"For seven years I jumped, I ran, I covered the paths of the Champs de Mars.
"I felt sure that nothing was unfriendly, that the branches that I used to swing from would hold firm, and that the paths, no matter how winding, would take me to a place where I would not be afraid; that all paths, eventually, would lead me back to my family."
"Being in tune with the rhythm of development brings so much peace. It
brings such a positive momentum toward anticipated change, without
compulsion or manipulation.
"Abby already sees her life as a process, and
her own development as something to anticipate with a contented
acceptance that she will progress in a natural timeline. And she trusts
that everyone around her is pleased with who she is right now, even as
we know her to be a dynamically evolving being."
The Safety of the Nest 
