Any form of measuring yourself by the unkind action of another towards you is like looking into a badly fractured mirror... and then blaming yourself for the shattered image you see therein.

Weak thoughts and feelings often feel strong but remember, real strength is never anxious, cruel, or punishing.

Everything passes. There is great beauty in this, both in the passing of pain and in the passing of pleasure. When things present themselves to you as permanent, don't believe it.

The belief that you have no choice but to keep suffering through whatever frightens you is like believing you have to hold onto a scalding cup so that you won't spill your coffee!

A crisis is a close encounter of the third kind.

If you don't leap, you'll never know what it's like to fly.

Discouragement tricks you into mentally or emotionally dwelling in the very place you want to leave.