“Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no longer threaten us!” Quote by Pierre Corneille
“...A fuel-less flame is nothing but a wraith, However wrought, if unsustained by passion.” IfsPassionFlamesFuelHanukkahWraith Author:Nick Gordon
“On Hanukkah, the first dark night, Light yourself a candle bright. I'll you, if you will me invite To dance within that gentle light.” IfsFirstsLightNightDarkGentleInvitesCandleDark NightHanukkahNight Light Author:Nick Gordon
“Eight days the light continued on its own: A miracle, they say, but not more so Than ordinary lives of flesh and bone, Consuming wicks burned ashen long ago.” LongLightOrdinaryMiracleEightBonesFleshBurnedLong AgoConsumingOrdinary LifeHanukkah Author:Nick Gordon
“The people who get into trouble in our company are those who carry around the anchor of the past.” PeoplePastCompanyTroubleAnchors Author:John Welch
“Victims may be defensive, submissive, over-accommodating to others, passive-aggressive in conflict, dependent on others for self-worth, overly sensitive, even manipulative. They're often angry, resentful, and envious, feeling unworthy or ashamed about their circumstances. Have you ever felt or acted this way?” WayMaySelfFeelingsFeltCircumstancesConflictVictimAngrySelf WorthSensitiveAshamedDependentAggressivePassiveUnworthyEnviousSubmissiveManipulativeResentfulPassive Aggressive Author:David Emerald Womeldorff
“These people are often authoritarian and rigid in their views, exerting power over others in an effort to keep others from having power over them. Persecutors may act grandiose and self-righteous to mask their own insecurity.” PeopleInspirationalMaySelfViewsEffortMaskInsecurityRighteousSelf RighteousGrandiosePower Over Others Author:David Emerald Womeldorff
“When you inhabit any of these three roles, you're reacting to fear of victimhood, loss of control, or loss of purpose. You're always looking outside yourself, to the people and circumstances of life, for a sense of safety, security, and sanity.” PeopleInspirationalPurposeThreeLossRolesSecurityCircumstancesSafetySanityReactingVictimhood Author:David Emerald Womeldorff
“Living from the Creator Orientation is actually more challenging. In the Victim Orientation, I didn't have to exercise conscious choice; I just reacted to my circumstances.” ChoicesChallengesCircumstancesExerciseConsciousVictimCreatorOrientation Author:David Emerald Womeldorff
“TED-The Empowerment Dynamic-counteracts the poison of DDT, the Dreaded Dram Triangle. TED is the antidote for DDT.” EmpowermentPoisonAntidoteTrianglesDdt Author:David Emerald Womeldorff
“All of life's experiences are teachers in some sense, challenging us to grow and evolve. Although the Persecutor certainly provokes a reaction, the Challenger elicits a response by encouraging the Creator to acquire new knowledge, skill, or insight. Both roles provoke change, but in different ways.” WayDifferentActionGrowsChallengesRolesTeacherSkillsResponseCreatorInsightReactionsEvolveDifferent WaysAcquireProvokingNew Knowledge Author:David Emerald Womeldorff