People Come Here Penniless But Not Cultureless.

One Important Reason To Stay Calm Is That Calm Parents Hear More. Low-key, Accepting Parents Are The Ones Whose Children Keep Talking.

Many Young Women Are Less Whole And Androgynous Than They Were At Age Ten. They Are More Appearance-conscious And Sex-conscious. They Are Quieter, More Fearful Of Holding Strong Opinions, More Careful What They Say And Less Honest. They Are More Likely To Second-guess Themselves And To Be Self-critical. They Are Bigger Worriers And More Effective People Pleasers. They Are Less Likely To Play Sports, Love Math And Science And Plan On Being President. They Hide Their Intelligence. Many Must Fight For Years To Regain All The Territory They Lost.

Good Therapy, Gently But Firmly, Moves People Out Of Denial And Compartmentalization. It Helps Clients To Develop Richer Inner Lives And Greater Self-knowledge. It Teaches Clients To Live Harmoniously With Others And It Enhances Existential Consciousness, And Allows People To Take Responsibility For Their Effects On The World At Large. For Me , Happiness Is About Appreciating What One Has. Practically Speaking,this Means Lowering Expectations About What Is Fair, Possible And Likely. It Means,finding Pleasure In The Ordinary.

Maturity Involves Being Honest And True To Oneself, Making Decisions Based On A Conscious Internal Process, Assuming Responsibility For One's Decisions, Having Healthy Relationships With Others And Developing One's Own True Gifts. It Involves Thinking About One's Environment And Deciding What One Will And Won't Accept.

Prayer Is Vastly Superior To Worry. With Worry, We Are Helpless; With Prayer, We Are Interceding. When I Hear Sad News, I Try To Say A Prayer For The Victims. When I Am Troubled, I Will Say A Prayer That Asks For Relief For Myself And For All Those Who Suffer As I Do. When I Am Concerned About My Relatives Or Friends I Say A Short Prayer To Myself - "may They Be Happy And Free Of Suffering."