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When Europeans Arrived On This Continent, They Blew It With The Native Americans. They Plowed Over Them, Taking As Much As They Could Of Their Land And Valuables, And Respecting Almost Nothing About The Native Cultures. They Lost The Wisdom Of The Indigenous Peoples-wisdom About The Land And Connectedness To The Great Web Of Life...we Have Another Chance With All These Refugees. People Come Here Penniless But Not Cultureless. They Bring Us Gifts. We Can Synthesize The Best Of Our Traditions With The Best Of Theirs. We Can Teach And Learn From Each Other To Produce A Better America.

Teenage Girls Are Extremists Who See The World In Black-and- White Terms, Missing Shades Of Gray. Life Is Either Marvelous Or Notworth Living. School Is Either Pure Torment Or Is Going Fantastically. Other People Are Either Great Or Horrible, And They Themselves Are Wonderful Or Pathetic Failures. One Day A Girl Will Refer To Herself As "the Goddess Of Social Life" And The Next Day She'll Regret That She's The "ultimate In Nerdosity.

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.

How Many Therapists Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb? One, As Long As The Lightbulb Wants To Change.

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.