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“People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying, ‘Soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner.’ I don’t try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.”
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“When the other person is hurting, confused, troubled, anxious, alienated, terrified; or when he or she is doubtful of self-worth, uncertain as to identity, then understanding is called for.
The gentle and sensitive companionship...
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A general definition is the attitude of complete acceptance and love, whether for yourself or for someone else.
When you have UPR for someone, nothing they can do could give you a reason to stop seeing them as inherently human and inherently lovable.
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“In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, cure, or change this person? Now I would rephrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?”
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You can repeat these sayings as a twist on the usual self-focus of mantras or affirmations:
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Guidance for teachers and parents on how to implement UPR and encourage the development of a child’s self-worth and self-esteem.
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“When a person realizes he has been deeply heard, his eyes moisten. I think in some real sense he is weeping for joy. It is as though he were saying,
‘Thank God, somebody heard me. Someone knows what it’s like to be me."
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“The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.”
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“You don’t need someone to complete you. You only need someone to accept you completely.”
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“I don’t want you to save me. I want you to stand by my side as I save myself.”
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One of the best representations of UPR in therapy sessions is a scenario in which the client shares thoughts, feelings, or behaviors with the therapist that are considered morally wrong or simply unacceptable.
In this case, the therapist can display uncondi...
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We all have two instinctual urges and desires, based on innate human needs and instincts, that make UPR an effective tool:
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People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be.
When I look at a sunset, I don't find myself saying "Soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner."
I don't try to control a sunset.
I watch with awe as it unfolds.
6. Just for today I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress as becomingly as possible, talk low, act courteously, be liberal with praise,criticize not at all, nor find fault with anything and not try to regulate nor improve anyone.
Don’t preview your humor by saying, “Let me tell you a funny story.”
Look pleasant and smile as you launch into your funny line, but if no one smiles or laughs, then just move on as though you meant for it to be serious.
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