Self-respecting Men And Women Think About The

To Accept Struggle As Part Of Life, To Accept All Of It, Even The Darkest Moments Of Anguish; To Be Motivated By Love Rather Than Fear, By Confidence Rather Than Insecurity: These Are The Benchmarks Of High Self-esteem. The Wish To Avoid Fear And Pain Is Not The Motive That Drives The Lives Of Highly Evolved Men And Women; Rather, It Is The Life Force Within Them, Thrusting Toward Its Unique Form Of Expression-the Actualization Of Personal Values.

Productive Achievement Is A Consequence And An Expression Of Health And Self-esteem, Not Its Cause.

Sometimes The Subconscious Mind Manifests A Wisdom Several Steps Or Even Years Ahead Of The Conscious Mind, And Has Its Own Way Of Leading Us Toward Our Destiny.

To Love Is To See Myself In You And To Wish To Celebrate Myself With You. What I Love Is The Embodiment Of My Values In Another Person. Love Is An Act Of Self-assertion, Self-expression And A Celebration Of Being Alive.

Loving Consciously Does Not Mean Subjecting Your Relationship To Endless Analysis. It Means Something Much Simpler: Paying Attention. Noticing. This Requires Presence.