“Your priorities determine your progress.” – Mike Tully

“He who won’t be counseled can’t be helped.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Helping others is what helps ourselves.” – Natalie Locke

“We are the hurdles we leap to be ourselves.” — Michael McClure, cited in Bits & Pieces

Practically all of us thrive on some form of acknowledg- ment. We want to feel appreciated. Strokes are important to keep us going at reasonable performance. Even performing rats need pellets and seals need fish. To believe we are giving of ourselves for uncaring people will turn most of us hostile ….

Many spouses leave a relationship simply because they don’t feel appreciated. There may be no big fights or dramatic turning points. They merely weren’t careful enough to say, “Thank you. That was thoughtful, and I love having you around.”

— William L.Coleman in From Bouncing Back.