Daryl

“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

“Be yourself, as long as it fits with what’s socially acceptable.” A bit ironic!”
― Kaleena Amuchastegui, The 5-Hour School Week: An Inspirational Guide to Leaving the Classroom to Embrace Learning in a Way You Never Imagined

“--- 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

“I want people to understand something I learned only recently: that for those of us lucky enough to live the American Dream, the demons of the life we left behind continue to chase us.”
― J.D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis