An unattended mind is the breeding ground of self-defeat.
The only way to cultivate a quiet mind is by planting seeds of silence.
You don't need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding.
If I am identified with my relationship, with my house, or with my money, I am doomed to suffer.
Much like the hands of a clock go nowhere fast, anxious thoughts run us round-and-round without taking us anywhere!
Once you know what it means to choose in favor of yourself, there is no power in the universe that can make you choose against yourself.