Harriet Lerner Quotes About Belief

Quotes about: Belief

• Fear is a message - sometimes helpful, sometimes not - but often conveying critical information about our beliefs, our needs, and our relationship to the world around us.

  Harriet Lerner

  Fear, Needs, World

  Harriet Lerner (2009). “The Dance of Fear: Rising Above Anxiety, Fear, and Shame to Be Your Best and Bravest Self”, p.9, Harper Collins

• Relationships are most likely to fail when we don't address problems or hold our partner accountable for unfair or irresponsible behavior ... the ability to clarify our values, beliefs, and life goals--and then to keep our behavior congruent with them--is at the heart of a solid marriage.

  Harriet Lerner

  Heart, Goal, Addresses

  Harriet Lerner (2012). “Marriage Rules: A Manual for the Married and the Coupled Up”, p.169, Penguin

• We're vulnerable to repeating history, especially if we don't know what's driving us. For example, it may be a family tradition to marry someone with addiction problems, or who is an injured bird in need of caretaking. Or, you may be drawn to guys who remind you of your distant, unavailable father -- or your ill-tempered mother -- with the unconscious belief that you can take an old story, and through the power of your love, give it a new, happy ending.

  Harriet Lerner

  Mother, Father, Giving

  "The Top 10 Reasons Women Re-Marry The Wrong Guys" by Harriet Lerner, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 7, 2012.

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