89 Quotes by David Richo

Our tears are precious, necessary, and part of what make us such endearing creatures.

The opposite of interpersonal trust is not mistrust. It is despair. This is because we have given up on believing that trustworthiness and fulfillment are possible from others. We have lost our hope in our fellow humans.

We do not create our destiny; we participate in its unfolding. Synchronicity works as a catalyst toward the working out of that destiny.

Wise adults begin relationships not with the romance phase but with an investigation phase. We check out the other, looking to see if he or she is trustworthy, has the ability to give the five A’s, and possesses the qualities that are important to us. Only when we are secure in the knowledge that the other is trustworthy do we open ourselves to letting love happen.

The biggest mistake we humans make is to become attached to someone’s being a certain way and then to think that will never change.

What we are not changing, we are choosing.

To be adult in relationship is not to be conflict-free, it’s to resolve conflicts mindfully.

The unconditional yes, with its implicit trust of the givens’ usefulness to our growth, cuts through that fear-based view of life. Saying yes to reality – to the things we cannot change – is like choosing to turn around and sit in the saddle in the direction the horse is going.

Synchronicity is a term used by Carl Jung to describe coincidences that are related by meaningfulness rather than by cause and effect.