Tamara alazzeh

“You love people. They disappoint you. But sometimes, they don't. They just keep loving you, right through it all, waiting for you to wake up and appreciate them. To say, "I love you. I've always loved you back.”
― Courtney Maum, I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You

“Research shows that the best way to deal with negativity is to observe it, without reaction and without judgment. Then consciously label each negative feeling and replace it with positive, compassionate, and solution-based thoughts. One”
― Chris Voss, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

“يقال إن رجلاً دعا بعض الحكماء إلى منزله، وكان كل شئ له من آلة المنزل على غاية السرور والحسن، وكان الرجل في نفسه على غاية الجهل والبله والفدامة. ويقال إنّ ذلك الحكيم تأمل كل شئ في منزله ثم إنه بصق على الرجل نفسه. فلما استشاط وغضب من ذلك قال له لا تغضب، فإني تأمّلت جميع ما في منزلك وتفقّدته فلم أر فيه أسمج ولا أرذل من نفسك، فجعلتها موضعاً للبصاق باستحقاق منها لذلك”
― أبو بكر الرازي, الطب الروحاني

“When we sense that leaders aren’t being authentic—whether they’re intentionally misleading us or simply behaving in opposition to their values—we can smell it a mile away. This causes team members to avoid bringing up issues for fear of retribution, as Mulally’s executive team initially did, and reality gets buried under a torrent of excuses and finger-pointing.”
― Tasha Eurich, Insight: Why We Are Less Self-Aware Than We Think—and What to Do About It