Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see. --Neil Postman
Fools Rage
Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end. —Proverbs 29:11
Essential Components
Three essential components of psychological health are 1. the ability to openly and honestly communicate thoughts, feelings, and behaviors with another, 2. the ability to honor agreements and disagreements, commonalities and distinctions, and 3. the ability to use personal resources to accomplish values-directed goals. --Steven R. Hobbs
Giving Advise
“When giving advice, remember: once is enough, twice is pushing it, three times is obnoxious.” —Jonathan Feldman, Martial Artist
True Friendship
One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. --Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Open Rebuke and Hidden Love
“Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” —Proverbs 27:5-6
Simplest Tastes
“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” —Oscar Wilde
Lady Power
“Power is like being a lady…if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” —Margaret Thatcher
Not a Problem
“It’s not a problem within myself to need to ask for help sometimes when I get stuck.” — H., 15 years old
Honesty
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” —Thomas Jefferson
Tell the Truth
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” —Mark Twain