I know people can change-right down to my bones, through every cell, in every fiber of my body-I now that people can change. It is just a question of when and in what context.

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Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.

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People prefer the certainty of misery to the misery of uncertainty

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I feel that adolescence has served its purpose when a person arrives at adulthood with a strong sense of self-esteem, the ability to relate intimately, to communicate congruently, to take responsibility, and to take risks. The end of adolescence is the beginning of adulthood. What hasn't been finished then will have to be finished later.

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Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.

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Our biggest problem as human beings is not knowing that we don't know.

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The full life is filled with vulnerability, not defense. You face whatever feeling there is.

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You have learned what you have learned very well. It has helped you survive.

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Rearing a family is probably the most difficult job in the world. It resembles two business firms merging their respective resources to make a single product. All the potential headaches of that operation are present when an adult male and an adult female join to steer a child from infancy to adulthood.

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As a therapist, I am a companion. I try to help people tune into their own wisdom.

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