In previous posts, the following is covered:
1.
An improper worldview has the potential to impact genetics.
2. Optimal health requires optimal awareness and attention.
The health of parents extends to children.
3.
Raising a child's self-awareness is how a child develops self-esteem. This is inherited because it depends on parental personal growth.
4. All that is from the same parental lineage shares spiritual genetics.
Genetics can be altered spiritually.
These four things are among the things every person inherits. Some are handed down from parents to children and some are handed down from caregivers to children. Like all hand-me-downs, how well others take care of them, matters. Parents/caregivers influence their children's ability to develop awareness of their entire selves and thus the meaning of life & existence.
Defining Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is not simply a feel good feeling. It is not determined by simply thinking or feeling self-esteem exists. We cannot bring self-esteem into existence by strongly stating, “I love myself, I feel good about myself, I know who I am.” Appreciation requires appropriate information.
Self-esteem is knowledge of self. This means we must be in possession of actual knowledge of our mental aspect, emotional aspect, physical aspect and spiritual aspect. This requires ongoing nutrition for each aspect and a growing understanding of each aspect. Our degree of awareness must equal or exceed our intended level of development based on age. Most importantly, self-esteem cannot fully exist without an intimate relationship with the rest of the natural world -
mental knowledge alone is insufficient,
we must commune with our kinfolk.
Self-Esteem Is Learned Through Habits
A habit is something we choose and then choose to repeat as a representation of our self-concept and self-image. A good habit supports the four basic inseparable aspects of self development: emotion, body, spirit and mind.
Good habits are just like nutrition because they are: nutrition for life. Nutrition leads to health. Health means taking care of the four basic inseparable aspects that define self. Since knowledge of self is self-esteem, good habits lead to increasing levels of self-esteem.
A bad habit is the absence of a good habit.
Well-rounded people complete their circle by having habits that support overall development and habits that target specific areas of development.
Overall Habits
Self-study, practice and exercise of being human in relation to fellow beings in the natural world.
Self-study of history (the background of something), especially personal beliefs. Our beliefs come from somewhere, therefore each belief has a history. Those who care to find out are those who care about themselves.
In other words, if we do not know where our beliefs come from, we cannot have self-esteem.
Only the illusion exists.
“Self-study means more than just studying on our own. It also means studying self.” This includes practicing what we've learned as we are learning. Practicing includes
having conversations to practice thinking and to practice maintaining a balanced emotional response when we are unsure or when information contradicts ours.
Habits That Target Specific Areas
A habit that improves one of our aspects also improves the other three. If this is not true, then a habit we think is good, isn't.
Physical
Eating what is intended for human animals in the manner intended.
A range of activity that naturally engages all muscles and systems.
Getting rest, sunlight and other celestial light.
Avoiding toxins in the environment, in personal products and in what we choose to open our mouths and swallow.
Self-study, practice and exercise of the physical aspect of self.
Spiritual
Communing.
Making sure the work we do and the jobs we have, are in agreement with how our spirit is telling us we should use our passions, purposes and gifts.
Honoring our shared existence with fellow citizens of Creation.
Ignoring any teaching that does not honor our shared existence with fellow creatures of Creation.
Giving and receiving encouragement and appreciation.
Having conversations as opposed to talking about stuff.
Learning human history.
Interacting with cool people.
Self-study, practice and exercise of the spiritual aspect of self.
Emotional
Avoiding toxic relationships with people.
Avoiding toxic relationships with ideologies by not choosing them as personal beliefs.
Self-study, practice and exercise of the emotional aspect of self.
Mental
Critically assess ourselves, our thoughts, what we read, what we watch, what we listen to, who we talk to, what we talk about, what we study, what we are taught, what we practice, what we investigate, what we analyze, and more.
Avoiding the toxin of distraction.
Self-study, practice and exercise of the mental aspect of self.
Self-Esteem Is Choices & Decisions
Since habits are choices, we decide whether or not we are developing self-esteem. So even though we don't always get what we deserve, we usually get what we decide we deserve.
Some habits are only appropriate for a certain stage of development. Therefore, some of our habits, though good at the time, must be upgraded. The same is true for habits that dictate our way of thinking.
Let's be clear. There is no such thing as a good habit that does not support self-development. So those of us who think we're doing good but are not progressing in the knowledge of self, do not have good habits, regardless. All else is folly.
Taking this a step further, good habits can only come from good ideas. Good ideas can only come from
a good context. If we trace the source of good ideas and bad ideas we will end up in two different worldviews – guaranteed.
For example, those who are serious about health will move towards eating whole food and eventually end up in their own gardens. Those who aren't will move towards grocers and restaurants and end up in checkout lines.
All of us who desire health/fulfillment must backtrack and trace the origin of our ideas about anything that affects our ability to live as intended. If this is done properly we will all end up in one of two places. Most of us will end up in both places. Since these places are far removed from each other, it is detrimental to health to be pulled in two different directions. As a result,
whatever side has the most force and is able to pull us, wins influence over us. Then, according to whichever side has won, we either develop more good habits or allow them to fade into bad habits.
For example, many of us sacrifice physical health, mental health and spiritual health for jobs. Most people know they cannot be who they are at their jobs. They cannot be their true selves. Having a job requires denial of self and acceptance of becoming someone else every day.
When we must program ourselves to go into an automatic operating mode of daily pretension, it gets harder each day to separate our true selves from the illusion. As a result, though we may not realize this is the reason, many of us hate our jobs but endure them
for the money. This is a self-hate crime because we are trading what is good about us (health) for a toxic relationship (job).* We allow jobs to win influence over our decision-making which leads to bartering our health for money. Meanwhile we are tricked by the allure of having health care coverage which is like a person who can see, relying on a seeing eye dog to cross the street. We willingly put our health in the hands of health care. Jobs are just jobs and “benefits” are bait and switch carrots, but health, which is knowledge of self, is everything. This is why,
“Man Know Thyself” was often spoken and always written over the entryway of the schools of Kemet, in pyramids, tombs and on papyri. (1)
Teach your children to know themselves, then allow that to guide them the rest of the way. Going to college and obtaining a degree Is Not the key. Growing from knowledge of self and obtaining the 360th degree, is the key to life.
*We lie, pretend and beg to get them, pray to get them, thank God we have them, dread going to them, are more excited about days off, can't wait to quit them, dream one long, grueling dream of retiring from them and call them blessings. WTF!?
Parents/caregivers, Do Not show preference for this bad habit and set your children up for a crazy relationship that's the same as
I hate you but I need you and though you try to make me into what you need, you tell me everyone can be replaced and still I hang around as long as you will have me and yet I don't know what I would do without you.
Handling Responsibility
As mentioned in Part 7c, it the responsibility of parents/caregivers to guide children in the development of emotion, body, mind and spirit; therefore it is the responsibility of parents/caregivers to guide children in the development of good habits that result in knowledge of self, thus self-esteem.
The personal growth and development habits of parents/caregivers are not just habit-forming for children. Whatever parents/caregivers do or don't do and whatever we provide or don't provide affects the health of children.
Habits are building blocks that influence whether children are constructive, destructive or not fully either. Children who understand this can take responsibility for their own habits. They do not need anyone's permission or agreement because each person's spirit is the highest authority.
Inherited Self-Esteem Is A Spirit Hand-Me-Down
“Though habits are acquired by choice or retained by choice, a person is not fully defined by what is acquired. A person is a person because of what he or she is.”(2)
What every person is,
is a spirit being. This is good news for children of any age and especially the younger ones. Younger children (those who do not yet consider themselves grown-ups) are more likely to still be searching for information to define themselves.
Whenever we search for something openly, honestly and with determination, we are likely to find it. This allows us to find our spirit connection and get back on track. Children are then able to follow the habits of Divine Parental Guidance. With these original habits influencing them, children will find their natural selves, grow in knowledge of self and self-esteem. These children will be fulfilled because
they will focus their efforts and resources into the habits listed above.
So, even if our parents/caregivers do not pass on good habits, the spirit's got our back. It has
Plan A for us. Plan A consists of habits grounded in the natural world.
As descendents of spirit, we must look inward and upward to intuition and wisdom to receive this inheritance of always free hand-me-downs. These hand-me-downs from the Supreme are more powerful than our human genetics.
Good habits are stronger than peer-pressure. Good habits help us move towards positive peer pressure and away from negative peer pressure.
Read Part 7f -
Definition: Human Genetics' Changing Influences & Responses Context And So Continues The Meaning Of Life & Existence (Part 7f)
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Notes:(1) Ben-Jochannan, Yosef, Africa: Mother of Western Civilization (Black Classic Press: 1988),
pp. 452, 677.(2) Asante, Molefi Kete and Mazama, Ama Editors, “Encyclopedia Of African Religion,” (2009) p. 523.
