Voracious Reader

“If you want feel respected by her, do not disrespect her feelings.”
― Gift Gugu Mona

“The characteristics of healthy boundaries include self-respect; non-tolerance of abuse or disrespect; responsibility for exploring and nurturing personal potential; two-way communication of wants, needs, and feelings; expectations of reciprocity; and sharing responsibility and power.”
― Laurie Buchanan, PhD

“Adults often treat each other as children, and children as adults.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“To reconcile ourselves with one another, we must release our judgments and make peace with the fact that we are one. This country was founded on the ideal that we are all created equal. If we truly believe in the equality of all humankind, how can we put down and belittle one another? How can we disrespect and prejudge one another? How can we come to the point where we malign and hate one another?”
― John Lewis, Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America