We need to see ourselves as basic miracles.

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The full life is filled with vulnerability, not defense. You face whatever feeling there is.

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The message sent is not always the message received.

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Parents teach in the toughest school in the world - The School for Making People. You are the board of education, the principal, the classroom teacher, and the janitor.

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Your responses to the events of life are more important than the events themselves.

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We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.

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I am me and I am okay.

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You have all played a significant part in my development of loving. As a result, my life has been rich and full, so I leave feeling very grateful.

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We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.

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Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem.

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