I have the choice of being constantly active and happy or introspectively passive and sad. Or I can go mad by ricocheting in between.
The past has no power over the present moment.
Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.
If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?
I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.
Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.
When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways – either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.
If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.