Celebrating Personal Growth Gifts

'Clyde was a late bloomer.'

Others will fight for you

"I dunno, I guess I just don't believe in myself anymore."

Reach for the Star.

"She's done it! The formula for work-life balance!"

"Things are still a little rough for me, and occasionally I lose hope and get depressed—but I'm getting stronger every day."

"Teach yourself what you don't know you don't know."

"Oh indeed I did: I went feral for a year when I was young. It taught me a lot about the world, but about myself too..."

"What do you want to talk about first...the kleptomania or the hoarding?"

Pinocchio's Second Realization

"Try thinking about something else."

The Seven Dwarfs After Therapy

"I was young and cocky because I wasn't aware of my shortcomings. Now I'm old and cocky because I can't remember what they are."

"I'm TRYING to extinguish my ego, but I feel so CONSPICUOUS up here!"

That party went well.

"Remember how I've always had a hard time asking for help?"

'I try not to think big too often or I get terrible headaches.'

Screen Time vs Book Time

Pony express. Pony express yourself. Pony express yourself so much he left.

"You're not the same pupa you were when we first met."

"You left your demons here last week."

'I think I just had an epiphany. How do I make it go away?'

'It must be a problem of interpretation. I've read this book DOZENS of times, and I keep winding up here!'

"You need to justify your own existence first."

After years of intense inner work, Bill finally got his life completely in balance. That's when he noticed the new loose thread.

Not thinking BIG enough: Nickel & Dime Bank.

'I'm into New Age. My new age is 26.'

"My inner child wants to have a playdate with your inner child."

"I'm sorry, but you didn't recognize me as the Messiah when I had braces and glasses."

"This is just SO like him. For years, I begged him to straighten up and fly right, and when he finally DID, it was right into a picture window!"

"You need to stop bottling it up."

"And lastly, for my infinite perseverance, self-control and fortitude, I'd like to thank the Internet trolls."

"Sitting here with you each day at sunset reminds me I have to get a job."

Congratulations on the new you!

"Serenity's cool and all, but when do we get to bliss?"