A man who truly knows himself realizes his own worthlessness, and takes no pleasure in the praises of men.

Changes in the Perception of Self:People who have been traumatized in childhood are often troubled by guilt, shame, and negative feelings about themselves, such as the belief they are unlikable, unlovable, stupid, inept, dirty, worthless,...

You are worthless to others if you don’t know your own self and self-worth.

The shame that tormented me was all the more corrosive for having no very clear origin: I didn’t know why I felt so tainted, and worthless, and wrong-only that I did, and whenever I looked...

Although claiming my true identity as a child of God, I still live as though the God to whom I am returning demands an explanation. I still think about his love as conditional and about...

You can’t ever really have enough worth that when you’re gone, the spot you left won’t close over.