Strength is gained in the range it is trained.
Every day, in some way, we're all being prepared for something better.
Your best teacher is the person offering you your greatest challenge.
If you want to live an authentic, meaningful life, you need to master the art of disappointing and upsetting others, hurting feelings, and living with the reality that some people just won't like you. It may not be easy, but it's essential if you want your life to reflect your deepest desires, values, and needs.
If it's not an absolute YES, it's a NO
Just because some people are fueled by drama doesn't mean you have to attend the performance.
People start to heal the moment they feel heard.
I have another name for what they're terming whistleblowers, and that's righteous heroes. From Bradley Manning to Snowden. They're people of conscience who are unwilling to turn a blind eye to the crimes of our government. And thank goodness for them.
We must cultivate, all of us, a certain ignorance, a certain blindness, or society will not be tolerable.
This liberal doxy must be impaled on the member of a particularly large stallion!
It is superfluous to be humble on one's own behalf; so many people are willing to do it for one.