Always Give Yourself a Good Shtempel

I still call myself:

• a Masmid
• a Savlan (no Ka'as)
• a: שׁוֹמֵר ַַעֵינָיו person who looks away from things he shouldn’t be looking at
• a nice person
• a calm person
• a Sameach B'chelko
• a Baal Bitachon
• well-liked by all
• a great parent (or son/daughter)
• a Yarei Shamayim
• a M’dakdek B’mitzvos
• a positive non-critical person
• a strong person in Ruchaniyus & Gashmiyus, etc.

Even though in truth I’m faaaaaaaaar from perfect. I keep saying about myself: כ ל הַנ א הַַ ו חֲסוּד ה “a beautiful Kalla”! So often, it’s easier to have an Ayin Tova on others than on yourself, and you may need to become a somewhat egotist (with a Rebbe, of course) just for survival. All those negative thoughts (true or not) are usually just Ma'aseh Satan and Hevel Havalim. The real truth is “I’m Gevaldig, with Hashem’s help!