Words of contemplation, inspiration, and wisdom

[SecretAgentMan]

"Every passing moment is a chance to turn it all around." ~ Cameron Crowe, Vanilla Sky

[SecretAgentMan]

"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me." ~ Carol Burnett

[SecretAgentMan]

"The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." ~ Alvin Toffler

Just to add a little context the reason I like this quote is because in order to change yourself for the better you must be willing to truly evaluate the beliefs and thought patterns that drive your self-destructive behavior such as your excessive anxiety, worry, or fear. If you cannot unlearn what brought you to where you currently are and relearn newer and better ways of approaching life, nothing will change.

[SecretAgentMan]

"Sit down before fact like a child, and be prepared to give up every preconceived notion. Follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing." ~ T. H. Huxley

[SecretAgentMan]

"I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little further down our particular path than we have yet gone ourselves." ~ E. M. Forster

[SecretAgentMan]

"Direct your eye right inward and you'll find a thousand regions in your mind yet undiscovered. Travel them, and be an expert in home-cosmography." ~ William Habington

[SecretAgentMan]

"The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure." ~ Joseph Campbell

[SecretAgentMan]

"Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life." ~ Naguib Mahfous

[SecretAgentMan]

“If someone wishes for good health, one must first ask oneself if he is ready to do away with the reasons for his illness. Only then is it possible to help him.” ~ Hippocrates

[SecretAgentMan]

"What does your anxiety do? It does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, but it empties today of its strength. It does not make you escape the evil; it makes you unfit to cope with it if it comes." ~ Raymond Cramer

[SecretAgentMan]

"The difference between an ordinary person and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge while an ordinary person takes everything as a blessing or a curse." ~ Carlos Castaneda

(Essentially the only difference between becoming a victim or a warrior is perspective)

[SecretAgentMan]

“Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what man does with what happens to him.” ~ Aldous Huxley

[SecretAgentMan]

"You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine." ~ Unknown

[Little Lost]

JUST KEEP SWIMMING...... from Finding Nemo

[SecretAgentMan]

"There is no disease of the body apart from the mind." ~ Socrates