“Courage looks you straight in the eye. She is not impressed with power trippers, and she knows first aid. Courage is not afraid to weep, and she is not afraid to pray, even when she is not sure who she is praying to. When she walks it is clear she has made the journey from loneliness to solitude. The people who told me she was stern were not lying. they just forgot to mention she was kind.” PeopleKnowsFirstsLooksKindMadeEyeLyingWalksClearJourneyLonelinessPrayingSolitudeAidsNot SureNot AfraidImpressedNot Impressed Author:J. Ruth Gendler
“I think human self-hatred may be the great untold story of the millennium. It's the common thread linking deep ecology and animal rights, the love and money we lavish on pets, the uneasy longing for extraterrestrials to be meddling with us.” ThinkingHumansMaySelfStoriesAnimalCommonRightsHatredLongingPetAnimal RightsThreadEcologyUneasyMillenniumSelf HatredMeddlingCommon ThreadsLove And MoneyDeep EcologyUntold Stories Author:Annie Gottlieb
“All of us sport an invisible sign around our necks -- “AS IS.” It means, take me as I am. I may not become what you want me to be. And I'm far, far from perfect. But I have some great qualities, too, as well as my share of faults. You will have to take me “AS IS” and I'll take you that way, too.” WayWantWellsMayMeanSportsPerfectQualityShareFaultsWhat You WantInvisibleNecksTake MeWant MeYou Want MeGreat QualitiesTake Me As I Am Author:Steve Goodier
“Let go of a need for personal recognition. Heap kudos on others and they'll perform even better next time. Leaders are only as good as those who follow them and followers are at their best when leaders are quick to give credit for successes.” NeedsGivingNextLeaderLetting GoCreditRecognitionFollowersNext Time Author:Steve Goodier
“The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate and to despise myself? Indeed I do; and chiefly for not having hated and despised the world enough.” WorldReasonEnoughHateFoolHatedDespiseDespisedLost FriendshipDupes Author:William Hazlitt
“I admire some people for their brilliance and I respect others for their strength. But I am indebted to those who can rekindle my spirit.” PeopleSpiritAdmireBrillianceRespecting OthersIndebted Author:Steve Goodier
“The key to good listening isn't technique, it's desire. Until we truly want to understand the other person, we'll never listen well.” WantWellsPersonsDesireKeysListeningTechnique Author:Steve Goodier
“When discouraged some people will give up, give in or give out far too early. They blame their problems on difficult situations, unreasonable people or their own inabilities. When discouraged other people will push back that first impulse to quit, push down their initial fear, push through feelings of helplessness and push ahead. They're less likely to find something to blame and more likely to find a way through.” PeopleWayGivingFirstsFeelingsProblemDifficultSituationGiving UpBlameQuittingImpulseInabilityInitialsDiscouragedHelplessnessUnreasonableDifficult Situations Author:Steve Goodier
“I believe a family can be like that sports team. A successful family wins as a team. But if its members are intent upon winning their own individual battles with one another, the team loses. A winning solution is to work out the differences and, when it's over, let it be over. Then they can get back in the game as a team.” IfsBelieveGamesWinningIndividualI BelieveSportsLosesDifferencesSuccessfulTeamBattleMembersSolutionsWork OutGet BackSports TeamPower StruggleBack In The Game Author:Steve Goodier