You need to make plans for your future, so plan your own future.

One way to make tough decisions is to take incremental steps that don't commit you to anything yet.

If you take the time to listen to an upset child's story with empathy, and guide the child toward figuring out the root of the problem, then the result is often that the child not only calms down, but also in the future is less likely to get so upset.

I have no quarrel with people who lack the skill or temperament to care for small children.

There is a connection between environment and stress on both ends, with excessive clutter and excessive attention to detail both holding the power to distract us from our ability to love fully, work productively and relax effectively. So, what makes sense to me is for each of us to think this through on a few fronts: what constitutes a comfortable environment for us, how much effort we're willing to put into it relative to other priorities, and how well-matched we need our partners' preferences to be to ours.

When people get more frustrated by their indecision than by the situation that prompted it, clarity often follows.

First group impressions can mask a lot of individual variations in the members.