Top 5 Things that are True About You That Make Bad Self-Affirmation Messages

In responding to criticism of his actions, NCAA President Mark Emmert said (from the Missoulian, August 11, 2013):

“Have I done things that were inappropriate or frustrated people by mistakes that I have made? Of course.  But that doesn’t mean that I’m going to stop doing these things.  That’s not the way I operate.”

I personally think ol’ Mark needs some good old-fashioned and unvarnished self-reflection.  You see, he appears to think so highly of himself that even though he has done “inappropriate things” that “frustrated people” – well, he’s ok.  He’s not going to stop doing those things – that’s not who he is.  It’s not how he operates.  And obviously ol’ Mark thinks he operates just fine, thank you.

Look, I’m fine with self-esteem – properly understood – and I think the Bible is, too.  (Just to prove I’m not a total sourpuss and so you don’t get too down, next post we’ll give you the Top 5 Things that Are True About You That Make Good Self-Affirmation Messages). But it occurs to me that we could all use quite a bit more of the truth about ourselves, and quite a bit less of thinking we are incredibly awesome (when we are clearly not all that awesome, or are at best awesome in a “Twinkie-ish” way, by which I mean a this-tastes-great-but-it-makes-my-stomach-hurt-my-gosh-what-is-that-thing kind of way).   We could all use to follow a little bit more of the Bible’s advice when it says in Romans 12:3:

“Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment.”

So, with that self-enlightenment goal in mind, I give you the Top 5 Things that are True About You That Make Bad Self-Affirmation Messages.  Try putting these messages on your mirror as your morning “pick-me up”:

1. Today, I might just stop breathing and there is not a single thing I could do about it!

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3. If farmers in Oregon do not have a bountiful broccoli crop this year, that could lead to a chain of events causing me to lose my job and I would be helpless to stop it!

4. Remember that most of the things I am afraid of would in fact kill me if I met them alone in a dark alley!

5.  I am a forty-two year old fat guy and I will most likely never fulfill my dream of becoming an NBA basketball player!

(OK, that last one might not apply to you – but did you think this was all about you?  How petty.  That calls for two more.)

6.  In the big scheme of things in this immensely vast universe, I’m like a speck of dust or a blade of grass!  (Go get ‘em, tiger!)

7.  Most people that know me probably think that I’m a worse person than I believe I am – they just don’t know how to tell me!