audrey adkins

“separates his behavior from his identity,”
― Carol Tavris, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts

“And without guilt and dread, who am I?”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

“The three jewels of the Tao: compassion, moderation, and humility. Balthasar said compassion leads to courage, moderation leads to generosity, and humility leads to leadership.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

“understood that people would do almost anything to not feel pain, including causing pain and abusing power, and I understood that there were very few people who could handle being held accountable for causing hurt without rationalizing, blaming, or shutting down.”
― Brené Brown, Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience