“Simply read a child’s story that he or she is writing for school, and you will discover some of the inner struggles with which the young person is trying to cope.”

“A child’s stories are simpler to understand because the language has not been developed to the point of high abstraction. An adult tells stories far more obtuse in nature.”

“This chapter is an attempt to share with you some insights about story listening and how to do it.”

“Storytelling is a form of self-disclosure.”

“while you are struggling down the road the end of it will be the best pat of it”

“Carolyn and I struggled with how or if to forgive while we dealt with the impact of the clinic's actions. Kevin Anderson helped us by introducing the idea of intolerant forgiveness: the ability to forgive the person who committed the error, but not the actual mistake.”

“you judge me for what you see and if you know me I truly dont know you.”