pimg class=”alignright” alt=”mirror” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/mirror.jpg” width=”320″ height=”252″ title=”Harnessing the Power of Self Identity” /So often we talk about how to get beyond the limiting, even destructive identities we create for ourselves or have been imposed on us in our lives. The fact is, no one should feel beholden to a definition that hampers their self-actualization or undercuts their physical or emotional well-being. That said, what if we examined the flip side of this equation? We often assume a fixed identity is something that works against our greater good, but what if – under the right circumstances – it can be a positive, grounding influence that helps circumscribe our daily decisions in a healthy way? Consider reader Steve’s thought-provoking a title=”The Uses and Abuses of Guilt” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-uses-and-abuses-of-guilt/#comment-1203374″comment/a on a post from this past summer regarding “a title=”The Uses and Abuses of Guilt” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-uses-and-abuses-of-guilt”The Uses and Abuses of Guilt/a”:/p
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Original post by Mark Sisson
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