What I like being part of WA -is You develop at your own pace and nobody puts undue pressure on you. There is a lot of information to take in, but if we work through the various levels, we will understand what networking is all about. So please shout if you are stuck - help from WA members is always available.

Keep it up yo'll get there.

Maybe, you might be like me. Do you expect too much of yourself? I do not know the situation. But, I have a hard time celebrating my successes. Even if it is just getting a page right that I had a hard time with for days.

I expect way to much of myself, way to fast. I have to stop and assess what is my goals. I honestly do not think it is good to put a dollar amount in them right now. That puts a failure in your head if you do not meet it.

So I have been trying to measure it by progress. I know I do not know many things and I often feel overwhelmed. But, I have to stop and say, ok it is not perfect but it is enormously better than it was a week ago.

I put in an enormous amount of time, sometimes for nothing. If I had not been impatient, and had relistened to a video that would have helped me, I could have saved myself a week of frustration.

I am not saying you do that, just reevaluate your expectations and cut yourself a break. When we work online, it is there 7 days a week calling our name.Sometimes you need to give yourself permission to unplug. Or make yourself do more if you have not been doing much. I swing to both extremes.
Good luck,
Lisa

Hi Con keep that chin up, the sun never sets on this community theres always someone to chat to whenever you want to have a great day

Hi Con, believe in yourself, as I believe in you! I wish you a great day!
Just try to add one positive thing on your website daily, you don't have to climb the whole stairs, it can be a grammar correction, or a new picture, Loes

You're never alone Con, ONE is always there with you. When you think everything's going down, just look up to HIM.
I've had my ups and downs, and I've never been disappointed when I just look to Him, My Lord.
I shall continue to pray for you......God bless you,
Shirley

Hi Con

Before I even begun to respond here I did the following - I read your profile and then I read your first post.

Most people - in fact I would say all of us come to this place at some time in our life. I have this war within me everyday.

I want to share with you how I have come to deal with this - now I am telling you in front - I am not perfect, I fall down and fail all the time.
Also perhaps my view of life may be all wrong - but this is how I learnt to deal with my everyday struggle.

Now all this is the prelims - I am telling you all this in front - I am a pastor (this brings a certain perspective); I am a husband and father (this carries certain responsibilities); I'm a man (so I don't have a female perspective, but just like you I have these types of days because I am like everybody else a human being (so hide it, many like the macho man image, other only see no. 1) So having said that this is how I handle it.

I have learnt to like myself, I had no control over my birth, my race, the country or family I was born into amongst other things - but I also came into this world with a unique set of circumstances that were peculiar to me, that made me who I am.

Lesson 1 - I learned to like (and love) myself. If I don't like myself who will like me? I accept myself as I am shortcomings and all - so I no longer beat up on myself - I forgive myself.

Lesson 2 - I learnt that all people are just like me, dealing with the same issues as I do, some better than other - so I accept them as they are - I don't put people on pedestals meaning I don't have unrealistic expectations of people, Most people are too busy dealing with their own stuff to pay attention to other people.

Lesson 3 - I don't check other people's money meaning I don't measure myself by other people's standards or achievements. This comes back to me liking me as I am. I will go so far to say now - "I don't care what other people think of me" - what is important is what I think of myself.

Lesson 4 - Straight out of the Sound of Music - when I am down (depressed) I encourage myself - I think of all the good things or as some put 'My favorite thing' and then I don't feel so sad. So encourage yourself. Do look to other people to do it for you - where you have to reach inside of you, they can't help you.

Lesson 5 - is CONFIDENCE - have faith in your ability to change the future - only the living can influence this world and you are alive - so stay alive and be confident that you will achieve that which you set out to do - This is a simple example about life - every day is like this - first it is dark (night) then morning (day) comes.

The message is that after every darkness a morning comes - so live for the mornings, don't kill yourself in the darkness.

I am sorry to hear you're struggling emotionally. Life is like a rollercoaster, up and down, We can't all be on the top of the world all the time. The good thing to know is when you are at the bottom, there is only one way to go, and that is up!! Hope you feel better soon

Thats great ! Keep pushing your self, I am sure you will get the goal oneday. Good Luck :)

- Jay

Hang on in there - it will come good in the end!