Words of Widsom:

On Connection
with Self:

Loneliness does not come from having no people about one,
but from being unable
to communicate
the things that seem important to oneself.

~Carl Jung

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To understand that
you create your relationships
out of your
unconscious feelings,
needs, and patterns
is to take a giant step
forward in growth.

~Gay Hendricks, PhD
&
Kathlyn Hendricks, PhD

Articles & Tips

ON FORGIVENESS:

Forgiveness, a profound state of letting go,
is experienced as the freedom of deep relaxation
and comfort in the body.
~Joan Borysenko, PhD

ON ADVERSITY:

Adversity is our dear friend.
It is the driving force that pushes us out of our
comfortable nest and forces us to learn to fly on our own.
We can really welcome adversity as a gift. Without it our growth is very slow.
With it, we are transformed from fledglings into masters.
Every great person has a history of adversity.
No one has ever made a contribution to humanity
without first undergoing a certain amount of trials.
~Alan Cohen

TIPS ON RELATIONSHIPS:

TIP #1
Never do anything in relationship out of a sense of obligation.
~Neale Donald Walsh

TIP #2
Never try to teach a pig how to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
~Source Unknown

TIP #3
Acknowledging your own needs first will allow you to help others ... This is sanity, not selfishness.
~Joan Borysenko, PhD

TIP #4
If you wish the world to become loving and compassionate, become loving and compassionate yourself. If you wish to diminish fear in the world, diminish your own. These are the gifts that you can give.
~Gary Zukav

REFLECTIONS ON RELATIONSHIPS:

 

Part of trusting is feeling safe.
Unless I feel safe with you ... I cannot trust you
by sharing my True Self with you.
Healthy boundaries are important ...
Because they let my True Self come out,
in part by protecting its integrity and well-being.
~Charles Whitfield, MD

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We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
~Anais Nin

We create our destiny with choices --often tiny choices --
in tiny moments of time.
~Gay Hendricks, PhD

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The regrets and resentments that if only's represent are a major source of unhappiness that can keep us stuck for a lifetime.
~Joan Borysenko, PhD

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Anxiety accompanies the disequilibrium of change, those times when we allow new and unknown possibilities to disturb our old mind-sets. Peace of mind comes when we heed anxiety’s call and act to successfully integrate new growth into our wholeness.
~Robert Gerzon

Forgiveness is freeing up and putting to better use the energy once consumed by holding grudges, harboring resentments,
and nursing unhealed wounds.
~Sidney B. Simon, MD & Suzanne Simon

REFRAMING AS A CREATIVE
SELF-SUPPORTIVE PRACTICE:

Everything that happens is either a blessing which is also a lesson, or a lesson which is also a blessing.
~Polly Berrien Berends

There are no random events. Look for the deeper meaning
to see how love is working in you, conspiring to support your growth, urging you to love better.
~Carolyn Ranker

Every thing that happens to you is your teacher. The secret is to learn to sit at the feet of your own life and be taught by it.
~Polly Berrien Berends

Nothing triggers my defenses more than when
someone criticizes me in the same way I am secretly
criticizing myself, or when I know I am wrong
but don't want to admit it.


~John Bradshaw




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