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I learned to honor myself
It's always been such a surprise to me to find out that other people are seeing me differently from the way I see myself. Back in college, I could count on Nina, my best friend, to give me the honest truth about how I was coming across to others. But once I got into the workplace, I pretty much had to rely on my own to guide me. And those feelings were not very positive. So I was really taken aback when my co-workers started making comments about how loving and gentle I was as I went about my job.
I had always seen myself as reserved and shy because I was actually afraid to interact with other people. But as I heard more and more positive comments, I started to reevaluate what I thought of myself.
Having been abused as a child and in my marriage, I had taken on a view of myself as someone who always missed the mark, as never being in sync with the rest of the world. As a child, I saw myself as different from the other kids, who all seemed to come from loving, happy homes.
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About the author
Cindy Neely speaks internationally on spirituality. She practices and teaches Christian Science healing.
May 31, 2004 issue
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A question of identity
Bettie Gray
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letters
with contributions from Lilli Locke, Anni Ulich, Carol Bonderud, Sarah Nelson, Patti Mehring
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ITEMS of INTEREST
with contributions from Khalid Moss, Graeme Whitfield, Candice Bailey, Phil Anderson
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I learned to honor myself
By Cynthia Neely
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A true-life makeover—the real kind
By Michael Taylor
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'NURTURE body and spirit'
By Giulia Plum
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I Stepped off the scales
By Julie Ward
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What can heal our yesterdays?
By Ginny Luedeman
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MOTHER-LOVE in unexpected places
By Tony Lobl
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Unity with all God's creatures
By Kim Shippey Senior Writer
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TRUST AND UNITY IN CUTTING
Mary Jo Milner
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It's a privilege
By Jennifer Juell,
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A healing message for all time
By Frank L. Smith
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What does God know about Iraq?
By J. Thomas Black
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Prayer heals abdominal growth
Fiona Williams
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Effects of eye injury quickly healed
Gordon Beal