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“In seeking wholeness, we need to be aware and willing and open to allowing something to happen. And we need to resist the temptation to believe we won’t have to give up anything.”

“Be careful when you observe a power vacuum and find that you are inclined to step in to fill the void. Even if you save the day, you will not be rewarded for your choice.”

“It’s very difficult to give up what works in the hopes that something different could be better.”

“Your personality is fantastic, but it’s thin. There is so much more to who you are and who you can become than your personality alone.”

“There are people who are living their lives without learning from their experiences. Their souls are wedded to the world of constant cares, and they don’t have the necessary tools or practices to make better and different choices.”

“In the absence of prolonged stress, most self-aware people can draw on all three Centers of Intelligence. But when something upsets that balance, they respond by exaggerating their dominant center in an attempt to regain control. When that doesn’t work, they do more of the same, which also doesn’t work.”

“Everyone responds to the discomfort and stress of a liminal time according to their personality type, often with unfortunate results. If we are risk takers by nature, we are anxious to quickly move forward toward a future of our own making. The move is often hasty and lacks the pieces of the past that have value.”