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“When we give people space to process things that happen around them and to them, they can make better decisions. When they make better decisions, they are able to do cooler things. Social safety nets are not bad things; they enable people to grow into what they have the potential to be.”
― Kyla Scanlon, In This Economy?: How Money & Markets Really Work

“Dan originally came to therapy after the breakup of his marriage to a self-absorbed woman who exploited his generous nature and didn’t give much back. In therapy, he realized that he’d sacrificed too much, violating the principles of fairness just as his wife had in taking too much. As Dan began to practice better self-care by not being overly generous, he noticed that he was becoming more interested in women who had a greater capacity for reciprocity. Still, this new way of relating felt unusual to him at first. For example, after paying for an expensive dinner with his new girlfriend, Dan was amazed when she said she wanted to treat him to an upcoming concert. “You gave me a great evening,” she told him, “and I want to do something fun for you.” Dan was amazed by her reciprocity and generosity, and he was also able to correctly identify it as a sign of her emotional maturity.”
― Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

“The fantasy of living these experiences was one thing, but having the self-confidence to head out into the world and chase them, to take a great leap into the unknown and trust that the world would catch me, was another thing altogether.”
― Jeff Johns, Jet Lag Junkie: Unfiltered Tales of a Compulsive Wanderer

“A lot of what travel teaches us is about letting go, taking the leap, jumping into the unknown, replacing your environment and all its parts for a chance at what happens next.”
― Jeff Johns, Jet Lag Junkie: Unfiltered Tales of a Compulsive Wanderer