Inevitably, anytime we are too vulnerable we feel the need to protect ourselves from further wounds. So we resort to sarcasm, cutting humor, criticism - anything that will keep from exposing the tenderness within. Each partner tends to wait on the initiative of the other for love, only to be disappointed but also confirmed as to the rightness of the accusations made.
Stephen CoveyAttending church does not necessarily mean living the principles taught in those meeting. You can be active in a church but inactive in its gospel.
Stephen CoveyOur ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.
Stephen Covey