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Every person can, if he so wishes, become the sculptor of their own brain.
A principle isn’t a principle until it costs you something.
- Bill Bernbach
How someone acts is their problem.
How you react to someone else's actions is your problem.
Don't make your reaction his problem.
- Work with it.
“Looking at life from a different perspective makes you realize that it’s not the deer that is crossing the road, rather it’s the road that is crossing the forest.”
-Muhammad Ali
One of the laws of consciousness states: We are only subject to a negative thought or belief if we consciously say that it applies to us. We are free to choose not to buy into a negative belief system.
“Steel can be any shape you want if you are skilled enough, and any shape but the one you want if you are not.”
(Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance)
Always make space available. Space for feelings, for free thoughts, for development, for yourself. Space for your partner, your children, your friends. Space in the form of time, in the form of attention, in the form of listening.
Give space away.
Don't expect injustice and trauma to pass you by.
Everyone has a rucksack to carry.
The trick is to learn to shoulder it and go out into the world cheerfully.
See the world as if you were on vacation. Look at the world with a sense of excitement and wonder, appreciate the local customs and the unique landscape around you. Explore and discover your world, even if it's just your broom closet.
Don’t wait for joy to find you, because you might end up waiting forever.