“The monsters are in your own head.”
— Paula Cole
“Beware the Rattlesnake of the Mind”
— Jonathan Lockwood Huie
“Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts or happenings. It consist mainly of the storm of thoughts that is forever flowing through one’s head.”
— Mark Twain
“If you want peace, stop fighting.If you want peace of mind,stop fighting with your thoughts.”
— Peter McWilliams
“You are not your mind. You, a Spiritual BEing,are neither your mind nor your body.Mind and body are your tools – to use as you choose.Sometimes your body appears to have a will of its own,as when it twitches or pains.Likewise, your mind often appears to have its own will.That incessant chattering of regret, disappointment, guilt,shame, foreboding, worry, and fear is your Rattlesnake Mind striking off on its own.Know that your mind can be a vicious rattlesnake, and be cautious.The mind can be tamed, but only with conscious effort and patience.”
— Jonathan Lockwood Huie
“It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.”
— Mae Jamison
“We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.”
-— Marcel Proust
“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.”
— Sun Tzu
“Emotions are sometimes strange, volatile, and unpredictable. They do not always respond to logic and reason. They do, however, respond to action. If you have occasional feelings of loneliness, discouragement, or discontentment, the best way to kill such negative emotions is to work them to death. Almost nothing is as bad as it first seems, and there’s nothing like a hard day’s work to put everything in proper perspective. When you begin to feel negative emotions, dwelling on your misfortunes only makes you feel worse. Do your best to put them out of your mind and think about more positive, constructive things. Physical labor can help. Choose a task that doesn’t require a great deal of concentration, and then focus on accomplishing the task at hand.”
— Napoleon Hill