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I want people to understand something I learned only recently: that for those of us lucky enough to live the American Dream, the demons of the life we left behind continue to chase us.


“I want people to understand something I learned only recently: that for those of us lucky enough to live the American Dream, the demons of the life we left behind continue to chase us.”
― Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
― Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
“For us, you see, having autism is normal—so we can’t know for sure what your “normal” is even like. But so long as we can learn to love ourselves, I’m not sure how much it matters whether we’re normal or autistic.”
― The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
― The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
“Be yourself, as long as it fits with what’s socially acceptable.” A bit ironic!”
― The 5-Hour School Week: An Inspirational Guide to Leaving the Classroom to Embrace Learning in a Way You Never Imagined
― The 5-Hour School Week: An Inspirational Guide to Leaving the Classroom to Embrace Learning in a Way You Never Imagined
“You are not a failure because you can’t keep up with laundry. Laundry is morally neutral.”
― How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help
― How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help
“--- I’ve learned that it is possible to hold on to beliefs too tightly. To "believe" something is not some kind of special accomplishment. Beliefs, when held too tightly or overly cherished, can easily disintegrate into unexamined opinions that we refuse to reconsider or question. Beliefs are so easy. It is easy to forget that beliefs are usually just habitual or strongly held opinions. When we hold beliefs too tightly, we become less open to growing, learning, and expanding our perspectives. Believing something too strongly can cause us to stop asking healthy questions, limit growth potential and keep us stuck in old paradigms.”
― What I've Learned
― What I've Learned
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