Unit 2: 1 So here we are, feeling like we’re not good enough. It’s reflected in the music we listen to, the shows we watch (think “reality” TV), the things we say to ourselves and our loved ones. And we feel guilt, and most of all, shame. 2 I think Brené Brown puts it best when she says, “I see the cultural messaging everywhere that says that an ordinary life is a meaningless life.” (Daring Greatly, p. 23). She calls this the “never enough” problem and attributes it, for most of us, to a singular early childhood event that perpetuated our need to be a people-pleaser — at least, until someone tells us we can stop. 3 Fortunately, there are a number of anti-Joneses movements popping up. Websites like Operation Beautiful, Body Heart, and Superhero Life. Media influence is not going away and it’s nice to have some sites that advocate positive self-regard out there. Because ultimately, you decide if you’re going to buy into this idea that you’re not good enough. 4 So it’s time to take some pressure off yourself and stop trying to keep up with the Joneses — or anyone else for that matter. Who cares what they think, anyway?