This poem by David Whyte celebrates the profound clarity one gains by shedding who or what no longer serves them.
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Character―the moral values and habits of an individual―is in the spotlight now more than perhaps at any other point in modern history. Politicians distort facts. Corporations cheat customers and investors. Athletes are caught using illegal supplements.
Many people misunderstand the word self- reliance. They understand it as a poor, difficult or isolated life. In this video I share my understanding of self-reliance and what it means to live a self-reliant lifestyle.
It's not that I'm blind to life's fragility or the dangers around me. It's just that I possess a gift offered by many mistake-filled years: At my age, I have a pretty good idea what and whom to trust.
Still clinging to the fears and fury of childhood? You can unarrest your development once and for all.
A former drug addict himself, Lewis now researches addiction. In order to get over ones addiction, he explains, self-trust is necessary. Unfortunately, self- trust is extremely difficult for an addict to achieve.
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