Negative feedback is better that none. I would rather have a man hate me than overlook me. As long as he hates me I make a difference.
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Do I avoid looking a stranger in the eyes because I don't want to make him uncomfortable, or do I turn my eyes so he can't look into me What is in there that I don't want him to see.Hugh Prather
Fears, indecision, and frustration feed on words. Without words they usually stop.... Words are at times good for looking back, but they are confining when I need to act in the present.
Hugh Prather
Support your friends even in their mistakes. But be clear, however, that it is the friend and not the mistake you are supporting.
Hugh Prather
Very seldom will a person give up on himself. He continues to have hope because he knows he has the potential for change. He tries again not just to exist, but to bring about those changes in himself that will make life worth living. Yet people are very quick to give up on friends, and especially on their spouses, to declare them hopeless, and to either walk away or do nothing more than resign themselves to a bad situation.
Hugh Prather
Perfectionism is a slow death. If everything were to just like I would want it to, just like I would plan for it to, then I would never experience anything new my life would be an endless repetition of stale successes. When I make a mistake I experience something unexpected.
Hugh Prather
Life is also a mixture of unsolved problems, ambiguous victories and vague defeats-with very few moments of clear peace.
Hugh Prather
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