Self-esteem is really the accumulation of beliefs that we have collected about ourselves. We arrange these many beliefs in some sort of composite much like a tile mosaic. Each piece is some shard taken from some experience or encounter or event or circumstance that has come our way at some time in our lives. These many pieces are selected based … [Read More]
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I Heard a Robin – Hope in the Dark
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