You can vow until you’re orange in the face that you can handle disfavor and that you are not going to demand tribute from everyone, but until you are faced with the circumstances of contention you won’t know how you are doing. If you can eliminate this troublesome erroneous zone from your life, the rest will seem easy, because you have been conditioned to need approval from your first breath on this earth. It will require a great deal of practice, but it is worth every bit of effort you put into it. Immunity from despair in the face of disapproval is the ticket to a lifetime of delectable
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