To Accept Struggle As Part Of Life,

Taking On Responsibilities That Properly Belong To Someone Else Means Behaving Irresponsibly Toward Yourself. You Need To Know Where You End And Someone Else Begins. You Need To Understand Boundaries. You Need To Know What Is And Is Not Up To You, What Is And Is Not In Your Control, What Is And Is Not Your Responsibility.

The Greater A Child’s Terror, And The Earlier It Is Experienced, The Harder It Becomes To Develop A Strong And Healthy Sense Of Self.

Positive Self-esteem Operates As, In Effect, The Immune System Of The Consciousness, Providing Resistance, Strength, And A Capacity For Regeneration. When Self-esteem Is Low, Our Resilience In The Face Of Life's Adversities Is Diminished. We Crumble Before Vicissitudes That A Healthier Sense Of Self Could Vanquish. We Tend To Be More Influenced By The Desire To Avoid Pain Than To Experience Joy. Negatives Have More Power Over Us Than Positives.

Innovators And Creators Are Persons Who Can To A Higher Degree Than Average Accept The Condition Of Aloneness. They Are More Willing To Follow Their Own Vision, Even When It Takes Them Far From The Mainland Of The Human Community. Unexplored Places Do Not Frighten Them- Or Not, At Any Rate, As Much As They Frighten Those Around Them. This Is One Of The Secrets Of Their Power. That Which We Call Genius Has A Great Deal To Do With Courage And Daring, A Great Deal To Do With Nerve.

If My Aim Is To Prove I Am 'enough,' The Project Goes On To Infinity-because The Battle Was Already Lost On The Day I Conceded The Issue Was Debatable.