People Prefer The Certainty Of Misery To

I Am Me And I Am Okay.

It's Sad That Children Cannot Know Their Parents When They Were Younger; When They Were Loving, Courting, And Being Nice To One Another. By The Time Children Are Old Enough To Observe, The Romance Has All Too Often Faded Or Gone Underground.

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.

We Get Together On The Basis Of Our Similarities; We Grow On The Basis Of Our Differences.

Families And Societies Are Small And Large Versions Of One Another. Both Are Made Up Of People Who Have To Work Together, Whose Destinies Are Tied Up With One Another. Each Features The Components Of A Relationship: Leaders Perform Roles Relative To The Led, The Young To The Old, And Male To Female; And Each Is Involved With The Process Of Decision-making, Use Of Authority, And The Seeking Of Common Goals.