Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future

a structural problem: Having very little money filled their minds with tension and they often projected that tension onto each other.

My constant craving for more, plus the feeling of ever-present insecurity and an enduring sense of sadness,

What the mind knows best is repetition, which normally keeps us in a state of survival mode that defaults into blind behavior, especially when difficult situations arise.

What makes self-love powerful is that it is not just a way of seeing ourselves, but a series of actions that continuously align us with a greater vision of who we are growing into.

All human beings carry tension in the mind that inhibits them from living their best life.

Healing is when you intentionally decrease the tension you carry in your mind.

The more we come in contact with our truth and learn to embrace it with full acceptance, the more we are able to find greater personal harmony.

As the author James Clear put it so succinctly in his book Atomic Habits, “Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.”

Self-acceptance is a deep embrace of reality, letting go of punishing ourselves for the past, and the foundation that balances all the other tools we use for personal transformation.