"Life is about relationships, the rest is just details. ...You have a relationship with yourself....may be that sounds, self-centered. And it is to some extent. But as with all relationships, it's all about balance. It is unhealthy to be too focused on your relationship to yourself..However, it is just as unhealthy to belittle, dismiss, or ignore yourself.
Do you have a healthy, dynamic relationship with yourself? Are you on good terms? Do you think of yourself as important? Do you like yourself? Do you accept yourself? Do you forgive yourself? Do you take care of yourself?
In each of us lies something of staggering worth & value-yet that something is very vulnerable, easily damaged or devalued. When we treat someone in a way that shows we recognize both their incredible value & their vulnerability, we demonstrate our trustworthiness. Be trustworthy with others! Be trustworthy with yourself!"
(Gary Smalley, excerpts from 'The DNA of Relationships')
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