Exactly who that true self was wasn't apparent to Manuel growing up in the South Bay.
With the person who lives – and who dies – with dementia, the language that connects us to others is disappearing, the self is being broken up.
What gives you the feeling of an expanded sense of self is being able to contribute to something larger than yourself.
Alternatively, maybe it's what results when the interest and concerns that accrued, successfully, to a previous self are being foisted on the new, to no avail.
A self is being which is in principle capable of knowledge, intentional action, and interpersonal relationships.
And trusting your self is being true to your self!
Even when they do the promotional junkets, it's not always easy to tell how much of their true self is being exposed.
Teaching positive self-esteem was being attacked and the "everyone is a winner "philosophy was scorned.
I was being self-indulgent.
He was being self-effacing, of course.
It is our spiritual self that's being nurtured".
