Sticks and Stones…
― “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” We learned that sing-song saying when we were young—and it is good advice—but is it really true? I’ve written a lot of words about how the opinions of others are none of our business and the only approval we need is from ourselves. It’s certainly true, and knowing and being at peace with our authentic selves is the foundation of The Hardline Self Help Handbook. But what if the criticism comes from those [...].






