“ You did not invent these family habits. Your family is like mine, for thousands and thousands of years our families have embraced a dysfunctional lifestyle, passing these habits as gospel on to subseq… David W. Earle
“ Many people look at their past and bemoan their mistakes. Those errors in judgment, behavior, hurting others, and the wrong decisions may be what consumes them now. It does not have to be that way, fo… David W. Earle
“ It is one thing to know about your dysfunctional habits but quite another to change them. David W. Earle
“ When we leave this life, we only get to take two things: the love we received and the lessons we learned. David W. Earle
“ ...the state of perfection is an elusive goal; demanding something so obscure as almost unattainable and can become a compulsive, crazy making squirrel-on-a-wheel way of living. David W. Earle
“ Boundaries represent awareness, knowing what the limits are and then respecting those limits. David W. Earle
“ If we want to improve, first we have to recognize our own maladaptive coping skills, called codependency, then change. David W. Earle
“ No matter how I want things to stay the same, no matter how discomforting change can be, I am stuck with the certainty that all molecules vibrate; all things are in constant motion; and change will ha… David W. Earle
“ Since children from dysfunctional families are so good at judging others, they also judge themselves finding themselves unacceptable when compared to others, always assuming they are second best, not… David W. Earle
“ Codependency is a learned set of behaviors, thought processes, and habits. When combined together, they fit a very loose definition. All people exhibit these traits to some degree, but some of us allo… David W. Earle
“ Under this aura of perfection he knows how flawed he really is but his intact denial system keeps this awareness suppressed in the far recesses of his mind. David W. Earle
“ As a parent who raised his children in dysfunction, I know the parental wounds my children received were not intentional; often they were my best expression of love, sometimes coming out sideways, not… David W. Earle
“ Wounded parents often unintentionally inflict pain and suffering on their children and these childhood wounds causes a laundry list of maladaptive behaviors commonly called codependency. These habits… David W. Earle
“ Teenagers can spot hypocrisy a mile away and here I was telling them how to cope when they witnessed the shambles of my own life and how I was living. David W. Earle
“ People who are unwilling to talk about deep personal issues do not trust their own emotions. David W. Earle
“ Consider letting go of the barriers between yourself and others, let go of the definition our culture has inflicted upon us and allow the best part of ourselves to connect with the wondrous parts of o… David W. Earle
