Edward M. Hallowell

“Forgiving yourself means that you give up on your hope that the past will be different.”

— Edward M. Hallowell

“1.  Position one blank sheet of paper to your right and another to your left; then take a pencil in each hand. Simultaneously,…

— Edward M. Hallowell

“The best reason to take your time is that this time is the only time you'll ever have.”

— Edward M. Hallowell

“Forgiveness takes intelligence, discipline, imagination, and persistence, as well as a special psychological strength, something athletes call mental toughness and warriors call…

— Edward M. Hallowell

“Always valuable, your attention has now also become one of your most insecure assets and most-sought-after possessions.”

— Edward M. Hallowell

“What they don’t understand—and the wide world certainly does not understand—is that these reckless acts do stem from a biological need to…

— Edward M. Hallowell

“When social critics deplore the materialism of our time and its preoccupation with money, fame, and superficial values, they overlook that the…

— Edward M. Hallowell

“The enthusiasm that characterizes our time is, unlike current events, hopeful and, like all enthusiasms, playful. The energy that flashes through our…

— Edward M. Hallowell

“Forgiveness is not turning the other cheek. Forgiveness is not running away. Forgiveness does not mean that you condone what the person…

— Edward M. Hallowell

“In this era, you must deliberately preserve and cultivate your most valuable connections to people, activities, and whatever else is most important…

— Edward M. Hallowell

“Keep those faces in mind, the little girls and boys in the early grades, all trusting the adults to show them the…

— Edward M. Hallowell

“To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is voluntarily to throw away one of the…

— Edward M. Hallowell

“In the world of ADD, there are only two times: there is now, and then there is not now.”

— Edward M. Hallowell

“A streak of Puritanism runs deep within American society. Permissive and pioneering as we may be on the one hand, we are…

— Edward M. Hallowell