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3120: Who's Editing Your Life Story? by Dr. Kelly Flanagan on How to Be More Authentic

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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Revising the Story of Our Lives: Admitting We May Have Been Wrong

Embracing and revising our mistakes is challenging as it forces us to admit we may have been wrong, a notion unfamiliar due to upbringing emphasizing right and wrong. Society's systems engrain this division early on, making it difficult to admit fault in various aspects of life. From familial interactions to professional fields like medicine and politics, the fear of repercussions stirs reluctance in acknowledging errors. Realizing and owning our mistakes can shake our self-confidence and distort our perception of reality, making us feel vulnerable and insecure. By accepting our errors and making revisions, we lose the pedestals we placed ourselves on, leading to a need for a reliable 'editor' to guide us through this challenging process.

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