Andreea Maruseac

“this behavior is actually a sign of secure attachment. When they are with strangers or day-care providers, securely attached children “save up” their bad feelings for when they reunite with their primary attachment figure. (Gee, thanks!)”
― Lawrence J. Cohen, Playful Parenting: An Exciting New Approach to Raising Children That Will Help You Nurture Close Connections, Solve Behavior Problems, and Encourage Confidence

“Those of us with short-term memory issues feel like we are trying to catch bubbles a child has blown with a plastic wand.”
― Tamara Rosier, Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD

“It often seems easier to stay in winter, burrowed down into our hibernation nests, away from the glare of the sun. But we are brave, and the new world awaits us, gleaming and green, alive with the beat of wings. And besides, we have a kind of gospel to tell now, and a duty to share it. We, who have wintered, have learned some things. We sing it out like birds. We let our voices fill the air.”
― Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

“To be strong does not mean to sprout muscles and flex. It means meeting one's own numinosity without fleeing, actively living with the wild nature in one's own way. It means to be able to learn, to be able to stand what we know. It means to stand and live.”
― Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves