Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait.

"No" is a word that must never be negotiated, because the person who chooses not to hear it is trying to control you... Declining to hear "no" is a signal that someone is either seeking control or refusing to relinquish it.

intuition is always right in at least two important ways; It is always in response to something. it always has your best interest at heart

I encourage people to remember that "no" is a complete sentence.

It is understandable that the perspectives of men and women on safety are so different - men and women live in different worlds. [...] At core, men are afraid women will laugh at them, while at core, women are afraid men will kill them.

We must learn and then teach our children that niceness does not equal goodness. Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait. People seeking to control others almost always present the image of a nice person in the beginning.

You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations.