A Woman's Worth by Marianne Williamson

A key to mothering is to visualize our children as the adults we would love them to become:   strong, happy, serious, loving.  Now imagine what kind of mother they must have had to grow into such fabulous grown-ups.  And whatever that is, becoming it is the task that lies before us. (p. 110)

When we listen deeply to another person, we gain the power that comes from joining.  Trying to put across our own idea or wish without first finding common emotional ground with the child or other adult will only bring out resistance, whether acted out now or later. (p.111)

So I say to myself, What would it take for us to remember our worth?  How good we are, and how complete and loving and lovable.  Men shouldn't have to bear the burden of our remembrance.  It's not their function to remind us we are goddesses.  It's our function to remember it and then reveal it to the world.  When we remember, they will too.  The light will be dazzling.  (p. 136)