Comments on: Personal Labels Do More Harm than Good http://www.questforbalance.com/2009/04/28/personal-labels-do-more-harm-than-good/ Serenity, Simplicity, Happiness... Adventure! Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:42:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lisis http://www.questforbalance.com/2009/04/28/personal-labels-do-more-harm-than-good/comment-page-1/#comment-8323 Lisis Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:27:46 +0000 http://www.questforbalance.com/?p=1495#comment-8323 Hey, Charity! I think the key is to re-define what we think of as success. I definitely don't have nearly the amount of money I thought I'd have, nor do I have a fancy title or any of those things I once wanted. But, somehow, I feel like my life is more of a success than I ever could've dreamed because I'm happy, I have a loving family, and I spend my time helping others. Sounds a lot like you, doesn't it? ;) Hey, Charity! I think the key is to re-define what we think of as success. I definitely don’t have nearly the amount of money I thought I’d have, nor do I have a fancy title or any of those things I once wanted. But, somehow, I feel like my life is more of a success than I ever could’ve dreamed because I’m happy, I have a loving family, and I spend my time helping others. Sounds a lot like you, doesn’t it? ;)

]]> By: charity http://www.questforbalance.com/2009/04/28/personal-labels-do-more-harm-than-good/comment-page-1/#comment-8322 charity Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:08:05 +0000 http://www.questforbalance.com/?p=1495#comment-8322 You're right, my dear, so right. Can I just say how truly glad I am to have found your site. I swear you write everything I am thinking about or have thought about/done in the past. thanks for that. charity ps- I was the smart one too and crumbled under the pressure....I do feel that I am successful now, although now as successful as I want to be.... You’re right, my dear, so right. Can I just say how truly glad I am to have found your site. I swear you write everything I am thinking about or have thought about/done in the past. thanks for that.
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ps- I was the smart one too and crumbled under the pressure….I do feel that I am successful now, although now as successful as I want to be….

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]]> By: Lisis http://www.questforbalance.com/2009/04/28/personal-labels-do-more-harm-than-good/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Lisis Tue, 12 May 2009 12:04:34 +0000 http://www.questforbalance.com/?p=1495#comment-1334 Chris, thank you so much for writing this... for rambling... for thinking and feeling something as a result of this post. That's kinda the whole point, isn't it? To share the things that have affected me because, odds are, someone else has experienced them too. When you relate to what I write, and let me know that you've been there, it helps us both feel less alone in this world. For that, I am eternally grateful. Those old labels do tend to permeate everything, especially if they were assigned to us at an early age... changing the way we see the world and ourselves. The only way I've found to take away their power is to recognize them as mere, arbitrary, meaningless nicknames and get rid of them. No matter what anyone ever thought of you, you can be the person YOU want to be. Thank you, Chris... truly and sincerely. :) Chris, thank you so much for writing this… for rambling… for thinking and feeling something as a result of this post. That’s kinda the whole point, isn’t it? To share the things that have affected me because, odds are, someone else has experienced them too. When you relate to what I write, and let me know that you’ve been there, it helps us both feel less alone in this world. For that, I am eternally grateful.

Those old labels do tend to permeate everything, especially if they were assigned to us at an early age… changing the way we see the world and ourselves. The only way I’ve found to take away their power is to recognize them as mere, arbitrary, meaningless nicknames and get rid of them.

No matter what anyone ever thought of you, you can be the person YOU want to be.

Thank you, Chris… truly and sincerely. :)

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