Good thoughts here. As you know, I’ve struggled with feeling “good enough” for most of my life. I’ve worked and worked on myself for decades, and it’s a good thing. But I think what really made it all hit home was when I would visit you (and this was only 2 1/2 yrs ago) and kept hearing myself whining about myself and my life. At some point I decided it must be a real downer for you to constantly hear me talk like that, so I vowed to change how I talked about myself. I think that was the true, observable turning point for my speaking kindly and supportively about myself, and then beginning to believe what I was saying more and more. Naturally I still have my moments and my self-doubt, but I feel so much more empowered and internally strong than I used to. And I sure like being with myself more. I expect that others may enjoy being with me more too. Thanks for sharing your experience.