There’s a nagging sense of inadequacy that haunts the recesses of our hearts, surreptitiously sabotaging our beliefs and entangling our thoughts and feelings into a sticky, muddled web of fear, hurt, and frustration.  Hopelessly incarcerated by our own self-doubt and self-consciousness, we misdirect our angst, trying to get our needs met through performance, relationships, social status, and other people’s opinions.  We react to life and those around us out of our thwarted longings and inner desperation.