Self-Worth has nothing to do with economics.

[CitM]

There are some days that when I have nothing going on where I need to leave the house, I should get a personal manager to make me leave the house and do all the things that I know are good for me.

But then I realize that I'm well enough that I can set up my own 'get out of bed appointments' and get moving. Once I'm moving, I find that I can stay moving more easily and get some good things done, and that helps me in the afternoon dulldrums around 4:30 to 6:00pm.

I can honestly look back on my day and say, "Because I was here, cookies got baked, dishes got done, fish were fed, birds and cats taken care of, kids gotten to doctor's appointments and school, etc."

I think sometimes we don't realize what our real self-worth is until someone shows you how others are affected by your loss. And then you realize that no matter what society says about people, society is wrong if a person makes a difference in someone's life.

There is a homeless man who made a difference in my life, and he knew it too. I wish I could have made more of a difference in his, but maybe I did. At least he knew that one person cared and relied on him and probably more than just me. Besides he wasn't homeless he was more 'jobless' and yet he wasn't, I actually remember going to his home once, but I don't remember how I got there. So his home is safe for as long as he needs it.

[NickStokes]

Thx for sharing!

[SuperBlaster]

Almost the entirety of my depression over the last few years has been caused by the shame I feel over my socio-economic status and what I believe it says about me. My primary issue has always been low self worth, but it's just manifested itself the most strongly in this way.

"According to Darwin, I should have been extinct years ago!"-from an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show