We can’t be in survival mode. We have to be in growth mode.

Lingering, bottled-up anger never reveals the ‘true colors’ of an individual. It, on the contrary, becomes all mixed up, rotten, confused, forms a highly combustible, chemical compound then explodes as something foreign, something very different...

When someone is stalking you because they think you are stalking them, it makes you wonder who really is the true stalker?

Your perspective on life comes from the cage you were held captive in.

I have a problem with receiving help in any form. I have lived a life where more often than not if something was given to me, it came at a price. An emotional price, a...

NOTE TO SELF – BOOMERANG EFFECTMy words, thoughts and deeds have a boomerang effect.So be-careful what you send out!

Isn’t everyone on the planet or at least everyone on the planet called me stuck between the two impulses of wanting to walk away like it never happened and wanting to be a good person...

Earthly goods deceive the human heart into believing that they give it security and freedom from worry. But in truth, they are what cause anxiety.

Worry is a dividend paid to disaster before it is due.

Happiness lies in simplicityComplexity brings anxiety.

Life comes with problems, you have to accept that. And you have to try to lead the simple life; to not constantly ask questions about the whys and the wherefores of everything.

Trains induce such terrible anxiety. They image the possibility of total and irrevocable failure. They are also dirty, rackety, packed with strangers, an object lesson in the foul contingency of life: the talkative fellow-traveller, the...

To hear the phrase “our only hope” always makes one anxious, because it means that if the only hope doesn’t work, there is nothing left.

deserving” jerk who has it coming after all we do for him/her! As the final insult rings across the room and we regain consciousness, we are horrified by what has come out of our mouth....

anxiety becomes high energy when taken to the light. For me, it worked like this: I used to live in a constant state of anxiety, worrying about the past and the future. Now I do...

Something, somewhere, knows what’s best for me and promises to keep sending me people and experiences to light my way as long as I live in gratitude and keep paying attention to the signs.

In the old days, when travelers would get lost, they would follow the stars and I love that idea. I wish that I could rely on something as simple and magnificent as a star for...

We know that the painful choices we are making to idle plants and reduce our staffing create anxiety about the long-term viability of the auto industry itself. But I do not for a moment share...

It was one of those days when I was thinking too much, too fast. Only it was more like the thoughts had a mind of their own and going all by themselves at a hundred...

If you are feeling unhappy in life for any reason and often getting negative results, try this -> start replacing negative thoughts with the positive one, make a plan and act on them. The more...

Is it possible that we never feel grown-up because, as our capabilities increased with age, so increased our responsibilities?

I like to read and write because it is the ONLY thing that takes my mind off of the real world and my spinning worries. It is a time I can be free of anxiety,...

Silence is a lie that screams at the light.

When you spend time worrying, you’re simply using your imagination to create things you don’t want.

I remember that I did feel, starting my mini-tour, the resident anxiety you develop when you know you’ve been too lucky; at any moment, maybe next Tuesday afternoon, I would be stricken with something unbearable.

It is the most ambitious and driven among us who are the most sorely in need of having our reckless hopes dampened through immersive dousings in the darkness which religions have explored. This is a...

There’s no question that the failure of the federal government to create an immigration system that works is creating enormous anxiety in the states.

The punishment of every disordered mind is its own disorder.

Knowing about God is crucially important for the living of our lives. As it would be cruel to an Amazonian tribesmen to fly him to London, put him down without explanation in Trafalgar Square and...

If I can trust the word of a friend, why do I question the word of the God of the universe? Go figure. Sin is truly bizarre.” [Running Scared, p. 111]

The Cause that caused a Fear need not appear again. There for not fear about Fear.

It felt like this was never going to end. The world wasn’t going to stop crashing down until there was nothing left of me but dust.

At first, when a child meets something that scares him, the fear grows, like a wave. But when he goes into the water and swims – gets used to the water – the wave grows...

We are not disappointed in Ronnie Brown. As I said before, expectations always create frustration and a lot of anxiety, which doesn’t necessarily help a guy’s performance.

[Question 2: Does he turn to the sports page first? He doesn’t.] The word ‘sports’ has always given me anxiety, … I was the guy, when they had the lineup in school, who wasn’t picked....

I really believe that there is an invisible red thread tied between him and me, and that it has stretched and tangled for years — across oceans and lifetimes. I know that it won’t break...

When you notice yourself desperately trying to think of an excuse to avoid a new experience out of FEAR, ANXIETY or INSECURITY, make the decision to say: “sure, I’ll do it” , and see how...

Relax; the world’s not watching that closely. It’s too busy contemplating itself in the mirror.

Cath couldn’t control whether she saw Levi on campus. But she could worry about it, and as long as she was worrying about it, it probably wasn’t going to happen. Like some sort of anxiety...

It would be great to be able to pass on to someone all of the successes, the failures, and the knowledge that one has had. To help someone, avoid all the fire, pain and anxiety...

The fourth quarter is likely to be filled with anxiety-provoking rumor and speculation – not fun for investors. Moreover, we do think that many investors may feel that they have heard too many excuses about...

She had been too early habituated to anxious reasoning to drop the habit suddenly.

You may marry Miss Grey for her fifteen pounds but you will always be my Willoughby. My nightmare. My sorrow. My past. My mistake. My regret. My love.

You were talking about the wind,” the Fillyjonk said suddenly. “A wind that carries off your washing. But I’m speaking about cyclones. Typhoons, Gaffsie dear. Tornadoes, whirlwinds, sandstorms… Flood waves that carry houses away… But...

It ain’t no use putting up your umbrella till it rains!

If you are feeling stressed out, stop and take 10 deep breaths…it really does help! Then focus your mind on one thing and one thing only; things are only overwhelming when you look at them...

I had the chance to make every possible mistake and figure out a way to recover from it. Once you realize there is life after mistakes, you gain a self-confidence that never goes away.

The search for Nirvana, like the search for Utopia or the end of history or the classless society, is ultimately a futile and dangerous one. It involves, if it does not necessitate, the sleep of...

Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems

As a young girl, and still to this day, I struggle with trying to figure everything out. Figure out why things happen, what they mean, and how they all work together. It sometimes drives me...