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01Undated

My prayer is an attitude of pure gratitude for having the opportunity to experience life on this earth with all its pain, heartache, worry, and turmoil; coupled with this gratitude is the thankfulness for just having the opportunity to have lived. That is fairly easy on good days but difficult when life puts rocks and boulders in the road.

David W. Earle / quote

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02Undated

Reality may not be what you want it to be, but it is the reality you now must face. You can deny this reality and try to wish it away, or you can accept it and not waste any energy on wanting it to be different.

David W. Earle / quote

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03Undated

Making amends is not only saying the words but also being willing to listen to how your behavior caused another’s pain, and then the really hard part…changing behavior.

David W. Earle / quote

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04Undated

Shame is a powerful feeling. There is a tremendous difference between making a mistake and believing you are a mistake...If I don’t see myself as being a mistake then it is I who must take responsibility and I am not ready to accept that.

David W. Earle / quote

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05Undated

Others hide from being real by filling the air with words; the more words they throw out, the less actual communication happens and they are left with only an illusion of connection. This is the intimacy they so ardently seek but with these coping skills find so elusive.

David W. Earle / quote

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06Undated

Mature adults gravitate toward new values and understandings, not just rehashing and blind acceptance of past patterns and previous learning. This is an ongoing process and maturity demands lifelong learners.

David W. Earle / quote

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07Undated

The more severe the dysfunction you experienced growing up, the more difficult boundaries are for you.

David W. Earle / quote

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08Undated

The greater the pain associated with love, the more likely a person is to be attracted to others who will inflict this pain…for isn’t this what love is? Hurt people tend to hurt other people.

David W. Earle / quote

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09Undated

It is one thing to know about your dysfunctional habits but quite another to change them.

David W. Earle / quote

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10Undated

If you are looking for love under rocks or bringing home water moccasins, you might be confusing love and pain.

David W. Earle / quote

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11Undated

As a parent who raised his children in dysfunction, I know the parental wounds my children received were not intentional; often they were my best expression of love, sometimes coming out sideways, not as I intended.

David W. Earle / quote

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12Undated

Sitting on the hot seat of change requires much courage, patience, and persistence.

David W. Earle / quote

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13Undated

If we want to improve, first we have to recognize our own maladaptive coping skills, called codependency, then change.

David W. Earle / quote

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14Undated

Change will not successfully happen unless the emotional component is solved.

David W. Earle / quote

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15Undated

Putting labels on others creates a black hole of disregard where judgment thrives and schisms deepen.

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16Undated

Change is hard, difficult, painful, and often messy

David W. Earle / quote

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17Undated

Being real is being true to you.

David W. Earle / quote

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18Undated

We ardently desire to take down our masks and say to the world, “This is who I am…and I am okay.” This is simple…not easy.

David W. Earle / quote

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19Undated

REAL people do not have to lie, exaggerate, or brag for they are self-contained in self-understanding and acceptance of themselves. REAL people can make a mistake knowing that even when they do, it is only a mistake and just because the outcome was not to their liking, they know…THEY are not a mistake. REAL have the attitude this is who I am…and I am good enough, right now…just as I am. People who have chosen REAL have already clicked their heals together and returned home.

David W. Earle / quote

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20Undated

When you journey inwardly exploring yourself, a sense of personal trust begins.

David W. Earle / quote

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21Undated

Families living in dysfunction seldom have healthy boundaries. Dysfunctional families have trouble knowing where they stop and others begin.

David W. Earle / quote

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22Undated

Boundaries represent awareness, knowing what the limits are and then respecting those limits.

David W. Earle / quote

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23Undated

The more dysfunctional, the more some family members seek to control the behavior of others.

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24Undated

Under this aura of perfection he knows how flawed he really is but his intact denial system keeps this awareness suppressed in the far recesses of his mind.

David W. Earle / quote

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