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    The Diminishment of Purpose
    The Diminishment of Purpose
    The Diminishment of Purpose
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    The Diminishment of Purpose

    By E.M. Bautista

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    This book is a short essay about my struggle with depression, self-esteem, shyness, as well as being a stay-home-mom. It is a stepping stone to finding purpose and meaning. It is realizing the value of who I am regardless of whether I stay home with the children or work outside the home. And that in accepting myself for who I am I have found I can let go of shame and feel free to speak from my heart. When I respect my inner voice I am no longer diminished and therefore do not accept diminishment from any other source. There is no longer anything that I need to prove because I have made peace with God and also myself!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherE.M. Bautista
    Release dateDec 11, 2013
    ISBN9781311504630
    The Diminishment of Purpose
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    E.M. Bautista

    E.M. Bautista has been writing poetry since high school in the late 80's. She has published two books of poetry Hollywood Hearts and Mere Words. She lives in Central California and is married with three children. She has a few more books in the works but also enjoys her hobbies of film and art. She really appreciates her family and friends because relationships are really what matter most in the world.

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      Book preview

      The Diminishment of Purpose - E.M. Bautista

      Contents

      Foreword

      The Shell of Shyness

      Public Speaking

      Just a SAHM

      Just Me

      Hearing Voices

      Self-Conscious

      Shame And Mental Health

      Responsibility & Passivity

      Conclusion

      Foreword

      EVERYONE HAS OPINIONS. We can take them or leave them. I often take opinions too seriously. Now, I am learning to respectfully disagree. I don’t think people have a right to tell you what they think will make you happy and fulfilled. I think God wants us to figure that out for ourselves. We can judge other people’s choices, but I don’t think that’s wise. It’s really not our business.

      I am a full-time stay-home-Mom. This is my purpose and responsibility. Once you have children, you become a parent who is solely responsible for the well-being of that child. As a woman, I have struggled very much with my role as a stay-home-mom. In my mind, I had thought that it was society’s negative view of women who choose to stay home that was this issue. Recently though, I have discovered that it has been my view of myself and my view of other stay-at-home-moms that is the cause of my struggles. In addition, I have been placing too much of my identity in what I do. Inside, I felt that I had to be more than just a mom, and I blamed the diminishment I felt on society, the media, and men.

      I am also a caregiver to my daughter who is disabled, but that doesn’t define my existence either. Now, I want to be the one who defines my existence, to be the one to say with or without a traditional job, my life is much more valuable than I think it is. So is yours. I don’t want to be forced into a little box. I want to be free to be me and not be rejected if I step across a line.

      The interesting thing that I observed was that the diminishment and devaluation of the stay-at-home-mothering profession came from some working professional women as well as myself. I was my own enemy. I belittled other stay-at-home-moms in the way I viewed them.

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