Oops, sorry, I made a mistake!  I was wrong. My bad. Please forgive me; that was my error.  Simple straight forward statements but not heard enough. Simple yes, but not always easy, and incredibly...

In defining the term validation, words like approval, justification, and acceptance pop up. Some people I know almost never seek outside validation.  Self-validation is a term that Merriam-Webster offers and defines as  “the feeling...