Optimism sprouts from the knowledge that you are in control of your own life, not your past and not those around you. Part of being in control is taking responsibility for how you feel. This means not just admitting to uncomfortable feelings but then examining your circumstances to see what can be done to change these feelings at the source.
Augusten BurroughsYou cannot be a prisoner of your past against your will. Because you can only live in the past inside your mind.
Augusten BurroughsI felt deeply tricked. Stunned. And furious. I also felt my default emotion: numbness.
Augusten Burroughs