If you want real control, drop the illusion of control; let life have you. It does anyway. You’re just telling yourself the story of how it doesn’t.

Sadness isn't a natural response.

I am the perpetrator of my suffering - but only all of it.

Trauma is nothing more than being stuck in what you believe.

As long as you think that the cause of your problem is "out there" - as long as you think that anyone or anything is responsible for your suffering - the situation is hopeless. It means that you are forever in the role of victim, that you’re suffering in paradise.

Reality is: Should people steal in this world? Yes. How do I know they should? They all do.

Everyone in your life is a figment of your imagination--ev en you.