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Old 11-16-2008, 01:24 AM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina View Post
If you'd be afraid to share it, then yes, it's better to put it in the open and drop the shield for good. If you sense no resistance when you think about sharing it, like it would be no big deal, then no, it isn't necessary to share it.

The question is: Are you choosing the path of fear and shame, or are you choosing the path of courage and connection? If you aren't consciously choosing the latter, you get the former by default.

I am not sure about this I have been thinking about it for quite awhile tonight

will it actually help me to say I was a theif at one point
or to tell that I cheated on a test
or I lied to a friend or family member
or I drank to alleviate my low self-esteem ????
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