2 Quotes by Charles Whitfield

Contacting and living from our True Self is the central task of personal growth.

Submitting to others, rather than affirming our own reality, is the heart of active co-dependence-we give up our own inner world in order to be accepted by others. Such co-dependence amounts to self-betrayal. We give up ourselves in order to please, satisfy or impress others. By betraying our True Self, our sense of integrity and wholeness suffers. Our spirit wilts. Having healthy boundaries enable us to move from self-betrayal to self-affirmation, self-regard, and self-trust