Acceptance is approval, a word with a bad name in some psychologies. Yet it is perfectly normal to seek approval in childhood and throughout life. We require approval from those we respect. The kinship it creates lifts us to their level, a process referred to in self-psychology as transmuting internalization. Approval is a necessary component of self-esteem. It becomes a problem only when we give up our true self to find it. Then approval-seeking works against us.
What we are not changing, we are choosing. - David Richo
What we are not changing, we are choosing.
- David Richo
A wound does not destroy us. It activates our self-healing powers. The point is not to "put it behind you" but to keep benefiting from the strength i… - David Richo
A wound does not destroy us. It activates our self-healing powers. The point is not to "put it behind you" but to keep benefiting from the strength i…
Once we make our relationship choices in an adult way, a prospective partner who is unavailable, nonreciprocal, or not open to processing feelings an… - David Richo
Once we make our relationship choices in an adult way, a prospective partner who is unavailable, nonreciprocal, or not open to processing feelings an…
Once we understand that what happens beyond our control may be just what we need, we see that acceptance of reality can be our way of participating i… - David Richo
Once we understand that what happens beyond our control may be just what we need, we see that acceptance of reality can be our way of participating i…
Spirituality is the intersection of three paths: letting go of ego, an unconditional yes to the conditions of human existence, and an immeasurable co… - David Richo
Spirituality is the intersection of three paths: letting go of ego, an unconditional yes to the conditions of human existence, and an immeasurable co…
Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us. - David Richo
Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.
We do not create our destiny; we participate in its unfolding. Synchronicity works as a catalyst toward the working out of that destiny. - David Richo
We do not create our destiny; we participate in its unfolding. Synchronicity works as a catalyst toward the working out of that destiny.
Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it. - David Richo
Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it.
Most people think of love as a feeling, but love is not so much a feeling as a way of being present. - David Richo
Most people think of love as a feeling, but love is not so much a feeling as a way of being present.
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