Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.

The commitments we make to ourselves and to others, and our integrity to those commitments, is the essence and clearest manifestation of our proactivity.

Independent thinking alone is not suited to interdependent reality.

If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control-myself. I can stop trying to shape up my wife and can work on my own weaknesses. I can focus an being a great marriage partner, a source of unconditional love and support. Hopefully, my wife will feel the power of proactive example and respond in kind. But, whether she does or doesn't, the most positive way I can influence my situation is to work on myself, on my being.

The heart and soul of loving yourself is integrity and the peace of conscience it inspires.

The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about and prioritizing your life around the most important things.

One thing's for sure. If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting. One definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing and expect different results.