second rate University! The thing that really bothers me about it is that he got a better office than me.]

Hey, Suzanne. I like what you did to your hair. [Why can’t I get my hair to do that? I may have to schedule a trip to the beauty parlor today.]

[Later at lunch.]

Waiter: What can I get you for lunch today maam?

Neurotic Woman: I think I will have the grilled chicken salad today.

[Oh, look at what that woman is eating. I probably should have ordered that instead. Oh, well, such is life.]

[Back to Narrator.]

Narrator: As we can see, this woman spends almost every waking moment comparing herself to others. Does she seem to be happy? I will leave that for you to ponder.

[Back to the Article]

In our comparison to others, if we exhibit the accepted values and are therefore accepted, we have good self-esteem. If we do not exhibit the values and are therefore rejected, then we tend to have low self-esteem. At least that is how it normally operates. Regardless of whether we have high or low self-esteem in this case, we are often overriding or ignoring many of our real needs in the process of gaining approval from others.

In this comparison game we often do not take care of our real needs. And while we are playing the game we give authority over ourselves to others. We give away our power. When we give away our power we are at the mercy of others. Sometimes we may be accepted, sometimes not. Sometimes we feel good about ourselves, sometimes not. A person’s life may appear to be like a yo-yo spinning in different directions, with other people and events controlling the string.

When you closely look at the situation are you really enjoying yourself? I suggest that if a person is continually concerned about how others perceive her, then she is effectively excluding herself from enjoyment and therefore real satisfaction. One may even become so self-centered about becoming accepted that nobody and nothing is valued unless it advances one’s interests in being valued and accepted by others.

While understandably society requires certain rules of operation so that people remain civil, many of the values taken for granted may not be appropriate for meeting all of our real needs. What can we do about this situation? The best place to start seems to be in developing an awareness of what our real needs are. In addition we can become conscious of the assumptive belief system within which we reside. Once we know what the needs are then we can make valid choices of our behavior in light of those needs while striving to accept ourselves. We can socialize with others who are also becoming conscious and aware, therefore meeting our need of being accepted by others.

[Takeaway to the Skit]

[In the middle of a self-esteem anonymous group meeting.]

Group Member 1 (male): I mean this guy just totally ignored me today like I was invisible. Who does he think he is? Does he think he is better than me because he can afford a Porsche? I’m the guy that keeps his Porsche running for Pete’s sake!

Group Member 2 (female): You think that is something, just wait until you hear about my mom. My mom told me that she wishes I had never been born. Can you imagine what that feels like?! I feel like running away from home and never going back.

Group Member 3 (male): That’s terrible! Is it my imagination or is it getting crowded in here?

Group Leader (female): You just brought up an important point and we may as well mention it now. Since we started our self-esteem anonymous group almost six months ago, our group attendance has grown to such a large number that we are considering the purchase of a much larger building. We want to know what you think about it as a group.

Group Member 1: What does that mean for us? It’s hard enough to get here to this location.

Group Member 2: Yeah. Where is this new property located?

Group Leader: We are just now thinking about it and we just wanted to see what your thoughts are on it.

Group Member 1: Well, at least you valued us enough to ask our opinion on it.

Group Member 2: Yes, at least someone values us. We are so tired of not being valued by others.

Group Leader: We will hold a special meeting to get your thoughts on a new location but for now we have a special guest speaker with us today. Please welcome Catharsis.

[Crowd clapping.]

Catharsis: Greetings to all of you. It is good for me to be here today. This is the first time I have actually been in front of a self-esteem anonymous group. It was very interesting sitting here listening to all of you discussing not being valued and such by others.

Just out of curiosity, can I see a show of hands of how many here tonight feel valued by anyone. I find it interesting that I see very few hands up in the room.

How many people does it take for you to feel valued? Just shout out some numbers to me.

Group Members: Three…One…Five…One…Two… [We hear granny with spit sound.]

Catharsis: That is also interesting. I think I may have a solution to your new building problem. I may even have a possible solution for everyone in here as to being valued by others.

Group Member 1: You are just yanking our chains.

Group Member 3(male): Well, don’t keep us in suspense man tell us!

Group Members 2 (female): Yeah, tell us already!

Group Leader: Okay, people please keep it down. I am interested in hearing what Catharsis has to say here.

Catharsis: How many people do you have in this room?

Group Leader: Tonight, probably around three hundred give or take.

Catharsis: Based upon my previous questions, most of you do not have anyone you feel values you. And when I asked how many people it took for you to feel valued, the most popular number was one.

Group Member 1: You’re stating the obvious man. Now tell us what we don’t know!

Catharsis: What if everyone in this room valued each other? Would that not solve the problem of being valued?

[Huh sound]

Each one of you can make valued friends in this very room. Then perhaps you can turn this place into a dating club instead.

[Back to the Article]

When we regain our autonomy and power then we can truly have high esteem, an esteem that is not subject to the whims of society. As we develop this autonomy and satisfy our real needs we will discover that one of the most important needs is unconditional love, which is really what you were seeking when you sought acceptance from others. You learn to love yourself, and through loving yourself you can then truly love others, which in turn benefits everyone because then you can act together to meet everyone’s real needs.

Zhi: It is interesting to see that in the ordinary life of people they get their self-esteem or self-respect from social status, accomplishments, and other things which are mainly external to them. These things seem to depend upon the judgment of people outside of oneself.  I suggest that through self-discipline one can develop one’s own self-esteem which will be rooted in serenity. Then one can have an inner calm and happiness which is enduring. This will be dependent upon no other person or thing.

Shannon: Interestingly enough, if you desire to develop self-discipline in order to develop that self-esteem and serenity, you will probably have to do it in a quiet and positive environment. Being the nature lover that I am, I prefer to spend most of my quiet moments out in it. At least that way you can get away from most, if not all, judgmental people. Wouldn’t it be great to boycott events, establishments and people who judge or reject others?

Catharsis: I have been known to create trouble in establishments and at events similar to what you are referring to. Some of them are starting to recognize me now, so I have to resort to wearing disguises. It is a good thing I ran the hurdles when I was in school. That leads me to an interesting idea. What if there was a Self-Esteem Olympics? What do you think some of the events would be? Perhaps an obstacle course where the person has to avoid paint balls being shot at him by people who do not like him.

[Takeaway to the Skit]

Event Announcer: Next up for the Self-Esteem paintball event is John, who is from the United States. John has shown great promise in dodging and weaving negativity to make it all the way here to the Olympics.

For those of you new to this event, the idea is for the Olympian to make his or her way through the obstacle course with the least amount of paintball hits. It is the Olympian’s job to appear likeable to the paintball shooters. If a shooter decides that he or she does not like the Olympian then a shot can be taken.

Some of the rules for this event are the following: 1) no face shots will be tolerated; 2) no physical contact is to be made at any time other than with a paintball; and 3) a shooter cannot chase the Olympian past his or her designated firing area.

It looks like John is ready and he is off. John nears the first firing zone.

John: Ouch, that hurt! Why did you shoot me?

Shooter 1 (male): I was just having a bad day and wanted to make sure you did too. [laughs]

Oh, John is off to a bad start. He has one paintball strike on him. Let’s see how he does on the rest of the course.

It looks like the second shooter let him pass with a smile. She seemed to be too preoccupied with her laptop to take much notice of John.

Now John comes up to the third firing position. Woah! A paintball just missed him. Now on to the fourth position.

Shooter 4 (male): Come on buddy! Keep going man. I don’t even have any paintballs in this thing. Have a good journey man!

John: Thank you.

It looks like Shooter 4 gave John a pass, now on to the fifth firing position.

Shooter 5 (female): Your name is John right?

John: Hello, yes, my name is John, and yours?

Shooter 5 (female): My name is Cindy. You sure are cute. Go ahead and pass me.

John: Thank you very much. …Ouch!

Ooooohhhh… it looks like John got it in the back this time. That must of hurt.

John: Why did you do that? I thought everything was cool between us.

Shooter 5 (female): It was, and then I decided I did not like your voice.

John: Well, thanks a lot!

John now has two strikes against him, and he is now approaching the sixth and final firing station. Can he get by it without getting hit?

Shooter 6 (male): Oh, Johnny! Come on Johnny boy! I have something real special waiting for you.

John: What would that be?

Shooter 6 (male): You thought we all had paintball guns. Well, guess what buddy boy, I have the real McCoy here for ya! [laughs]

John: What! Are you a psycho or something?! This is supposed to be a nonlethal sport!

Shooter 6 (male): Did you just call me a psycho? It’s truly on now buddy boy. Here I come!

John: Help, Security, help!

It looks like John is waving to the cameras as he braves the last firing position. And look at him go. I think that is the fastest I have seen him run any of the positions today, certainly faster than any of the other Olympians.

[Gun shots are heard.]

Why that almost sounded like real gun shots out there. Maybe some of the viewers set off some fireworks prematurely. Wait a moment. I think I see Shooter 6 actually chasing John past the firing position and it looks like he is firing something other than a paintball gun! Security, hurry up and get down there!

[Back to the Conversation]

Shannon: [laughing] That is quite an idea. The paint balls would certainly be kinder than the ways many people are judged and rejected throughout their lives. What if we had a TV game show where the contestants win or lose points based upon what others think of them?

Addison: All of you make some interesting points. Perhaps the values which people are taught in order to be accepted by society can be seen as traits. Each of these traits may have a cycle as to when they are popular and when they are not. The more popular the trait currently is the more valued it is. This process reminds me of how a stock market operates.

Zhi: Perhaps the best thing to do is for each person to pick his or her own values that assist with meeting all needs. That way one does not have such an erratic life. These values can include being kind and loving to others which will help all people meet their needs. This may greatly reduce the numbers of people who are seen as social deviants.

[Takeaway to the Skit]

Kind Man: I just learned that I should be kind and loving towards others. Today, I am going out and put that into practice. Let me see, I think I will head on over to the more needy side of the city.

[Hey, someone is giving that man on the corner some money. He looks like he may need some more. I may as well start with him.]

Man on the corner: What you want man? I got some dime bags, eight balls…you name it, and I can get it.

Kind Man: That is mighty nice of you to try to give me a bag for my change, but I really just wanted to give you some money.

Man on the corner: Say what? You want to give me some money? Okay, well, what do you want for it?

Kind Man: Nothing. I just want to give you some money.

Man on the corner: Are you crazy? Do I look like I need charity or something?

Kind Man: Well, your shorts seemed to be hanging down quite low. I thought you might need some new clothes. I just wanted to do something kind for you.

Man on the corner: You’re a cop aren’t you? You sure fooled me. I can usually spot a cop right away. You sure don’t look like no cop to me, but maybe they are using some new class of undercover person these days. That is real clever of them. Where are your boys at? You got me man!

Kind Man: No, no…I am not a cop. I just want to give you some money!

Man on the corner: Okay, listen, I’ll take your money but let me give you some free advice for it. Not everyone on these streets is as cool as me. I suggest you go elsewhere before you get hurt by someone.

Kind Man: [Ah, there’s a woman with her children trying to get her stroller up onto the curb. I think I will go give her a helping hand.] Hello maam. Can I give you a hand?

Woman: You best stay away from my babies if you know what’s good for your sorry ass!

Kind Man: I am not going to hurt them!

Woman: You’re damn right you ain’t!

Kind Man: Okay, here take this money then.

Woman: Boy, do I look like some ten cent hooker to you?! I go to Church every Sunday-praise be to Jesus! Why I’ve never been so insulted in all my life! I’ve a good mind to beat you right here!

Kind Man: No, no, I did not mean to insult you. I am sorry if you took it that way.

Woman: You got the wrong street cracker. Try two blocks over that way. You best leave before you get hurt by someone.

Kind Man: [Wow, this is harder than I thought. Maybe I should head back the other way now.]

Hoodlum: Hands up sucker!

Kind Man: Huh, I wasn’t doing anything wrong!

Hoodlum: Too late. We heard you was carrying some cash around and I want it.

Kind Man: Ah, finally…someone that can use some money.

Hoodlum: Oh we can sure use your money alright. Now hand it over!

Kind Man: Okay, but there is no need to use violence. I want to let you know that I love you and may this money do some good for you.

Hoodlum: What, you love me? You must be some real crazy fool to be coming here to this neighborhood trying to hand out money and telling people you love them. Why I ought to pop you right now and put you out of your misery!

Kind Man: No, please don’t hurt me. I was only trying to do something good for people.

Hoodlum: Uh huh, well you can give me that watch you are wearing too since you are being so generous. That’ll do me some good!

Kind Man: Listen, you don’t have to do that. I will just give it to you if you need it that bad. Is there anything else I can do to help you?

Hoodlum: Man, you must be seriously out of your mind trying to help people like me. People like me just take what we want. And the more I talk with you, the more your jacket looks good to me as well.

Kind Man: Can I give you a hug to go along with that jacket?

Hoodlum: A hug?! I know what is really going on here. You are on some kind of guilt trip so you come down here to help us poor folk out to help make yourself feel better. I think you are the one that seriously needs the hug.

Kind Man: Well, then can I get a hug then?

Hoodlum: What are you trying to do, destroy my reputation? If my boys see me hugging the likes of you I would never be able to escape the ridicule. Then I would have to move out of the neighborhood before I got popped!

Kind Man: I can give you a place to stay and help you turn your life around in a positive direction.

Hoodlum: Wow, you’re serious aren’t you? I never had anyone offer to help me like that before. You got a business card on you?

Kind Man: Actually, it is in that jacket you got from me.

Hoodlum: I’ll tell you what. You can have the jacket and the watch back. I’ll just keep the money and one of your business cards. I’ll give you a call. Now you better get out of this neighborhood before you really get hurt. Thanks man.

[Back to the Conversation]

Catharsis: I can see it now. All the people who perceive me as a troublemaker will be coming up to me hugging me and telling me that they love me. That would certainly be a great improvement of the outcome.

Shannon: Ah, you are not a real trouble maker Catharsis. All you do is jolt people out of their customary comfort zones, and their shallow idle thought processes. Yes, many times they may feel irritated or even angry that you made them actually think in a conscious manner, but as we know you are doing them a great service in the long run. If the people getting irritated do not immediately catch on to what you are doing, then perhaps some of the observers to the situation do.

Catharsis: Actually, some do appreciate what I am doing for them. Many of them have become my clients. It would be much better for people to take a time-out in life, and then use that space for self-discovery. Too many people are running around here and there seeking what it is that pleases society instead of taking care of themselves first.

Addison: There are many points made in this show to give people something to ponder upon. That wraps it up for our show.

Catharsis: Until next time. “May you be the Light, and resonate Unconditional Love.”

[Ending fade out .]