Are You Wearing Holey Underwear?
May 25, 2009
Did your mother ever tell you to be sure to keep an extra pair of good underwear in your glove compartment, "just in case"? Well, if you did just that, and even though the occasion may have never occurred to demand you need those special undies, at least you felt better knowing they were there in case you ever did need them. Life is much the same. Allow me to elaborate…
Covering up your holey underwear with pretty clothes doesn’t negate the holes. Think of the holey underwear as your self-esteem. When you feel low and don’t believe in yourself, it’s like you’re wearing a pair of ratty, worn-out undies. Sure, maybe they are comfortable. Poor self-esteem, when unattended to, becomes second nature. Many do not even realize their self-esteem is deficient because they have lived with it like that for a very long time.
Some people have a tendency to attempt to cover up their low self-esteem with things like humor. Rather than taking actionable steps to cultivating a better thought process about themselves, it’s easier to try to cover it up. But no matter how many layers of pretty clothing you stack on, you can’t hide the fact that underneath all that, you are suffering within yourself.
Ditch those old undies.
The truth is, no matter how good you might be at doing just that, hiding how you truly feel deep inside about yourself is never a good thing. At the end of the day, you still go home with holey underwear. Instead of walking around trying to hide the fact that you feel like your world is crumbling to pieces around you (or, that your holey undies are about to fall down around your ankles), start working on your inner issues. Raise your self-esteem and uncover the ugly hidden things that make you feel like you’re dying inside. When you can do this, you’ll be able to replace those holey undies with pretty panties!
