If we only listened with the same passion that we feel about being heard.

Being in touch with our bodies, or more accurately, being our bodies, is how we know what is true. Harriet

Throughout evolutionary history, anxiety and fear have helped every species to be wary and to survive. Fear can signal us to act, or, alternatively, to resist the impulse to act. It can help us to make wise, self-protective choices in and out of relationships where we might otherwise sail mindlessly along, ignoring signs of trouble.

We will be in tune with our bodies only if we truly love and honor them. We can't be in good communication with the enemy.

We need to hear the sound of our voice for what we think and need.

The more we seek exclusivity in friendship, the more it becomes obligatory and the less likely it is to fulfill the wonderful vision of what true friendship can be.

deception and 'con games' are a way of life in all species and throughout nature. Organisms that do not improve their ability to deceive - and to detect deception - are less apt to survive.