"Everything I Needed to Know About Life,
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Auntie Em tells Dorothy to find some place where she won't get into trouble. Dorothy asks Toto if he thinks there is such a place. She sings the beloved, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," but her inner struggle is more clearly defined in the introduction to the song. Due to movie time constraints, this spoken message was cut: "When all the world's a hopeless jumble and the raindrops tumble all around, Heaven opens a magic lane. When all the clouds darken up the skyway, there's a rainbow highway to be found, leading from your window pane to a place behind the sun, just a step beyond the rain . . ." |
Self-Esteem
What is Self-Esteem? Two elements must be present: the belief that one is valuable just because they are a living, breathing human being. The second is that one feels capable and competent to meet the challenges of the future. Self-esteem is based on identifying a specific set of values, and then acting in accordance with those values. The result is self-respect. By practicing self-kindness, the valuing of oneself is illustrated.
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So much of a mental health condition seems to define a person. It circumscribes the boundaries you must live inside. I explore the events, activities, and experiences that accompany this recurrent depressive disorder.
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