89 Quotes by Helen S. Rosenau

Russian Dolls: How we hide those parts of ourselves, the ones that we can conceal, is by constructing an elaborate emotional infrastructure not unlike nested Russian dolls. True healing requires going through all the hidden layers.

Nobody Home: With feelings there's no easy con. You're either willing to ante up or you're not. You're either ready to be present with what's happening or you kick the problem into your future

Russian Dolls: One excellent thing about being human is that we're fast learners. When we find a trick that works, we practice it, even if the skill means being better at avoiding karmic homework than facing or resolving it.

One More Time: But even though I've failed spectacularly and often, I've also learned that all the worst failure does is create momentary shame, and eventually that too will turn into motivation, however slow or belated.

What Do You Really Want? : I want you to love yourself so much that you¹ll face anything to become that you.

Mapmaking: We can't design or predict our futures with any certitude or control. We certainly can't get all the details right. But we can go strong for tone and style, double down on attitude, heart, openness of thinking, and willingness to show up.

Crossing the Bridge: In time you'll find the answers you need in the language that makes the most sense to you.

Light and Shadow: Your shadow is here for a reason. Not so much to terrify or invalidate you,but to help you see what you're afraid of and to teach you how to tame that fear.

What Do You Really Want: Despite our different packing and problems, we¹re pretty much all on the same road. But we choose different paths to what we really want. Some will choose big lives and others smaller ones. The only wrong choice is staying stuck where you don¹t want to be.