Do You Appreciate Yourself?

Do You Appreciate Yourself?  This is a very good question that I should ask myself each day.  Whenever I examine myself I ask God first, and then myself.  I want to say that I really appreciate myself every single day.  I am asking everyone this question.  For me personally, I really appreciate myself because I know that I am not in this world alone.  I appreciate myself for the better.  The very first thing that I do each day is have a conversation with God.  I use greetings and Salutations to Him.  I start things off by saying Good Morning Lord Jesus.  How are you doing today?  Fine, I hope.  I also tell God that I thank you for your precious breath of life.  I appreciate myself because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  There was a period in my personal life that I didn’t appreciate myself.  What are some good things that you can say about yourself?  I can answer this question by saying that I love the Lord Jesus Christ.  He first loved me for accepting everything that other people do not understand.  I am a very nice person.  I am a person, who has a lot of common sense.  I am a person, who loves nature.  I am a person who loves people.  I am a person who is very proud to be alive.  On Saturday February 13, 2010, I tried to kill myself.  I did this by taking all of my medicine at one time.  I remember when I was having an online relationship with a woman who did not love me or understand me as a person.  I tried to kill myself because of my failed online relationship.  If it wasn’t for my sister calling the police on me, I would have perished.  My sister is no longer here with me, but I can say that she saved my life.  God told me that it was not my time to come to heaven.  Therefore, God and my sister saved my life.  Even though I had to stay a total of 6 days inside of Miami Valley Hospital.  God has given me a second chance at life.  I appreciate myself because I am very positive.  I am a person who enjoys writing essays and blogs.  I am a person who enjoy the comfort of having animals in my life.

Next, I am a person who loves to stay active.  If I am active in the community, I am very happy.  Do You Appreciate Yourself?  Yes, I love God, other people, and then myself.  Proverbs 19:8 says: He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.  The reason why I used this Bible verse is because I am a person who seeks and get wisdom and knowledge that comes from God.  God has put up with all of my mess for the past 57 years now.  God has sent His own Son to earth just to save the world and humanity itself.  Jesus Christ died for my sins, so that I can have a relationship with God Himself.  According to Isaiah 59:2 it says that our sins have separated us from God.  I really appreciate myself because it is the Holy Spirit that is inside of me that is doing all of the work.

Also, I am very happy to be a Child of the Most High God.  I know that I have made a lot of mistakes in my 57 year journey.  I have been fired from jobs because of my personal behavior.  I still love myself because I have had numerous of chances to get it right.  I will admit that I suffer from Schizoid Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia. I know that many people have decided to terminate my friendship with them because of my negative behavior.  I know that I have a lot of physical, mental, and emotional challenges that I am dealing with right now.  I really appreciate myself because I am a very honest person.  During my previous relationship, I will admit that I was hiding my mental illness from other people.  I will admit that there were periods of time when I was a very dishonest person.  It has taken a relationship departure to change me for the better.  God told me that I have thrown my blessings out of the window.  When you throw your blessings out the window, you give up on life all together.  I have not tossed anything out of the window ever since 2007.  For the past few years, I have written two books.  The first book is called My Grace is Sufficient for Me.  The second one is called Essays by Anthony Joseph Hopkins.  My purpose of writing my books and essays is to cope with Schizoid Affective Disorder.  I have written over 1500 essays and blogs for the past 15 years now.  I have a total of 16 Copyright Manuscripts at the Library of Congress Copyright Office located in Downtown Washington DC.  

Finally, I have a profound appreciation for life right now.  I love God, other people, and then myself.  Do You Appreciate Yourself? Yes, I appreciate myself a lot.  I have a wonderful relationship with God.  I have repaired my fractured relationship with my family members.  I have made peace with my family.  I am more responsible right now than I have been in the year 2008.  The very first thing that I do is pay my rent and bills before I can do anything else.  I have been clean and sober for 32 years now.  My attitude about life has really changed for the better.  God loved me before I was even born.  God loves you and so do I.  Thank you for reading my essay.