Because dating is a human exercise, it can be a tightrope fraught with danger. You will be dating imperfect people, and some of them are more imperfect than others. In addition, you are not perfect either, so that complicates the picture.

Whatever's happening today, remember it is only ONE SCENE in a long movie. Don't treat it like it's the whole story. Keep writing the story.

The twin sister to autonomy and freedom is responsibility and accountability. You cannot have one with out the other. If someone is given an area of responsibility, not only must they be set free to do it, they must also be held accountable for what they do. Accountability clarifies freedom. In the teams and companies where you see boundary confusion, power struggles, control, over-reaching of one's line of responsibility, you will also see lapses in accountability as well.

Couples often live out years of falsehood trying to protect and save a relationship, all the while destroying any chance of real relationship.

The fool tries to adjust the truth so he does not have to adjust to it.

A person who hasn't grieved a significant loss has unfinished business inside and can cause others great grief as a result.

Good pain is pain in the service of a purpose. Bad pain is pain endured because we are resisting a needed growth step.