The Case for Reverence Has Little to Do With Religion
What is reverence? What does it mean to truly revere something? Is it really in our best interest to be reverent? And if so, when?
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What is reverence? What does it mean to truly revere something? Is it really in our best interest to be reverent? And if so, when?
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Knowing the key aspects of a person’s character is key to appraising their overall psychological health and appraising whether a relationship holds promise or could easily end up becoming exploitative or abusive.
Making proper amends is hard work, even for someone with a relatively healthy personality. But it’s a particular challenge for someone with narcissistic traits in their character.
The key to impulse control is a strong and disciplined will, and an unwillingness or inability to delay gratification, forego pleasure, or endure pain is a great predictor of dysfunction.
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