| Whether to Risk Again Whether it is the first of the fifth To risk beginning a new relationship Demands courage. To enter into a personal intimate contact Demands overcoming fear Fear of the most primitive rejection Rejection of our inner being, Of our whole brittle self When we are so unsure of ourselves To ask someone to accept us Is the greatest of all risks Yet there is this longing for companionship For a love relationship Truly a longing for unrequited acceptance Thinking that it will make us whole In a way that self acceptance cannot It is affirmation of worth Affirmation of value from another’s eye And so we risk once more My goal for you Is for you to be accepting of yourself Whether you are in a relationship Or not |
| Laurence C. Smith, Jr., PhD |
| Laurence C. Smith, Jr., PhD |
Music:"Dear Father" performed by Neil Diamond
| Copyright © 2009 L.C.Smith, Jr., PhD |
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