We will all fall and make mistakes, but it’s embracing our imperfections and truly loving who we are (past and all) that sets us on a path of living a fulfilling and happy life.

When thrown in a problem or situation, we can use the Serenity Prayer and line that up with this question: Is this healthy for me? Along with: Is it true? These touchstone questions can help guide us as we learn how and when to strengthen our boundaries.

Don’t rock the boat, do what was asked of you, and then I could go on my merry way.

When I realized that I needed to first take care of myself and stop using relationships to complete me, things changed in my life.

We can choose to stay on the path we are on and feel superior because we have a slight bit of self-knowledge, but if we don’t admit that we’re ready to grow beyond our defects of character then we’ll be doomed to repeat them time after time.

We cannot use the people and relationships in our life to time travel and fix our abandonment issues.

Because we become what we know—unless we choose to break the cycle.

The more we try to deny or run from our problems, the more they’ll catch up with us when we’re in a time of crisis.

When we are willing to let go of who we were, and to embark on a new path, that’s when we begin to change.