Posts Tagged "like"

“Important” Breakthrough

“Important” Breakthrough

You say what’s important to you. Sounds logical, but through most of my life, I looked to my circumstances or other people for permission to decide if something was important to me — including myself! I didn’t see it this way at the time, but I actually gave others the power to say what was important for me. That’s what you do when you can’t say what you like or...

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Can you love a child you don’t like?

Can you love a child you don’t like?

The disturbing question “Can you love a child you don’t like?” comes up more than you can imagine. This dilemma can cause painful feelings of guilt for parents or teachers who have mixed feelings about a child, or harder yet, for those who find one child easier to like than another. When asked, my answer is always, “Of course,” but it’s been hard to explain...

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