Book of Pam (Part I)

-Always treat others based on how you would want them to treat you, not based on how you have been treated.
-It takes a stronger person to be humble than to be prideful.
-Those who demand unconditional love are often the least forgiving.
-Love always prevails over hate but often struggles with apathy.
-Growth can only occur when you don't already think you know the answer.
-Unhappiness does not always mean that you don't love yourself.
-Don't tell a person they need to get help before you ask yourself how you can help them.
-Being able to ask for help is the epitome of being strong.
-Helping others often does more for the giver than the recipient.
-Often those with the most problems have the hardest time admitting to them.
-If we never made mistakes, then we would never be able to learn from them.
-Forgiveness benefits the one who forgives more so than the one who is forgiven.
-We often forgive ourselves more quickly than we forgive others.
-Our worth should be based on how much we give, not how much we are given.
-Success and happiness are often mutually exclusive. Yet, we are more scared of failure than we are of sadness.
-Don't demand acceptance if you cannot accept the flaws in others.
-When someone admits their weaknesses, we often condemn them. When someone admits their strengths, we condemn them as well. In either case, we should build one another up instead of tearing each other down.
-Our defense mechanisms often hurt us more than what we are protecting ourselves from.
-Many times, we have to give up or give in to ultimately get everything that we ever wanted.
-Patience is impossible without hope.
-Just like hate, compassion can be learned.
-In the end, we all just want to eradicate the lonliness in our souls and to feel worthy of life.