Best of Marine Sélénée's "Connected Fates, Separate Destinies"
Here is a selection of memorable quotes from Connected Fates, Separate Destinies: Using Family Constellations Therapy to Recover from Inherited Stories and Traum a by Marine Sélénée But in a sense, when you fixate on your parents' mistakes or shortcomings and you wish for retribution-or even forgiveness-you are attempting to control the outcomes of their choices, to deliver their fate, something that is not in your power. You cannot take on responsibility for another's actions; you have to leave them to their fate (remember, this is what we mean when we talk about respecting someone else's fate). p. 66 Love is preceded by respect. When we respect ourselves, we will automatically bring love back. p. 69 Saying yes is hard. Saying yes is consenting to reality. Saying yes means engaging in enlightened love. Saying yes does not mean approval or endorsement-but it can feel that way, causing us to resist. When we say yes, we are saying, "Yes, this is real life. I can control...
