My trouble is I analyze life instead of live it.

Many books on communication are strong on theory but impractical on application. Marshall Rosenberg's instant classic is the stand-out exception. It is clear and compelling in its logic and flat-out inspiring in its inviting exposition of usable techniques and strategies. If this book is read by enough people, the world will transform.

Most words evolved as a description of the outside world, hence their inadequacy to describe what is going on inside me.

It's not that "today is the first day of the rest of my life," but that now is all there is of my life.

A messy mortal is my friend. Come walk with me in the mud.

By approaching my problems with "What might make things a little better?" rather than "What is the solution?" I avoid setting myself up for certain frustration. My experience has shown me that I am not going to solve anything in one stroke; at best I am only going to chip away at it.

We feel understood by people who like us; misunderstood by people who don't -- and those feelings are probably realistic.