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It showed him how to take his changing situation seriously but not take himself so seriously.
the difference between activity and productivity.
get out of his comfort zone and adapt to change sooner. It would make things easier.
“Better late than never.”
had to admit he found it confusing in the Maze. Things seemed to have changed since the last time he was out here.
taking control, rather than simply letting things happen to him.
change probably would not have taken him by surprise if he had been watching what was happening all along and if he had anticipated change.
Haw thought he was past his fear, but he was afraid more often than he liked to admit, even to himself.
held captive by his own fear. Moving in a new direction had freed him.
kept thinking about what he could gain instead of what he was losing.
you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists.
used to think more about what could go wrong than what could go right.
when you change what you believe, you change what you do.
when he had been afraid to change he had been holding on to the illusion of Old Cheese that was no longer there.
he had started to change as soon as he had learned to laugh at himself and at what he had been doing wrong.
fastest way to change is to laugh at your own folly—then you can let go and quickly move on.
had to find his own way, beyond his comforts and past his fears. No one else could do it for him, or talk him into it. He somehow had to see the advantage of changing himself.
he often went out into the Maze and explored new areas to stay in touch with what was happening around him. He knew it was safer to be aware of his real choices than to isolate himself in his comfort zone.
