<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A disowned trait does not disappear. It moves... > A disowned trait does not disappear. It moves outside conscious governance and returns through resentment, leakage, projection, or badly chosen targets. Acceptance brings the energy back into the part of the mind where conduct can be chosen. **Source:** [[livestreams/Radical Self-Acceptance and Expanding the Opposite - Workbook|Radical Self-Acceptance and Expanding the Opposite]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A disowned trait does not disappear. It moves outside conscious governance and returns through resentment, leakage, projection, or badly chosen targets. Acceptance brings the energy back into the part of the mind where conduct can be chosen.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-disowned-trait-disappear-mind-conduct-chosen ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->