To have self-esteem* you must know yourself and be true to yourself, which dictates that you are also true to a partner (and everybody else)!
*Self-esteem: confidence in one’s own worth or abilities; self-respect.… More

I sometimes find myself tiptoeing around the options, examining them carefully, as though touching them or trying them is against the rules. Maybe you’ve been there — trying to make a decision without the advantage (and it’s a big one) of trying the options.

I have learned that it’s faster to rearrange the furniture and see how I like it than it is to stand there wondering, weighing all the options. There’s a really good chance that I’m going to try it before making a final decision. So, why spend too much time and energy belaboring it?

We’re continually faced with choices — little ones (some of which have a big impact) and life-changing ones. And sometimes we have to DO something to decide on an option, a direction, the next step. Life is to be lived as well as contemplated.

I believe in solitude — there are things that can only be seen and heard in solitude. But there are also lessons that may never be learned short of action. Don’t be afraid to fall on your butt if that’s what it takes to get the lesson or the prize.

Don’t be afraid to try something new, to visit a foreign place — whether it’s across the street or the planet.… More

When in doubt: If you can’t do it wholeheartedly, you can’t do it in love. Don’t talk yourself into it to save yourself or somebody else! Love is not motivated by fear! … More