“I think it's a very old and deep-seated double standard that holds that when a man writes about family and feelings, it's literature with a capital L, but when a woman considers the same topics, it's romance, or a beach book - in short, it's something unworthy of a serious critic's attention.” ThinkingMenWritingBookFeelingsRomanceLiteratureAttentionSeriousStandardsCriticsBeachTopicsUnworthyAbout FamilyDouble Standard Author:Jennifer Weiner
“You need to keep reminding yourself that you are a Divine piece of God. Feeling as if you're unworthy of God's abundance is the same as denying your spiritual essence.” IfsNeedsFeelingsSpiritualPiecesSelf EsteemDivineEssenceSelf ConfidenceEsteemAbundanceUnworthyRemindingBoost Self ConfidenceBoost Self EsteemReminding Yourself Book:Being in Balance: 9 Principles for Creating Habits to Match Your Desires: Easyread Super Large 24pt Edition Source: Being in Balance: 9 Principles for Creating Habits to Match Your Desires: Easyread Super Large 24pt Edition
“Unfortunately, most people do not stop to feel their tiredness. Faced with the pressures of life, they believe that it is a matter of survival to go on as they have been. Feeling tired raises a deep fear that they may not be able to continue the struggle. Many find it difficult to say, ‘I can’t.’ As children, they were taught that where there’s a will, there’s a way. To say, ‘I can’t,’ is to admit failure, which is seen as evidence that they are unworthy of love.” PeopleWayFeelsBelieveMayChildrenHas BeensI CanMatterFeelingsAbleDifficultStruggleTaughtGoes OnSurvivalEvidencePressureRaisesTiredUnworthyTiredness Author:Alexander Lowen
“The priest invents and encourages every kind of suffering and distress so that man may not have the opportunity to become scientific, which requires a considerable degree of free time, health, and an outlook of confident positivism. Thus, the religious authorities work hard to make and keep people feeling sinful, unworthy, and unhappy.” PeopleMenKindMayHardFeelingsSufferingOpportunityReligiousHard WorkDegreesAuthorityUnhappyPriestsDistressOutlookUnworthyFree TimeTime HealsPositivism Author:Robert Sheaffer