For so many of us, feelings of deficiency are right around the corner. It doesn’t take much—just hearing of someone else’s accomplishments, being criticized, getting into an argument, making a mistake at work—to make us feel that we are not okay. (Location 131)

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When we experience our lives through this lens of personal insufficiency, we are imprisoned in what I call the trance of unworthiness. (Location 134)

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Inherent in the trance is the belief that no matter how hard we try, we are always, in some way, falling short. (Location 177)

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Feeling unworthy goes hand in hand with feeling separate from others, separate from life. (Location 178)

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The more deficient we feel, the more separate and vulnerable we feel. (Location 180)

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“My main challenge isn’t shame, it’s pride,” (Location 201)

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Convinced that we are not good enough, we can never relax. (Location 207)

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