Nothing stands still. High self-esteem can only come from moral productivity and achievement. The source of lasting happiness can never come from outside yourself through consuming values - but only from within yourself by producing values. If your purpose of life is security, you will be a failure. Security is the lowest form of happiness.
Life operates in reverse action to entropy.
Therefore the universe is hostile to life. Progress is a continued effort to swim against the stream. Constantly strive to increase order and discipline in your life. Discipline usually means doing the opposite of what you feel like doing. Life is easy if you play it the hard way and hard if you try to play it the easy way.