• "If you bring forth what is within you, it will heal you. And if you do not bring forth what is within you, it will destroy you." - from the Gospel of St. Thomas
• "We do not see things as they are; we see things as we are." - Talmud
• Loving yourself is not a selfish act - it is an act of loving kindness. -Carl Sayles, PsyD
• Openness and honesty can bring two or more people together in a way that allows them to be present in conversation. In those moments of presence doing things with another person brings richness and strength to any relationship. -Carl Sayles, PsyD
• It's okay to ask for what you want or need, knowing that you don't always get what you've asked
for. -Virginia Satir
• The "Big Three" emotions that constantly require our attention are guilt, anger, and fear.
-Carl Sayles, PsyD
• Be responsible for what you think, say, and do, rather than projecting it on others or
denying it. -Virginia Satir
• Empathic listening is deeply therapeutic and healing because it gives a person the feeling of being heard and understood. If all of a sudden that feeling changed and you felt like you were no longer being listened to, then survival would become your primary motivation and a defensive stance is taken. The greatest of all human needs and desires is to be understood, affirmed, loved, valued and appreciated. When that happens – contact has been made and we can relax and enjoy all that life has to offer. -Carl Sayles, PsyD
• We create many challenges in our everyday life by simply assuming that our expectations are self-evident and that they are clearly understood and shared by others around us. -Carl Sayles, PsyD
• Loving is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery
• Where there is love there is life. -Mohandas Gandhi
• Only when we give joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly know what love
means. -Leo Buscaglia