What kind of relationships do you want?
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“The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War “I want the truth!” shouts the young lawyer, punching the air with his right fist, driven to expose the colonel in the witness chair – no matter the cost. “You can’t handle the truth!” shouts back the …
“It doesn’t matter what you eat if you don’t include who is eating – body, mind and soul. Your whole self matters.” Tery Mosey, The Hidden Messages in Food If you operate on autopilot in many of your social interactions, you’re definitely from this planet. You must therefore have a shiny collection of time-tested, safe, …
“He gave man speech, and speech created thought, Which is the measure of the universe.” P. B. Shelley, Prometheus Unbound I’ll never forget the day when I, a 26-year-old woman with wavy hair flowing past my mid-back, sat on the lady barber’s chair and asked her to shave off my hair, à la Kojak (to …
“How we feel about our kids isn’t as important as how they experience those feelings and how they regard the way we treat them.” Alfie Kohn, Unconditional Parenting “I don’t have any regrets.” Some people make this remark, more often than not with an air of absolute certainty and self-sufficiency as if they belonged to …
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“If your kids are unable to see you as worthy of love, acceptance, and forgiveness, then you have to find redemption in that small crack in the continuum of catastrophe, as Walter Benjamin put it.” James Coleman, Rules of Engagement “So, how’s your daughter doing?” I asked my new acquaintance behind the wheel of her …
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“I've got a magic charmThat I keep up my sleeve,I can walk the ocean floorAnd never have to breathe,” “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” by Maya Angelou “Should I do this or not?” Tell me you didn’t ask yourself this question when it came to buying a house, having a child, getting married or divorced, accepting …
"neither of us is happybut neither of us wants to leaveso we keep breaking one anotherand calling it love" Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey Stories of married couples who seem to have it all – youth, health, good looks, money, fame – usually don't leave us indifferent. In pictures they gaze lovingly at each other, …
"One of the hardest expressions of self-assertiveness is challenging your limiting beliefs." Nathaniel Branden, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem "Would you eat a worm? Or press the button and shock yourself?" I imagine it's not every day you're asked something so bizarre, but indulge me: how would you answer? Say, "Pfft, no sane person would …
"In today fast-paced world, where connections are just a click away, the noxious nature of loneliness can take a significant toll on our mental health, heightening existing issues like anxiety and depression." K.D. Carr, The Loneliness Paradox Late in the evening, a woman sits alone at a table in an empty restaurant, staring into her …
What kind of relationships do you want? 