“So what is discord at one level of your being is harmony at another level.”

– Alan Watts, British-born philosopher, writer and speaker

“I’m sorry,” I said, “but you can’t speak to me that way – not any longer.”

She just stared at me and, though she said nothing, I knew what she was thinking. “I’ve spoken to you this way for years, and you’ve never challenged me. Why the change?”

When I began working on my self-esteem and started to stand up for myself, something unusual began to happen. Many longstanding relationships became strained. Some even collapsed. Others had to evolve or face a similar fate. A deep-level shift was occurring.  

For years I had believed I was unworthy or...

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