- A boundary is a boundary... it needs to be respected by others.
- A good night's sleep never hurt anyone.
- An open mind and a soft heart are things that need to be maintained, reclaimed and prized.
- Being held and laughing with someone is the best medicine.
- Everyone has the right to say "No".
- Humans will go a long way and use bizarre methods to cover up for the people, core values and false beliefs that they love. (I.e. by casting shadow on someone else, gas lighting, denial, blatant lying, humiliation, etc.)
- I have amazing parents that go above and beyond.
- I will never please everyone, so I should just be myself... life is too short!
- If something in your personal life does not bring you joy, don't engage in it.
- If you do something wrong (break something, hurt someone, etc.), just own up to it.
- It doesn't mean that they're a saint... just because they are a teacher, police officer, fire marshal, camp leader, priest, boss, therapist, social worker or psychiatrist, head of an organization, caretaker or other authority figure.
- It doesn't mean that they're a saint... just because they are your significant other, friend or family member.
- It doesn't mean that they're a saint... just because they tell you they don't want to hurt you.
- It doesn't mean that they're a saint... just because you feel that you owe them.
- It doesn't mean that they're a saint... just because you've known them in the past.
- My sense of self-worth is more important than anything else.
- No one is perfect, so we all have a lot in common.
- People make mistakes. If they recognize this and truly stop, be forgiving. If they recognize it, apologize and ignorantly continue the behavior, walk away.
- Real, open, honest communication is deeply important.
- There are a lot of bitter, petty, cynical, self-righteous, insecure, controlling, abusive, angry and / or mean-spirited people out there, and some of them might have been trusted for years... catch them in the act and move on swiftly.
- Unless you're a doctor or in some state of emergency, never answer text messages, phone-calls, or emails at the dinner table.
- When dealing with poisonous people and bad authority figures, bite your tongue and do not be impulsive; you will not get through to them, they have their minds made up.
- You can't be born again, but you can change.
- You do not have to be perfect, like a Disney Princess, a fictional Heroine or an Anime Character, to be valid and good and true.
mar 10 2016 ∞
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