John Bradshaw
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express learned opportunity worthwhile
I think it was a very worthwhile meeting. I feel we learned a lot and I feel we had the opportunity to express our opinions.
teacher mistake learning
It's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers -- they help us to learn.
relationship children reality
Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment.
dog responsibility suffering
The capacity for love that makes dogs such rewarding companions has a flip-side: They find it difficult to cope without us. Since we humans programmed this vulnerability, it's our responsibility to ensure that our dogs do not suffer as a result.
soulmate pain recovery
Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others. We do this by joining a group and talking about our pain.
truth pain lying
It's essential to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life's pain. Lying distorts reality. All forms of distorted thinking must be corrected.
mets aggressive fearful
I have never met an aggressive person who wasn’t a fearful person.
artist mark here-and-now
It is a mark of soulfulness to be present in the here and now. When we are present, we are not fabricating inner movies. We are seeing what is before us.
denial sincere delusional
Chronically dysfunctioning families are also delusional. Delusion is sincere denial.
dog animal self
Science has so far been unable to tell us how self-aware dogs are, much less whether they have anything like our conscious thoughts. This is not surprising, since neither scientists nor philosophers can agree about what the consciousness of humans consists of, let alone that of animals.
heal feels
You can't heal what you can't feel.
roots addiction shame
Shame is the root of all addictions.
inner-strength virtue
Virtue is an inner strength. It expands your nature.
underlying
In a sense, all of my books have been about a 'poisonous pedagogy,' which engenders a culture of obedience, this underlying theme of patriarchal systems.