Anathema (Anathema #1)

by Nick Roberts

Whereas he could get lost in his own thoughts, Ellie seemed to be fully present in the moment, experiencing the world in a way that he imagined one should.

In a metacognitive moment of clarity, he recognized the futility of the anxious tendencies as that of a hamster running in its wheel, and silenced them out.

You have no power over the past or any mistakes you’ve made along the way.