I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.

Friendship warrants giving up the ego, submitting you to the other person, and remaining non-judgemental in the whole process.

Of course we need to accept ourselves as we are, but we can't stop there. We also need to value ourselves enough make needed changes.

I used to condemn junkies, like they could get off the stuff if they really wanted to, and that is just as stupid as saying, "You could grow eyes in the back of your head if you really wanted to.

Understanding trauma and that we each respond to it differently will help us be supportive and nonjudgmental toward each other.