Tracey

“We can’t learn for a child. We are not to think for him. And we are not to rob him of any opportunity that he has to put his own real effort, personal power, into moral action,”
― Anne E. White, Minds More Awake: The Vision of Charlotte Mason

“do I really want for myself in the long term?” helps us shift our focus from our immediate, near-term desires to a more profound consideration of who we want to be: “What kind of person do I want to be?” “How do I want to treat others?” “How do I need”
― Kerry Patterson, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High

“They want you to fix things while they stand right beside you to criticize and complain.”
― Theresa J. Covert, How to Handle a Narcissist, Sociopath or Psychopath : Spotting the differences to set yourself free from Narcissistic / Toxic Relationships and Psychological Abuse

“If someone doesn’t want to have sex with you but you convince them to have sex with you anyway using threats and fear, that is rape.”
― Emily Joy Allison, #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing