Erling Thu

Category: Self esteem

  • I am getting feedback, therefore I am!

    To be somebody is to express oneself and having feedback

    – from those who read or listen to us

    – from those who observe and touch us

    To be somebody is to interact with others

    – because you love people

    It is to communicate because you care

    And staying connected because of the worth you find in others

    The joy of being read

    – is the knowledge that others take time with you

    The excitement of having comments

    – is the feeling that others take you serious

    The thrill of getting feedback

    – is the sense of being connected

    To be somebody is being intoxicated

    – by feeling of being in touch with the World

    – the feeling of crossing borders

    – the joy of breaking down barriers

    – the excitement of getting rid of your own limitations

    Being enabled to communicate

    To people close to you and those from far parts of the world

  • Releasing creativity

    To be somebody is releasing creativity in people around you

    Helping them to leave the boring life of status quo

    Launching out to explore the exciting life of creative adventures

    The adventure of expressing themselves

    In words and motions

    In dance and drama

    In oral or written form

    In black and white and sparkling colours

    Using pens and brushes, hands and feet

    To unleash the impulses of their inner being

    When you help people to be themselves

    And to dare to express what they feel on the inside

    Helping them to tap into the limitless reservoir

    Of creative ideas deep down in their own heart

    Then you really are somebody

    For you are helping people to become a creative somebody

  • Infecting people

    To be somebody is to infect people

    By your joy and hope

    By your attitudes of faith and love

    By your positive words

    By your wholesome lifestyle

    By your acts of kindness

    Great people have the capacity

    Of enjoying being with people who are different

    Sharing their life and values naturally

    Great people are infectious

    In the way they live and speak

    Always giving of themselves

    When you are not infected by evil

    Not infected by the greed around you

    Not infected by the envy you face

    Not infected by the materialism of society

    Or the fatalism of traditional religion

    But rather infecting your environment

    Then you are really somebody

  • Great people

    To be somebody is the same as being great

    Great people can be seen

    – By their unselfish actions and their sacrificial service

    Great people can be heard

    – By their encouraging words and faithful confessions

    Great people can be touched

    – Through their practical involvement in our lives

    Great people can be felt

    – By the atmosphere of love, joy and hope that surrounds them

    Great people have an effect on us

    – They bring out the best in us

    And creates in us a desire to change for the better

    As great people has the capacity for enlargement

    And the longing for change

    That motivates them to never settle

    But reach their full potential in God

  • To be somebody is having strong convictions

    Being firmly rooted
    In your historic setting
    Being secure and committed
    To the traditions of your forefathers
    And yet be able to meet
    New schools of thought
    Foreign cultures
    Different peoples
    Young styles of music
    Up to date technology
    Modern methods
    And strange practices
    With an open mind
    And a willingness to understand

  • Telling your own story

    To be somebody is tell your own story
    To share your own life with others
    Trying to communicate hope, faith and love
    That comes from your convictions
    And your compassionate heart
    That the best thing in life
    Is to be like you
    Completely dependent on God
    Fully alive and aware of his presence
    Totally abandoned to his grace
    Free to enjoy his marvellous acts of kindness!

  • Expressing yourself

    To be somebody is to express yourself
    Through letter and words
    Scattered on the futile ground of websites
    To be found by seekers
    And read by hungry souls
    Communicating life
    As you are sharing of yourself in the virtual world

  • Being complete – yourself

    To be somebody
    Is to be complete – yourself
    Having peace and harmony
    In spirit, soul and body
    Living a holistic life
    Fully integrating meaning and purpose
    In everything you are and do

    To really be somebody
    Is living a life of integrity
    As you are completely yourself

  • Standing tall and upright

    To be somebody is to stand tall
    In the midst of opposition
    Standing upright on your own feet
    With your head lifted high
    Receiving scorn and mockery
    As token of distinction
    Taking despising remarks
    From the political correct people
    As medals of highest honour

  • Pushing yourself forward

    To be somebody is to push yourself forward
    It is to lift your head above the mass
    Avoiding being choked by the boring sameness of sin
    Or being imprisoned by accepted rules
    It is to make yourself free from conventional views
    As you follow the Truth in ministering Grace
    Liberating people around you to breathe freely
    Even in the hostile environment of consumerism
    As they keep looking steadily into God’s perfect law
    – the law that sets people free