Tag Archive: self help

Feb 24

Self Reliance Revisited

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A couple of recent events reminded me of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s classic essay, Self Reliance. It’s one of those essays I was forced to read in high school and write an essay about, so I’ve never totally forgotten it. I looked it up this morning because twice this week the words “self reliance” have popped …

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Dec 04

Abraham Maslow: Back to the Future

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I’ve just finished writing a series of articles about “self acceptance and personal growth.” Since I take this subject very seriously, I spent an inordinate amount of time doing research.  In this case, my research took me back to Abraham Maslow, whose work I studied in college, and the Association for Humanistic Psychology. It’s no …

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