Our Identities Don't Define Us

Everyone occasionally gets into arguments with partners, family or friends. If each party associates their perspective on the issue with who they are, they won't be able to separate their ideas from their identity. The fear of losing a sense of self creates an inflexible resistance to being able to see the other's point of view. As long as we continue to equate our identity with our opinions, pernicious personality problems will persist . Resistance blocks resolution. Realizing that nobody's ideas adequately define them helps to remove our identity from the dynamic, open our hearts and...

Approach resolution.

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