Many of us react as though everything is a crisis because we have lived with so many crises for so long that crisis reaction has become a habit. - Melody Beattie

Cherish the hope that lies beneath the snow.

All of me, every aspect of my being, is important. I count for something. I matter. My feelings can be trusted. My thinking is appropriate. I value my wants and needs. I do not deserve and will not tolerate abuse or constant mistreatment. I have rights, and it is my responsibility to assert these rights. The decisions I make and the way I conduct myself will reflect my high self-esteem.

attraction to and tolerance for the bizarre, other-centeredness that results in abandonment of self,