A choice which confronts every one of us at every moment is this: Shall we permit our fellow men to know us as we now are, or shall we seek instead to remain an enigma, an uncertain quantity , wishing to be seen as something we are not?
The act of writing bears something in common with the act of love. The writer, at his most productive moments, just flows. He gives of that which is … - Sidney Jourard
The act of writing bears something in common with the act of love. The writer, at his most productive moments, just flows. He gives of that which is …
- Sidney Jourard
Paradoxically, we fail to disclose ourselves to other people because we want so much to be loved. Because we feel that way, we present ourselves as s… - Sidney Jourard
Paradoxically, we fail to disclose ourselves to other people because we want so much to be loved. Because we feel that way, we present ourselves as s…
You cannot collaborate with another person toward some common end unless you know him. How can you know him, and he you, unless you have engaged in e… - Sidney Jourard
You cannot collaborate with another person toward some common end unless you know him. How can you know him, and he you, unless you have engaged in e…
Perhaps the most important reason for self-disclosure is that without it we cannot truly love. - Sidney Jourard
Perhaps the most important reason for self-disclosure is that without it we cannot truly love.
This loss of self contributes to illness in its myriad forms. - Sidney Jourard
This loss of self contributes to illness in its myriad forms.
We camouflage our true being before others to protect ourselves against criticism or rejection. This protection comes at a steep price... we are misu… - Sidney Jourard
We camouflage our true being before others to protect ourselves against criticism or rejection. This protection comes at a steep price... we are misu…
A choice which confronts every one of us at every moment is this: Shall we permit our fellow men to know us as we now are, or shall we seek instead t… - Sidney Jourard
A choice which confronts every one of us at every moment is this: Shall we permit our fellow men to know us as we now are, or shall we seek instead t…
The experience of surprise is a sign of one's readiness to grow. - Sidney Jourard
The experience of surprise is a sign of one's readiness to grow.
Amazement and wonder signify that one's concepts of self and of the world and of other people are ready to be re-formed. - Sidney Jourard
Amazement and wonder signify that one's concepts of self and of the world and of other people are ready to be re-formed.
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