"We may seek the outer friend - or many outer friends - in place of the inner friend. Of course - outer friends are essential, but they cannot replace the inner friend. In fact, without some development of the inner friend, it seems that we cannot relate to the outer ones.
If we do not like ourselves enough we will not believe that others like us; if we do not accept ourselves enough, we will not let the other accept us".
Mary Henle
Some Aspects of the Phenomenoly of the Personality
I know all this. In fact I knew it many years ago. My own phenomena is that I had to relearn it so many times. I have to grateful for the hard times, the hurting times that I was forced to, sometimes chose to spend alone, just with myself for company; these were the times when this lesson was reinforced until it was well learned.
Thoughts In The Afternoon
Saturday, April 30th, 2011..............3:06p.m.
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