The First Step Toward Change

It Is True That People Are Sometimes Hit By Adversities Beyond Their Control. But Those So Affected Are Better Helped When They Are Awakened To The Resources They Do Possess Than When They Are Told They Don't Have Any.

Taking On Responsibilities That Properly Belong To Someone Else Means Behaving Irresponsibly Toward Yourself. You Need To Know Where You End And Someone Else Begins. You Need To Understand Boundaries. You Need To Know What Is And Is Not Up To You, What Is And Is Not In Your Control, What Is And Is Not Your Responsibility.

For Children Mastery Entails Struggle. This Means They Must Be Permitted To Struggle. If Parents Inappropriately Step In To "help"-out Of Impatience Or Solicitude-they Sabotage Important Learning. Among Other Things, The Child Is Unlikely To Discover The Advantages Of Perseverance And Self-discipline.

Respect Starts With Ourselves.

The Policy Of Seeking Values From Human Beings By Means Of Force, When Practiced By An Individual, Is Called Crime. When Practiced By A Government, It Is Called Statism.