Quotes from Elizabeth B. Brown

The Foundation Blocks of Healthy Relationships 1. Respect 2. Accepting personal responsibility for one's behavior 3. Allowing others to bear the consequences of their behavior 4. Caring without enabling

Finding ways to handle the negative feelings requires conscious thought on your part.

Do some little, special thing for yourself each day. Put a candle on the table, set out a bowl of fruit, put a flower by your sink, look at the stars, take a walk, and so on.

Interdependency is healthy; dependency is not.

Unfortunately, in difficult relationships at least one person has her own agenda that precludes compromise. That agenda is expressed in "I can do it myself!" and "I want my way!