Posted by 64Bowtie on September 11, 2004, at 12:15:36
> I wholeheartedly believe they are two different things and know that I NEED self respect much more so than self esteem.
><<< I am prying my heart loose from being in charge of my reasoning and my choices, changing its role to just one on the team doing my thinking and making my decisions. Thought and decision are blended processes with uncertain results; thank God! The world is an uncertain place. I can "bob and weave" better with my blending of feelings (my heart & gut), motives (my state of being and who I am), and logic (my ability to compare lotsa info w/o feelings clouding the vision) into an intelligent-soup that works better under uncertainty.
It's not automatic. I gotta work at it.
'nough said....
Rod
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