Dear anita,

I see what you’re saying. It’s difficult for me to muster up the motivation to change my way of thinking because I’ve never experienced anything otherwise.

I know as a kid I felt adequate. It was really up until 13/14 years old that it started to hit me that I wasn’t, or rather, that I felt I wasn’t. But that childhood feeling is like a distant memory and I don’t know how to get back there. I’m 27 years old now so I’ve been stuck in this mindset for well over 10 years.

The question is, how do I become motivated again? After all these years, how do I get back into that mindset I had when I was a child? When I felt good enough, adequate, and life was fun and vibrant?

I know that’s not exactly a question for you to answer because it has to be coming from me, but I am really at a loss. And all your input so far has been most helpful.

J