The human heart will seek to be known, understood, and connected with above all else. If you do not connect, the ones you care about will find someone who will.

Everything has seasons, and we have to be able to recognize when something's time has passed and be able to move into the next season. Everything that is alive requires pruning as well, which is a great metaphor for endings.

Who a person is will ultimately determine if their brains, talents, competencies, energy, effort, deal-making abilities, and opportunities will succeed.

You will not grow without attempting to do things you are unable to do.

The extent to which two people in a relationship can bring up and resolve issues is a critical marker of the soundness of a relationship.

For someone's character to grow, it has to be free from internal attack. Falling down never stopped children from developing. But getting yelled at, criticized, and put down can stop them for life.

The mature person meets the demands of life, while the immature person demands that life meet her demands.