This moment, we are right where we need to be, right where we are meant to be.

...Help me let go of my need to stay immersed in negativity. I can change the energy in myself and my environment from nega­tive to positive. I will affirm the good until it sinks in and feels real. I will also strive to find one quality that I like about someone else who's important to me, and I will take the risk of telling him or her that.

We are more than our problems. Even if our problem is our own behavior, the problem is not who we are-it's what we did. It's okay to have problems. It's okay to talk about problems-at appropriate times, and with safe people. It's okay to solve problems. And we're okay, even when we have, or someone we love has a problem. We don't have to forfeit our personal power or our self-esteem. We have solved exactly the problems we've needed to solve to become who we are.

Anger is a warning signal. It points to problems.

Nurtured, nourished people, who love themselves and care for themselves, are the delight of the Universe.

Choosing to take responsibility for ourselves and for the consequences our choices create looks like hard work, but it really sets us free.

other people maay be there to help us, teach us, guide us aolng our path, But the lesson to be learned is always ours