My Mother's Rules Quotes

“Lack of fairness is not an excuse for bad behavior; it is simply
information. If you are required to jump five hurdles to everyone else's three, and if you are unable to remove the extra ones, you are left with two options. You can remain at the starting line, ranting and raving in a fit of unproductive indignation. Or you can jump over those hurdles. Either way, the race will end when it ends. Where you're standing when it does, however, is completely up to you.”
― Lynn Toler, My Mother's Rules: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Emotional Genius

“You have to work at becoming a better emotional manager. But to start, you must first believe that you can control how you feel. Then, you have to make a point of doing so.”
― Lynn Toler, My Mother's Rules: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Emotional Genius

“While you may have the right to feel the way you do, you may not realize that you also have the ability to feel just about any way you want.”
― Lynn Toler, My Mother's Rules: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Emotional Genius

“Most people are not, I have realized, emotionally well-practiced. We tend to misunderstand our fears and misinterpret our desires. We act when we ought to sit still; we feel when we should instead think, and in the end, this allows our emotions to handle us as opposed to us handling them.”
― Lynn Toler, My Mother's Rules: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Emotional Genius