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Oct 15, 2023Liked by Michael Woudenberg

This certainly contains a lot of wisdom.

I've read a few really good books on how to communicate better with folks; if you're interested or curious, shoot me a message and we can chat a bit.

Meantime, I hope this helps folks become more self-reflective. A conversation always has at least two participants, and you can control the way others perceive you to a much larger degree than one might think.

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I think what's crazy is how little control over the conversation that we actually have.

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Nov 18Liked by Michael Woudenberg

One of the most impossible things for a human to do is to be self-aware of their own shortcomings and character defects. An endless supply of examples for your essay.

Thank you Michael.

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Nov 18·edited Nov 18Author

I'm glad you liked it and yes, it is one of the most challenging things to do especially when we don't like what we see!

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Nov 19Liked by Michael Woudenberg

Meaningful personal Change only occurs when the pain of the current situation exceeds the fear of the unknown.

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Very true.

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The inclusion of this mirror you talk of is one of the great additions to my worldview when I gave it over to Christ to build and change according to His purposes. Conversion to Christianity had a number of benefits like that…restored self-worth, clear purposes in life, and a built-in conflict resolution through forgiveness and grace.

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