When you run in fear, it's square into the wall.
What would it be like to let go of wanting things to be other than they are?
No one can give you freedom but you.
I love to not defend ever and to open my mind and take in what can always add to me, not take away from me.
It's very benign, it seems, to think, "There's a tree." In fact, it's a very beautiful thought. If someone chops down all the trees, then we think, "Oh, my goodness, something is out of order in my world." We begin to think, "Who am I in a world without trees?"
When you say or do anything to please, get, keep, influence, or control anyone or anything, fear is the cause and pain is the result.