Thoughts for Monday, October 23, 2017

"'I always think of you first when I'm in a jam. You're so dependable.' Jeff strolled away. Dependable...faithful...reliable, Sherrie thought. I've always been described this way by people who wanted something from me. Sounds like a description of a good mule. Suddenly the guilt hit again. There I am, getting resentful again. Lord, help me 'bloom where I'm planted.' But secretly she found herself wishing she could be transferred to another flowerpot."
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Recommended reading:

Boundaries - When to Say Yes, When to Say No, To Take Control of Your Life, by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend

Misc. Quotes for Saturday, May 21, 2016

"I preach as never sure to preach again, as a dying man to dying men." - Richard Baxter (1615-1691)

"People like Derek ... can be lots of fun. Except when you pop their bubble about their unrealistic grandiosity and their irresponsibility. Then you become a "wet blanket." It's revealing to talk to the "wet blanket" who is married to a practicing child. No job is more tiring." Boundaries, by Cloud & Townsend

"Boundaries are a "litmus test" for the quality of our relationships...So what does Debbie, whose husband is an avowed "boundary buster," do? Will her husband carry out his threat to walk out on her? He might. We can't control the other person. But if the only thing keeping Debbie's husband at home is her total compliance, is this a marriage at all?" Boundaries, by Cloud & Townsend

"95% of  hurt feelings are strategy on the hurtees part." - Dr. Wayne Dyer, Pulling Your Own Strings

"We've got to ride the global warming issue. Even if the theory is wrong, we will be doing the right thing in terms of economic and environmental policy." - Timothy Wirth (source)

"[The proposed International Criminal Court] repudiates the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence, and cancels the 4th of July...What are the limits on the ICC? There are none. It's insane." - Professor Charles Rice, Notre Dame University School of Law (Source)