communication

The trouble with you is that the only way you can communicate is through art. You__e never learned to communicate your feelings to a man. You don__ even want to communicate in a relationship. You think that if you open up to love, you__l lose your independence or your self-expression or creativity or whatever you call all that passionate, wonderful stuff that makes you feel alive inside.

There are only two ways to live your life. One as if all that matters is to have someone love and accept you. The other is as though loving and accepting another person is all that matters. Often, when you choose the second you get the first.

When a man plays with your heart it is for one of two reasons: He knows he can or he is undecided.

It's as if every conversation with a woman was a test, and men always failed it, because they always lacked the key to the code and so they never quite understood what the conversation was really about.

The manlier you are, the harder it is to understand what a woman wants: there is not a hint of female brain in you.

Assumptions are the termites of relationships.

Engagement provides opportunities to demonstrate how confrontation can be done both effectively and civilly

Lewis had developed a trademark style, slow enough for note taking, loud enough to rouse the dullest listener, straightforward, abundantly furnished with quotations, and lavish in wit.

Everything interested him and everything excited him.

People need to be educated so that they can make intelligent moral choices

When you take the time to actually listen, with humility, to what people have to say, it's amazing what you can learn. Especially if the people who are doing the talking also happen to be children.

Transparency is critical in public health and epidemics laypeople become either effective force-multipliers or stubborn walls.

The home is a place where we show our children that we can communicate, learn, and succeed together.

Think of a time when you felt happy, healthy, powerful, energetic, strong, confident, or serene. Step back into that memory and remember what it felt like. Breathe it, feel it, and recreate it. If you are ever in a place where change has disrupted your flow or shifted your foundation, you can use your memories to reground you. Bring these positive emotions forward to change your state and get yourself unstuck.

Simply through the process of living life and adapting to change, you may have lost something which you once enjoyed or took for granted. Reclaim your power by speaking up, standing up, standing out, and taking action. Reclaim your positivity by surrounding yourself with happy and proactive people.

It__ one thing to set a goal. It__ another, however, when you get so caught up in the details that you neglect to review your progress. Reevaluation enables you to improve your aim to ensure you hit your target.

When you reassess where you are and what you__e done, new factors may come to light to help you make more informed choices moving forward. Whether your assessment encourages you to rest happily on your laurels or change directions, reassessment is incredibly valuable.

As you move through the seasons of change and make a deliberate decision to Review and Redo along the way, you can begin to see everything from a fresh perspective. This will generate new opportunities for making things better or creating something completely brand new.