Love Isn't A State Of Perfect Caring,

I'm Proud Of You For The Times You Came In Second, Or Third, Or Fourth, But What You Did Was The Best You Have Ever Done

Confronting Our Feelings And Giving Them Appropriate Expression Always Takes Strength, Not Weakness. It Takes Strength To Acknowledge Our Anger, And Sometimes More Strength Yet To Curb The Aggressive Urges Anger May Bring And To Channel Them Into Nonviolent Outlets. It Takes Strength To Face Our Sadness And To Grieve And To Let Our Grief And Our Anger Flow In Tears When They Need To. It Takes Strength To Talk About Our Feelings And To Reach Out For Help And Comfort When We Need It.

In The External Scheme Of Things, Shining Moments Are As Brief As The Twinkling Of An Eye, Yet Such Twinklings Are What Eternity Is Made Of -- Moments When We Human Beings Can Say "i Love You," "i'm Proud Of You," "i Forgive You," "i'm Grateful For You." That's What Eternity Is Made Of: Invisible Imperishable Good Stuff.

Listening Is Where Love Begins: Listening To Ourselves And Then To Our Neighbors.

Transitions Are Almost Always Signs Of Growth, But They Can Bring Feelings Of Loss. To Get Somewhere New, We May Have To Leave Somewhere Else Behind.