Anathema (Anathema #1)

by Nick Roberts

Point is, your addiction is in the corner doing push-ups. It’s just waiting on life to throw a curveball at you, so it can sneak up from behind and whisper insidious little ideas in your ear.”

She poured her coffee and went back upstairs to grab her journal. It was always a good start to her day to quickly jot down a few things for which she was grateful.

that it does no good to worry about the past or the future because it only prevents you from being useful in the present moment.

You have no power over the past or any mistakes you’ve made along the way. What’s even more troubling is that you can’t completely control what happens in the present, either. If the world decides to be nasty, it’ll be nasty. You’ve been through a lot—more than most, but less than some. Good and bad things happen every day, but here’s the truth: you can’t control what happens in the world, Derrick…you can only control how you will respond to it.”