I Wasn't A Hippie And

Everyone Should Know That Feeling Of Overcoming Fear And Mastering Something. People Who Aren't Taught That Become Soggy.

Ted Needs Someone To Be There 100% Of The Time. He Thinks That's Love. It's Not Love - It's Babysitting.

I Wasn't A Hippie And I Wasn't Even A Bohemian. I Was Extremely Earnest And Serious.

What I Learned Is, We Have To Listen To Each Other, Even When We Don't Agree, Even When We Think We Hate Each Other. We Have To Listen To Each Others Narratives. Not Interrupt Defensively, Or With Hostility, But Really Try To Open Our Hearts And Listen With Empathy. I Learned So Much From That Meeting. It Was A Very Difficult Thing To Do And It Was One Of The Best Things That I Ever Did In My Life. Look What Scares You In The Face, And Try To Understand It. Empathy, I Have Learned, Is Revolutionary.

Parents Are Supposed To Give The Child Back To Herself With Love. If They've Got Duct Tape Over Their Eyes Because Of Narcissism, It Doesn't Happen.