Mental pictures offer us an opportunity to practice new traits and attitudes, which otherwise we could not do. This is possible because again - your nervous system cannot tell the difference between an actual experience and one that is vividly imagined.

To really 'live,' that is to find life reasonably satisfying, you must have an adequate and realistic self-image that you can life with. You must find yourself acceptable to 'you.'

We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.

If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone.

Forgiveness is a scalpel that removes emotional scars.

Live in the present. The past is gone; the future is unknown - but the present is real, and your opportunities are now.

You can do only one thing at a time. I simply tackle one problem and concentrate all efforts on what I am doing at the moment.