Makeeba writes:

Subject: Internal Critic

This article is interestingly poignant... dealing with something many of us sometimes ignore...and use to blame our situation instead of taking responsibility that we've actually created the circumstances.

Michael Rucker writes:

Subject: Disarming the internal critic

Disarming the internal critic is more than simply a gesture. It involves breaking down the old thought process, wisely choosing a new and healthy thought process to embrace and putting that choice into action, daily. As you mentioned in your article low self-esteem is not innate, it's learned behavior. I further agree that it's mirroring and accepting some unhealthy behavior that was imposed upon us. When a person finally chooses to break free of that condition, again it's more than a gesture, even though that's a good point of departure, but it must become a way of life, severing ties with any and all things that do not line up with ones equilibrium in the universe. This is such a preposterously mammoth issue. This sort of attack is being launched on our young and very impressionable children. Many times the issues stay hidden and therefore go unaddressed so we see too many children with issues that result in low self-esteem growing up into children in adult bodies with low self-esteem. At this point prevention is no longer an option, we must rely upon sound intervention. Something has to be done and I am praying for clear and concise direction as it pertains.

Great thought provoking article.