Ana Rotaras

“Love is ruthless; it doesn’t feel sorry for anyone, but it does have compassion. Fear is full of pity; it feels sorry for everyone. You feel sorry for me when you don’t respect me, when you don’t think I am strong enough to make it. On the other hand, love respects. I love you; I know you can make it. I know you are strong enough, intelligent enough, good enough that you can make your own choices. I don’t have to make your choices for you. You can make it. If you fall, I can give you my hand, I can help you to stand up. I can say, “You can do it, go ahead.” That is compassion, but it is not the same as feeling sorry. Compassion comes from respect and from love; feeling sorry comes from a lack of respect and from fear.”
― Miguel Ruiz, The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship

“A team is a group of people who may not be equal in experience, talent, or education but in commitment.”
― John C. Maxwell, Good Leaders Ask Great Questions: Your Foundation for Successful Leadership

“Keeping a personal journal empowers you to see and improve, on a day-by-day basis, the way you’re developing and using your endowments. Because writing truly imprints the brain, it also helps you remember and apply the things you’re trying to do. In addition, it gives you a powerful contextual tool. As you take occasion—perhaps on a mission statement renewal retreat—to read over your experiences of past weeks, months, or years, you gain invaluable insight into repeating patterns and themes in your life.”
― Stephen R. Covey, First Things First

“when I say, “I'm sorry,” I'm really thinking, “I'm sorry for whatever program is in me that created this event.” When I say, “Please forgive me,” I'm actually meaning, “Please forgive my being unconscious to my own thought processes.” When I say, “Thank you,” I am meaning, “Thank you for releasing this program from my being.” When I say, “I love you,” I am returning to Source (Divinity or Zero) and wiping my inner whiteboard clean.”
― Joe Vitale, At Zero: The Final Secrets to "Zero Limits" The Quest for Miracles Through Ho'oponopono