Imagine A Life Without Criticism

How to hear the voice of the inner critic and turn it into a pillar of mental support.

ScottCDunn
Nov 1 · 5 min read

From time to time, I receive criticism. Most of the criticism that I’ve received has been from people I love and who love me. From my youth, I learned from the people around me, to criticize myself. To criticize others. For a long time, I lived with a voice that told me what I did wrong, and how bad I was for my mistakes.

I spent a long, long time reading, writing, meditating and meeting with people who had…

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Husband, father, worker, philosopher, and observer. Plumbing the depths of consciousness to find the spring of happiness. Write on.

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