Do you think humans can be psychologically broken? If you do, you are not alone because this is a psychological belief which is widely held. The idea that we are missing pieces; stolen away by our previous experience of life. Things like confidence, resilience and calm. But how about a psychological renaissance? A new way of seeing ourselves: the human race not based on lack. Here it is ...

We are born whole, well and indestructible like a DIAMOND. Granted we then learn some things about ourselves and the world some helpful and some not. These thoughts are like horse poop covering the diamond stopping us from seeing the potential which is inside. But that's just noisy thought, nothing permanent. The diamond you are is still there holding your innate wellbeing. When you begin to see the nature of this, those unhelpful thoughts in your head just start to make less and less sense. And then you can reconnect to who you really are. Imagine that.

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