No storm can last forever. It will never rain 365 days consecutively. Keep in mind that trouble comes to pass, not to stay. Don't worry! No storm, not even the one in your life, can last forever.

Respect you love one enough to know thay can handle your truth

This is probably one of the most difficult challenges any parent could face - learning to love the other parent enough to make the children first.

You have a right to say no. Most of us have very weak and flaccid 'no' muscles. We feel guilty for saying no. We get ostracized and challenged for saying no, so we forget it's our choice. Your 'no' muscle has to be built up to get to a place where you can say, 'I don't care if that's what you want. I don't want that. No.'

In speaking the truth of your experience to another, it will serve you well to realize that how they choose to respond is not your responsibility.

When you enter a new experience, all that requires healing rushes to the surface . . . You have to pause.

Transformation doesn't have to be deep, dark and mysterious. If you screw up, fine - laugh at yourself, learn and move on.