It's hard to give up the self-esteem connected to being codependent and appearing 'right,' which is probably a survival behavior learned from growing up in a crazy family. It feels like you will actually disappear.

Guilt can prevent us from setting the boundaries that would be in our best interests, and in other people's best interests.

The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.

Much of the time, the things we feel guilty about are not our issues. Another person behaves inappropriately or in some way violates our boundaries. We challenge the behavior, and the person gets angry and defensive. Then we feel guilty.

War is too serious a matter to entrust to military men.

You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.

I do not support peace in the Middle East. And I do not support Arafat. He is a stupid, incompetent fool!

Well, we won the war. You know what that means. In twenty years, we'll all be driving Iraqi cars.