Respect is reverence out of love, Fear is reverence out of hate. Choose Wisely

Trying to change someone to suit your desires is a setup for disappointment.

Good parents have good hearts to accommodate the little things that mean a lot to their children. Good parents have good hands to touch and shape the little things that mean a lot to the life of their...

Adele doesn't need any ironic detachment. She can love and appreciate the talent of others without feeling threatened herself. This is often very hard for people. We usually worry that someone else's...

You honor yourself by acting with dignity and composure.

Sometimes what not to do is more important than what to do. Sometimes when you are in crisis, when frustration is high or when you are under pressure, what you don't do is more important than what you...

Don't nourish your fears more than you nourish your hopes.

All you have to do is decide moment by moment which voice you listen to: the Truth of Love or the nightmare of fear.

The bottom line is, insults only hurt when they come from someone I respect.

The heart's transformation is not attained through the mind - it's attained through surrender, authenticity, forgiveness, faith, honesty, acceptance, vulnerability, humility, willingness, nonjudgment,...

"Insults are only really effective," she said, "when the person insulted cares for the good opinion of the insulter."

If you push the fear away, the only version of fear available to you will be its crazy, irrational, or contorted version. If you're willing to feel it, and merge with it, its energy and wisdom will...

People's beliefs about their abilities have a profound effect on those abilities. Ability is not a fixed property; there is a huge variability in how you perform. People who have a sense of...

Benjamin Franklin once observed, While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.

It's like all those quiet people, when they do lose their tempers they lose them with a vengeance.

The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee, he once said, and I pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.

anger is the emotion of a lesser person.

When two people in a marriage are more concerned about getting the golden eggs, the benefits, than they are in preserving the relationship that makes them possible, they often become insensitive and...

I assumed that people weren't doing their best so I judged them and constantly fought being disappointed, which was easier than setting boundaries. Boundaries are hard when you want to be liked and...

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He is able to put aside personal feelings and see the broad strokes. Experience counts in these things.