Take time off to give to yourself, in a sense to fill yourself up to fullness, to where now you can overflow in giving.
John Graywhen man and women are able to respect and accept there differences the love has a chance to blossom
John GrayWe mistakenly assume that if our partners love us they will react and behave in certain ways - the ways we react and behave when we love someone.
John GrayOur lives are more like fragmentary dreams than the enactments of conscious selves. We control very little of what we most care about; many of our most fateful decisions are made unbeknownst to ourselves. Yet we insist that mankind can achieve what we cannot: conscious mastery of its existence. This is the creed of those who have given up an irrational belief in God for an irrational faith in mankind.
John GrayBecause she is afraid of not being supported, she unknowingly pushes away the support she needs.
John GrayWhen a man can listen to a woman's feelings without getting angry and frustrated, he gives her a wonderful gift. He makes it safe for her to express herself. The more she is able to express herself, the more she feels heard and understood, and the more she is able to give a man the loving trust, acceptance, appreciation, admiration, approval, and encouragement that he needs.
John Gray