An assertive listener focuses on making sure the other speakers get to say what is on their mind with the clarity they intend.

Experiencing disappointment? Sometimes, when time passes, we realize that not getting what we thought we wanted turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

This intentional exploration of valleys and peaks, of streams and oceans, will help us find diverse limits and boundaries as well as possibilities and opportunities.

Follow me is an invitation, not a demand or a threat. Followers are volunteers and true believers, not conscripts.

We demonstrate behaviors either because we are practicing the behaviors that we want to become second nature to us, or because we are acting from our true character formed from our values.

We all are imbued with a sense that no matter how good we are, we can do and be better. It carries the energy of motivation.

We set boundaries for what we will do, and we set boundaries for what we will allow others to do to us. I believe in red lines, and Im willing to take a stand against those who threaten to cross mine

I learned to savor moments regardless of what I was doing even mundane chores and hard work. I attended to each activity, being more mindful of the experience and my surroundings.

Each of us is here now because of all that preceded us. We live in our time and place because of those who lived in theirs and made us possible.

Some changes seem like sudden changes, but they have been quietly in the making for a long time. We can thrive by learning to adapt.