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we should all draw inspiration from life’s obstacles. Our imaginations should be ignited by them, allowing us to live beyond our perceived limitations.
The power of imagination can help unlock your true potential.
Realistic thinking is where real hope is found; helping us hit the right balance between realism and aspirations.
Our beliefs can indeed have an unnatural effect on our expectations of reality. We can worry too much about imagined fears.
One of the best ways to reduce stress is to accept the things that you cannot control.
it’s impossible to control every single aspect of your life.
we can all escape the prison of our own minds
by recognizing that what we think is our whole life is actually comprised of a conceptual reality of thoughts, views, opinions and knowledge. It’s not real in other words. This reality is what we regard as ‘I’ – ‘a mind-created false sense of self that will soon come to an end.’ Instead, we can learn to embrace the stillness inside us, he says: our true reality. He believes that if we weren’t somehow aware of this inner peace we would all eventually go stark raving bonkers
Our thoughts may prevent us from discovering this inner peace by producing fear simulations all the time.
What we need to do is to be more mindful of these fearful feelings and learn to transcend them.
Happiness shouldn’t be determined by what happens to us entirely, but also by the choices we make.
Making happier choices is a liberating way to live. It helps us understand that happiness is something we can all learn to control.
