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David Richo Quotes

What we are not changing, we are choosing Picture Quote #1

The most exciting part of finding out who we are is discovering our own uniqueness, who we are outside the box, beyond the categories in a Psychology 101 textbook. In our inimitable singularity, there is an infinite range of possibility that cannot be tied to any one description of what it means to be human or healthy Picture Quote #1

Fate often allows a future to take shape with no regard for our expectation, plan, or readiness. Fate’s skillful editing of our life choices is like the careful grooming of lads on their first day of school: combed, polished, scrubbed, newly dressed, and glowing too. This is how we become ready for our life lessons Picture Quote #1

Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it Picture Quote #1

We all recall the cruel stepmother in fairy tales. That archetype is often a necessary element in a fairy tale so that the heroine/hero can become a person of character and power. Stories of heroes and heroines often begin with a wound or loss or injustice and end with heroic acts of restoration Picture Quote #1

Once we make our relationship choices in an adult way, a prospective partner who is unavailable, nonreciprocal, or not open to processing feelings and issues, becomes, by those very facts, unappealing. Once we love ourselves, people no longer look good to us unless they are good for us Picture Quote #1

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The human heart holds much more love than it can ever disburse in one lifetime Picture Quote #1

We were born with four words engraved on our bodies and in our hearts: Love me, hold me Picture Quote #1

Our tears are precious, necessary, and part of what make us such endearing creatures Picture Quote #1

We do not create our destiny; we participate in its unfolding. Synchronicity works as a catalyst toward the working out of that destiny Picture Quote #1

Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us Picture Quote #1

Evoke one good memory for each bad one from now on Picture Quote #1

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A healthy person is not perfect but perfectible, not a done deal but a work in progress. Staying healthy takes discipline, work, and patience, which is why our life is a journey and perforce a heroic one Picture Quote #1

We can actually reconstruct our past by examining what we think, say, feel, expect, believe, and do in an intimate relationship now Picture Quote #1

Most people think of love as a feeling, but love is not so much a feeling as a way of being present Picture Quote #1

Love is the possibility of possibilities. Its farthest reach is beyond us, no matter how long we love or how much. It will always remain the mute mystery to whose ecstasy and ache we can only surrender with a yes Picture Quote #1

Early fear was felt cellularly and was indeed real. Defensive postures were necessary, but defenses generalize cellularly in adulthood and do not expire. It takes conscious work to undo them. Ironically, as long as we keep using defenses, we actually maintain the original force of the fear Picture Quote #1

When we notice a connection between our present fears and their origins in early life, we are finding out how much of our identity is designed by fear. Is fear the architect of me? Picture Quote #1

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Mindfulness is both a state of being and a daily spiritual practice, a form of meditation Picture Quote #1

Once we understand that what happens beyond our control may be just what we need, we see that acceptance of reality can be our way of participating in our own evolution Picture Quote #1

Relationships are not about how two people can survive each other but about how the whole world becomes more capable of love, with all its dim anguish and glowing rapture Picture Quote #1

True optimism is not the prospect of control over pain or elimination of it but survival through it Picture Quote #1

I see that mankind still survives after all its attempts to destroy itself and so I surmise that it is the law of love that rules mankind Picture Quote #1

Bread takes the effort of kneading but also requires sitting quietly while the dough rises with a power all its own Picture Quote #1

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It is not that practice makes perfect but that practice is perfect, combining effort with an openness to grace Picture Quote #1

At every stage of life, our inner self requires the nurturance of loving people attuned to our feelings and responsive to our needs who can foster our inner resources of personal power, lovability, and serenity. Those who love us understand us and are available to us with an attention, appreciation, acceptance, and affection we can feel. They make room for us to be who we are Picture Quote #1

The challenge is to find our destiny in exactly what we are refusing to engage in Picture Quote #1

The opposite of interpersonal trust is not mistrust. It is despair. This is because we have given up on believing that trustworthiness and fulfillment are possible from others. We have lost our hope in our fellow humans Picture Quote #1

The more invested I am in my own ideas about reality, the more those experiences will feel like victimizations rather than the ups and downs of relating. Actually, I believe that the less I conceptualize things that way, the more likely it is that people will want to stay by me, because they will not feel burdened, consciously or unconsciously, by my projections, judgments, entitlements, or unrealistic expectations Picture Quote #1

When we feel unsafe with someone and still stay with him, we damage our ability to discern trustworthiness in those we will meet in the future Picture Quote #1

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What we are not changing, we are choosing (David Richo Quotes) The most exciting part of finding out who we are is discovering our own uniqueness, who we are outside the box, beyond the categories in a Psychology 101 textbook. In our inimitable singularity, there is an infinite range of possibility that cannot be tied to any one description of what it means to be human or healthy (David Richo Quotes) Fate often allows a future to take shape with no regard for our expectation, plan, or readiness. Fate’s skillful editing of our life choices is like the careful grooming of lads on their first day of school: combed, polished, scrubbed, newly dressed, and glowing too. This is how we become ready for our life lessons (David Richo Quotes) Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it (David Richo Quotes) We all recall the cruel stepmother in fairy tales. That archetype is often a necessary element in a fairy tale so that the heroine/hero can become a person of character and power. Stories of heroes and heroines often begin with a wound or loss or injustice and end with heroic acts of restoration (David Richo Quotes) Once we make our relationship choices in an adult way, a prospective partner who is unavailable, nonreciprocal, or not open to processing feelings and issues, becomes, by those very facts, unappealing. Once we love ourselves, people no longer look good to us unless they are good for us (David Richo Quotes) The human heart holds much more love than it can ever disburse in one lifetime (David Richo Quotes) We were born with four words engraved on our bodies and in our hearts: Love me, hold me (David Richo Quotes) Our tears are precious, necessary, and part of what make us such endearing creatures (David Richo Quotes) We do not create our destiny; we participate in its unfolding. Synchronicity works as a catalyst toward the working out of that destiny (David Richo Quotes) Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us (David Richo Quotes) Evoke one good memory for each bad one from now on (David Richo Quotes) A healthy person is not perfect but perfectible, not a done deal but a work in progress. Staying healthy takes discipline, work, and patience, which is why our life is a journey and perforce a heroic one (David Richo Quotes) We can actually reconstruct our past by examining what we think, say, feel, expect, believe, and do in an intimate relationship now (David Richo Quotes) Most people think of love as a feeling, but love is not so much a feeling as a way of being present (David Richo Quotes) Love is the possibility of possibilities. Its farthest reach is beyond us, no matter how long we love or how much. It will always remain the mute mystery to whose ecstasy and ache we can only surrender with a yes (David Richo Quotes) Early fear was felt cellularly and was indeed real. Defensive postures were necessary, but defenses generalize cellularly in adulthood and do not expire. It takes conscious work to undo them. Ironically, as long as we keep using defenses, we actually maintain the original force of the fear (David Richo Quotes) When we notice a connection between our present fears and their origins in early life, we are finding out how much of our identity is designed by fear. Is fear the architect of me? (David Richo Quotes) Mindfulness is both a state of being and a daily spiritual practice, a form of meditation (David Richo Quotes) Once we understand that what happens beyond our control may be just what we need, we see that acceptance of reality can be our way of participating in our own evolution (David Richo Quotes) Relationships are not about how two people can survive each other but about how the whole world becomes more capable of love, with all its dim anguish and glowing rapture (David Richo Quotes) True optimism is not the prospect of control over pain or elimination of it but survival through it (David Richo Quotes) I see that mankind still survives after all its attempts to destroy itself and so I surmise that it is the law of love that rules mankind (David Richo Quotes) Bread takes the effort of kneading but also requires sitting quietly while the dough rises with a power all its own (David Richo Quotes) It is not that practice makes perfect but that practice is perfect, combining effort with an openness to grace (David Richo Quotes) At every stage of life, our inner self requires the nurturance of loving people attuned to our feelings and responsive to our needs who can foster our inner resources of personal power, lovability, and serenity. Those who love us understand us and are available to us with an attention, appreciation, acceptance, and affection we can feel. They make room for us to be who we are (David Richo Quotes) The challenge is to find our destiny in exactly what we are refusing to engage in (David Richo Quotes) The opposite of interpersonal trust is not mistrust. It is despair. This is because we have given up on believing that trustworthiness and fulfillment are possible from others. We have lost our hope in our fellow humans (David Richo Quotes) The more invested I am in my own ideas about reality, the more those experiences will feel like victimizations rather than the ups and downs of relating. Actually, I believe that the less I conceptualize things that way, the more likely it is that people will want to stay by me, because they will not feel burdened, consciously or unconsciously, by my projections, judgments, entitlements, or unrealistic expectations (David Richo Quotes) When we feel unsafe with someone and still stay with him, we damage our ability to discern trustworthiness in those we will meet in the future (David Richo Quotes)

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