http://spiritualinquiry.com/articles/self-esteem-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/ Open-Minded Inquiry About Spirituality and Self-Improvement Sat, 19 May 2012 00:46:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://spiritualinquiry.com/articles/self-esteem-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/#comment-132 Spiritual Inquiry . com » Building self-esteem: honesty and compassion Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:24:50 +0000 http://spiritualinquiry.com/blog/2008/02/01/self-esteem-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/#comment-132 [...] Therefore, if we suffer from low self-esteem, honesty and compassion are two qualities to focus on. As I discussed in this article, focusing too much on self-esteem can be dangerous. However, if our response to low self-esteem is not to dwell on it but to instead focus on developing honesty and compassion, then we are guaranteed to profit. After all, the benefits of honesty and compassion go well beyond an improvement of self-esteem. [...] [...] Therefore, if we suffer from low self-esteem, honesty and compassion are two qualities to focus on. As I discussed in this article, focusing too much on self-esteem can be dangerous. However, if our response to low self-esteem is not to dwell on it but to instead focus on developing honesty and compassion, then we are guaranteed to profit. After all, the benefits of honesty and compassion go well beyond an improvement of self-esteem. [...]

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