Daryl

“--- I’ve learned that it is possible to hold on to beliefs too tightly.  To "believe" something is not some kind of special accomplishment.  Beliefs, when held too tightly or overly cherished, can easily disintegrate into unexamined opinions that we refuse to reconsider or question.  Beliefs are so easy.  It is easy to forget that beliefs are usually just habitual or strongly held opinions. When we hold beliefs too tightly, we become less open to growing, learning, and expanding our perspectives.  Believing something too strongly can cause us to stop asking healthy questions, limit growth potential and keep us stuck in old paradigms.”
― Dr. Diane Gross, What I've Learned

“as Douglas Adams’s character Dirk Gently puts it, “I rarely end up where I was intending to go, but often I end up somewhere that I needed to be.” Widen your focus to see the inadvertent benefits you stumble across along the way.”
― Emily Nagoski, Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

“because your child isn’t challenging every second of every waking hour. He’s challenging sometimes, particularly in situations where flexibility, adaptability, frustration tolerance, and problem solving are required.”
― Ross W. Greene, The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children

“You are not a failure because you can’t keep up with laundry. Laundry is morally neutral.”
― KC Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help