1.0Letting Go with Guy Finleyhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/lettinggoGuy Finleyhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/lettinggo/author/gfinleyA Closer Look at What Screams for Attention - Letting Go with Guy Finleyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ULOJfqho16"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/lettinggo/2018/03/closer-look-screams-attention.html">A Closer Look at What Screams for Attention</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/lettinggo/2018/03/closer-look-screams-attention.html/embed#?secret=ULOJfqho16" width="600" height="338" title="“A Closer Look at What Screams for Attention” — Letting Go with Guy Finley" data-secret="ULOJfqho16" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Looking closely at ourselves, an honest self-appraisal reveals that no one strong, authoritative voice is giving us direction. Instead, many disparate voices vie for power. The cause of the resulting confusion and unhappiness lies in all those self-centered, touchy parts of us that insist, one after the other, that the world conform to their demands.…