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I feel that adolescence has served its purpose when a person arrives at adulthood with a strong sense of self-esteem, the ability to relate intimately, to communicate congruently, to take responsibility, and to take risks. The end of adolescence is the beginning of adulthood. What hasn't been finished then will have to be finished later.
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I give life to that which I notice. What I don't notice dies.
I want to appreciate you without judging. Join you without invading. Invite you without demanding. Leave you without guilt.
The symbol in Chinese for crisis is made up of two ideographs: one means danger, the other means opportunity. This symbol is a reminder that we can choose to turn a crisis into an opportunity or into a negative experience.
What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting.
I think if I have one message, one thing before I die that most of the world would know, it would be that the event does not determine how to respond to the event. That is a purely personal matter. The way in which we respond will direct and influence the event more than the event itself.
People prefer the certainty of misery to the misery of uncertainty
We need to see ourselves as basic miracles.
We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.
The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth.
Taste everything, but swallow only what fits.
