“It is impossible to accept yourself until you have come to the very worst in yourself. Only then can you accept your whole being; only then will you truly be convinced of the good in you — and you will therefore no longer need from others what no one can give you but yourself. The desperate struggle to be accepted by others in lieu of self-acceptance impairs your integrity even further. In some subtle way it always causes you to betray yourself and others, to sell your soul.” (PL #109)
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