For the last several days I have been thinking a great deal about my own self-image and I have realized that it is very difficult, perhaps impossible, for me to assess myself accurately and without bias. My difficulty comes, at least in part and perhaps largely, from my childhood and early life, during which I was conflicted and confused. I have tended to have a low opinion of myself mixed with brief periods of grandiosity. I would like to have a balanced and accurate view. On the one hand I am aware that I can do many things which noone else can do. I am also very much aware of my limitations, especially as a disabled person. I am also smarter than most, but on the other hand there are many things I don’t know. As I often say “I know enough to know I don’t know”. I think I’ll leave it there!
