There Were Seventy-five People In The Lobby

We Feel Understood By People Who Like Us; Misunderstood By People Who Don't -- And Those Feelings Are Probably Realistic.

One Element Of Maturity Is The Realization That We Don't Get Away With Anything. Any Advantage Gained Or Convenience Taken, Any Private Procrastination Or Insincerity, No Matter How Subtle Or Quick In Passing, Is Paid For.

We Are All Saying The Same Thing In Different Words.

Being Myself Includes Taking Risks With Myself, Taking Risks On New Behavior, Trying New Ways Of 'being Myself', So That I Can See Who It Is I Want To Be.

Before, I Thought I Was Actually Fighting For My Own Self-worth; That Is Why I So Desperately Wanted People To Like Me. I Thought Their Liking Me Was A Comment On Me, But It Was A Comment On Them.