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Hiding our fears behind compulsive behavior of any kind severely limits our ability to be ourselves.

Lack of forgiveness gives others power over us. Withholding forgiveness simply allows another person to have control over our well-being.

Teasing is veiled hostility and is almost never funny, unless the teasee has openly agreed to relate that way.

Because we fear other people's reactions and don't know how to respond, we allow them to violate our limits and boundaries.

Anger, if not allowed to fester and grow out of proportion, is healthy, like a smoke alarm that if heeded can prevent all sorts of damage.

To most women, friendship is not a luxury; it is an essential part of their being.

It's so important to break the pattern of looking outside ourselves for self-esteem.

Often illness is an expression of feelings repressed.

We all need to feel understood and connected to ourselves and to others.

An angry frontal attack puts even the most invulnerable person on the defensive.

Pausing gives us the opportunity to arrive at an internal place from which we can choose wisely what needs to be done or said, and then do so gently.

Expecting people to read your mind hardly ever gets you what you desire.

Worry is a habit that shatters our peace of mind and needlessly drains our energy, a form of mental masturbation without any benefits.

Being aware of our feelings sounds easy, but it's not because many of us spend our entire lives pushing feelings aside as we try to please others.

We need to accept our anger, fear, or whatever undisclosed feelings we have, no matter how socially unacceptable they seem.