Ernie said something yesterday that got me thinking. He mentioned that the Wagners (My brother and I) are always brimming with self esteem and, that, why not? We always win, no matter what. Now, I think we all know that that can't be entirely true and while it's a nice thing to be said of us, I don't buy into the 'Wagner Mystique' that my group of friends refer to. I realize a lot of it is said jokingly, but let's just take the fact that it is perceived we have a lot of self esteem. I don't deny that we do, but I think that if people see that, it is a testament to God and his many blessings. We come from a divorced family. Most of my friends grew up with both parents. Kids of divorce are given this stigma, and are expected to be people who never adjust well and have problems later in life. That is not the case with us. Yeah, our parents were split up but saw them both and were very much loved. It wasn't always easy. You went through the range of emotions and sometimes even felt bitter at one or the other of your parents because they weren't together. But we made it. In many respects, and like many others in a variety of situations, we had to fight tooth and nail, but we made it. And even though we were fighters, we couldn't win alone. God and only God got us through. When I lost my job last January and didn't work again until June, people were amazed that not once I became negative about it. Not once did I worry about it. Family members were wringing their hands and freaking out because I didn't have a job yet. Not me, I knew, when the time was right, God would take care of it for me. I know, I'm rambling. But I just think it is important to give credit where it is due. It would be easy to hear someone say something flattering like Ernie and think more highly of myself than I should.

Want high self esteem? Esteem the most high.