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 someone we think can be loved and accepted, and we conceal whatever would mar that image.
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…
We learn to deceive ourselves while we are trying to deceive others. - Sidney Jourard
We learn to deceive ourselves while we are trying to deceive others.
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.
Actualization of self cannot be sought as a goal in its own right. . . . Rather, it seems to be a by-product of active commitment of one's talents to… - Sidney Jourard
Actualization of self cannot be sought as a goal in its own right. . . . Rather, it seems to be a by-product of active commitment of one's talents to…
We encourage people to believe that there is only one identity, one role, one way for them to be, one value for them to fulfill, rather than a host o… - Sidney Jourard
We encourage people to believe that there is only one identity, one role, one way for them to be, one value for them to fulfill, rather than a host o…
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.
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