“You haven’t been able to control your son, but you can gain control of yourself,” he said. “You can deal with your own codependency.” — Melody Beattie, Codependent No More, page 24 Codependents are me (or at least include me!) […]
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Words to Soothe
Words hurt, soothe, inspire, demean, demand, incite, pacify, teach, romance, pervert, unite, divide. Words be powerful. ~ Inga Muscio What kind of work do you want your words to do? Would you ever task your words to hurt? to demean? […]
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Giving birth and nourishing; having, yet not possessing; working, yet not taking credit; leading without controlling or dominating. ~ Lao-Tzo Surrender. Balance. Serenity. To create and to build, to have but not be possessed by possessing, by the importance of […]
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The sage governs by emptying minds and hearts, by weakening ambitions and strengthening bones. ~ Lao-Tzu The sage governs… and the definition of a sage is a “profoundly wise man…” It’s a word that skipped the tendency to create sagess […]
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