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“But when I learned about the dangers of rejection or attack, I thought, it's time to change this. What if we faced any pain we had caused each other and, instead of rejection or attack, could we listen? Could we forgive? Could we merge?”

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Elizabeth Lesser

Elizabeth Lesser is a renowned author whose works span personal growth, spiritual exploration, and women's leadership. Although her exact birth and death dates are unknown, her writing career has spanned many years, influencing generations of readers. more

“We can be the one to take the first courageous step toward the other and to do something or to try to do something other than rejection or attack. We can do this with our siblings and our mates and our friends and our colleagues. We can do this with the disconnection and the discord all around us.”

Trying Rejection Courageous Sibling Disconnection

Author:Elizabeth Lesser

“Forgiveness doesn't mean being a wimp. It doesn't mean being weak. It doesn't mean having no principles and no values. Sometimes we have to stand firm for what we believe and make really hard decisions.”

Believe Mean Sometimes Values Decision Weak Firm Stand Firm

Author:Elizabeth Lesser

“When the fire is over, always, in the ashes, our opportunities to repair, to move forward without vengeance being required - that's kind of the way us humans seem to live. We make massive mistakes. We do stupid things. We do things to survive. And then there's an opportunity to learn from them and move forward with grace. And forgiveness and that gracefulness are very connected.”

Kind Moving Opportunity Mistake Grace Stupid Moving Forward Vengeance

Author:Elizabeth Lesser

“Theater is the foundation of how I live my life, actually. My father was a playwright, so I was around it all the time and loved to talk shop with him, just loved it. And basically everything that I hold to be good and true and worthy, I learned in the theater. So not even just about the work, but just about life. Discipline, problem solving, creativity, how to get along with people.”

People Problem Father Creativity Discipline Worthy Be Good Problem Solving Living My Life Playwright I Live My Life

Author:Laura Linney