One of the great benefits of writing down the events in your life is that you will begin to see your existence as a grand story.

“Rebecca Solnit put it much the same way…: ‘I suspect that the mind, like the feet, works at about three miles an hour. If this is so, then modern life is moving faster than the speed of thought.’ In other words, thoughts – or souls – can get left behind if their hosts move too quickly

“Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.” — Rollo May, “Man’s Search for Himself”

If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. —Meditations 12.17

The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts. —Meditations 5.16