I’M OK, YOU’RE OK

BUT SOME AREN’T OK

Those of us who need to be reminded we are OK, probably are. Those, in total elitist confidence, presume they are better than OK, probably are not. The self-questioning, humble people are not proud. Their self-doubts protect them from excess hubris.

The proud know-it-alls are not humble. They need no reassurances of their superiority. Their arrogance causes them to injure themselves and others.

Personal doubts can serve a good purpose, but they can also get out out of hand, accusatory, self-deprecating, and therefore negatively egotistical and self-centered. We must learn with objectivity to see ourselves unemotionally, with acceptance for all we are, and not be too hard on ourselves.

It is not for me to judge, to chose who is deserving and who is not. If anything is for me, it is to find those who are too down on themselves, too reluctant to recognize their innate talents, and find a reasonable degree of self-acceptance. Only in the positive recognition of our values might we rise to our highest and best.

For those of us who feel beaten down, worthless, we must look up, raise our heads high, straighten our backs, and with chest out smile and say, “Thank you, God, I’m OK”. Our principal duty is to find self-acceptance. That is not pride, it is acceptance of who God has made us to be, and be grateful. God does good work. Once we do this, our work which is not work will reveal itself.

And, again we will smile.