When people feel criticized, they almost always defend the behavior you want them to change.

Family is the place where acceptance and validation are most needed, but often the hardest to find.

The only time a mistake becomes a failure is when we look for someone to blame.

Nothing is meaningless it's how we assign meaning to the past that determines how we experience the present, and future.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal while blaming our misery on the person who started the fire.

When dealing with problems, seek not to "change" some aspect of your life but instead, choose who you want to become as a path to what you want. Transformation and healing then take place as a process of becoming versus avoiding.

Trusting fear, while fearing trust and happiness often creates a less than happy life.