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Between black swans and butterfly effects, nothing is under your control.
It comes from realism and objectivity in understanding life with all of its imperfections.
Which has to leave you thinking: is there anything ever under our total control? Yes, two things are: your actions and your attitude.
wasn’t in control. When I realized that, I felt a ton of weight removed from my shoulders.
actions remained committed, but my attachment to outcomes completely vanished.
When something unexpected happens, the detachment concept tells us to accept the new direction and try again.
committed acceptance.
Take the responsible action first, then release the need to control.
While actions are the visible levers of achievement, attitude is the true game changer.
Choose your attitude!
Life is bound to deal you a few bad hands now and then.
You don’t need to make a big deal out of every unexpected turn of events.
Your path may be rerouted, but nothing is lost unless you decide to quit. Through it all, arm yourself with the right attitude. As Oscar Wilde said: “It is all going to be fine in the end. ...
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movie Life Is Beautiful, Roberto Benigni
We’re each handed a set of cards—some good, and some not so good.
Use the good ones, and things become better: your hand changes and you move forward.
My happiness idol, His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, is a shining example of t...
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with wisdom and peace he has done what is within his control while accepting what is not.
In so doing he’s become an ambassador for happiness to the whole world.
All I can control now is my actions and attitude.
I choose to be positive and grateful for
choose to honor his life with...
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turn tragedy into smiles.
I’ve never met anyone who’s not afraid of something. Have you?
some may not even know the motivation for much of their actions is fear.
I can help you conquer your fears, but you need to be open and honest with yourself.
live free from the anxieties holding you back.
If your relationship isn’t working but you’re unable to end it, you’ll find a perfectly justifiable reason to persist in your suffering.
it’s not love; it’s the fear of losing what you have and the fear of being alone.
Anxiety is a direct derivative of the fears we let linger.
Envy and jealousy are driven by the fear of being less than another.
We think fear is a sign of weakness. It makes us feel vulnerable. We
When you find it difficult to admit your fears, ask yourself a different question: Are you free?
deep fear of failure.
A lifelong fear was created.
Acrophobes are afraid of heights; claustrophobes are afraid of enclosed spaces; nyctophobes fear the dark;
how about the fear of social rejection?
Others dread losing their freedom; this may include losing the freedom of physical mobility, losing the freedom to express one’s opinion freely,
Some fear the unknown, failure, or not meeting expectations.
others fear loneliness, social rejection, or
When you put your mind to it, you can overcome pain.
Our brains replay every painful memory from the past and every possible scary scenario from the future over and over,
There is no safe model. The harder you try, the more you will fail.
Yoda, the wise Jedi master of Star Wars, sums it all up in one statement: “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate, and hate leads to suffering.” I love Yoda.
What keeps us alive and propels us forward are our actions, not our fears.
What truly drives us to success is our hard work.
I never gave myself the chance to enjoy even the best moments of my life.
There are no positive aspects to fear. It’s your actions and not your fears that keep you safe.
