“Gratitude is a defiance of sorts, the defiance of kindness in the face of anger, of connection in the face…
“Comfort is not a goal worthy of your effort, have the courage to meet the discomfort in order to stay…
“Part of the problem is cognitive laziness. Some psychologists point out that we’re mental mixers: we often prefer the ease…
“Rumination is often fueled by feelings of fear, shame, and inadequacy. Because self-compassion directly counters these insecurities, it can help…
“Resilience is the process of effectively coping with adversity—it’s about bouncing back from difficulties. The great thing about resilience is that…
“Our culture sees grief as a kind of malady: a terrifying, messy emotion that needs to be cleaned up and…
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that…
“ “Smile though your heart is aching Smile even though it’s breaking When there are clouds in the sky, you’ll…
“Whether it’s fears or just our ideas about how the world works, baked-in ideas shape how we behave and how…
“You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” Thich Nhat…
“Perceptions are portraits, not photographs, and their form reveals the artist’s hand every bit as much as it reflects the…
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that…
“When you make mistakes or fall short of your expectations, you can throw away that rawhide whip and instead throw…
“For starters, being the body is simply telling a truth. What we experience being – thoughts and feelings, memories and…
“Your brain is a liar. It makes assumptions not rooted in fact, draws conclusions that are more about fear than any kind…