Personal Growth Phase Gifts

Nude beach / Stripped of all pretense beach.

Others will fight for you

Reach for the Star.

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

"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."

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

"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..."

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."

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

"You left your demons here last week."

That party went well.

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

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

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

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

Screen Time vs Book Time

Grand. Baby Grand. Toddler Grand. Teen Grand.

'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."

Not thinking BIG enough: Nickel & Dime Bank.

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

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

"You say I can move mountains? Right now,it's all I can do to turn over a new leaf!"

"You need to stop bottling it up."

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

Congratulations on the new you!

"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!"

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

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