"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." – Buddha
Community is so important. It’s not the things that bring us happiness. It is our connections that bring us true happiness.
Yes, our relationship to other is a vital part of these connections, but there’s one relationship [...]
It begins as children. We do things as children to receive the approval of our parents. As we grow older we seek approval from our friends, coworkers, and our partners. We often seek approval from people we don’t even know.
Why? Are we not enough as we are?
Not Enough and Not Good Enough. [...]
“We can secure other people’s approval, if we do it right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it.” ~ Mark Twain
Did this quote caused you to look more closely? Do you really approve of you? Does someone else’s approval mean more to you? Do you seek others approval [...]