Quotable Quotes 14

[David Baxter PhD]

“Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control. We can love and care for others but we cannot possess our children, lovers, family, or friends. We can assist them, pray for them, and wish them well, yet in the end their happiness and suffering depend on their thoughts and actions, not on our wishes.” ~ Jack Kornfield

 

[Daniel E.]

"One small crack does not mean you are broken. It means you were put to the test and you didn’t fall apart."

~ Linda Poindexter

 

[Daniel E.]

"Never assume that you’re stuck with the way things are. Life changes, and so can you."

~ Ralph Marston

 

[Daniel E.]

"Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve."

~ J.K. Rowling

 

[Daniel E.]

 

[David Baxter PhD]

“Do not let the roles you play in life make you forget who you are.” ~ Roy T. Bennett

 

[Daniel E.]

When it comes to habits, make it easy to do right and hard to go wrong.

–GRETCHEN RUBIN

 

[Daniel E.]

Replace “I will relax when…” with
“I choose to relax now.”

~ Alan Cohen

 

[David Baxter PhD]

“I learned that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ~ Nelson Mandela

 

[Daniel E.]

"Few of us can accurately gauge how we will feel tomorrow or next week … We expect to feel devastated if our spouse leaves us or if we get passed over for a big promotion at work. But when things like that do happen, it's soon, “She never was right for me”, or “I actually need more free time for my family.” People...mistakenly expect such blows to be much more devastating than they turn out to be."

~ Daniel Gilbert

 

[Daniel E.]

“After all, addiction is just the last stage of consumerism.”

― Charles Baxter, Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction

“When we are free, we can look in the face of our cravings and desires and say "I don't have to satisfy you.”

― Marsha M. Linehan, DBT Skills Training: Manual

 

[Daniel E.]

“People are like tea bags — they don't know their own strength until they get into hot water.”

~ Harriett Burnham

 

[Daniel E.]

"The art of living lies not in eliminating but in growing with troubles."

~ Bernard Baruch

 

[Daniel E.]

"Optimism contributes significantly to the mental health of adolescents, functioning as a predictor of good mental health, a buffer against the impact of stress, and a protector against pathological symptoms and risk behaviors."

~ Uribe et al

 

[Daniel E.]

The optimism bias

Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Tali Sharot shares new research that suggests our brains are wired to look on the bright side -- and how that can be both dangerous and beneficial.

www.ted.com

“Optimism changes subjective reality. The way we expect the world to be changes the way we see it. But it also changes objective reality. It acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

~ Tali Sharot

 

[Daniel E.]

"Yard by yard, life is hard. Inch by inch, life’s a cinch."

~ Source unknown

 

[David Baxter PhD]

"Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control. We can love and care for others but we cannot possess our children, lovers, family, or friends. We can assist them, pray for them, and wish them well, yet in the end their happiness and suffering depend on their thoughts and actions, not on our wishes." ~ Jack Kornfield

 

[David Baxter PhD]

Hakuna Matata — Swahili phrase

Definitions:

• there are no problems
• don't worry about it
• no trouble
• no worries
• take it easy

Best known for The Lion King (1994)

 

[Daniel E.]

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need."

— Lao Tzu

 

[Daniel E.]

“Enjoy each step, for in every moment there is something to learn.”

― John P Strelecky