One Of The Most Significant Characteristics Of

Persons Of High Self-esteem Are Not Driven To Make Themselves Superior To Others; They Do Not Seek To Prove Their Value By Measuring Themselves Against A Comparative Standard. Their Joy Is Being Who They Are, Not In Being Better Than Someone Else.

Romantic Love Can Be Terrifying. We Experience Another Human Being As Enormously Important To Us. So There Is Surrender -not A Surrender To The Other Person So Much As To Our Feeling For The Other Person. What Is The Obstacle? The Possibility Of Loss.

Anyone Who Engages In The Practice Of Psychotherapy Confronts Every Day The Devastation Wrought By The Teachings Of Religion.

Even When Our Life Is Most Difficult, It Is Important To Remember That Something Within Us Is Keeping Us Alive- The Life Force-that Lift Us, Energizes Us, Pulls Us Back Sometimes From The Abyss Of Despair. True Spirituality Does Not Exist Without Love Of Life.

Your Choices Have Psychological Consequences. The Way You Choose To Deal With Reality, Truth, Facts - Your Choice To Honor Or Dishonor Your Own Perceptions - Registers In Your Mind, For Good Or For Bad, And Either Confirms And Strengthens Your Self-esteem Or Undermines And Weakens It.