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“Thoughts create. Thinking destroys.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Each of us lives through our own perception of the world, which are vastly different from the person right next to us.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“We can either choose to be free and happy in the unknown, or choose to be confined and suffer in the familiar.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“The path to peace is not to pursue certainty but to relax into uncertainty. [...] It's not about trying to force things to happen a certain way but about trusting that you will be okay no matter what”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“The root cause of our suffering is our own thinking.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Quien mira a su alrededor es inteligente, quien mira en su interior es sabio. MATSHONA DHLIWAYO”
― Joseph Nguyen, No te creas todo lo que piensas: El sufrimiento empieza y termina en tu cabeza

“Creating is meant to be one of the most fulfilling and exhilarating things we can do as humans. We are born to create. If you’re not having fun, it’s because you’re worried about what others will think about what you make instead of focusing on how much you love creating. Fall in love with creating, not the creation.”
― Joseph Nguyen, The Art of Creating: How To Create Art That Transforms Yourself And The World

“always looking externally to fill the void we feel internally. [...] Unless you address the internal worry that you're not good enough, achieving this external goal will never change how you feel.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Thoughts create. Thinking destroys. The reason thinking destroys is because as soon as we begin to think about the thoughts, we cast our own limiting beliefs, judgements, criticisms, programming, and conditioning onto the thought, thinking of infinite reasons as to why we can’t do it and why we can’t have it”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“No’ might make them angry, but it will make you free. If no one has ever told you, your freedom is more important than their anger.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Boundaries = Freedom: How To Create Boundaries That Set You Free Without Feeling Guilty

“All conflict is derived from an innocent misunderstanding.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“The path forward is only revealed when we begin walking.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“you are not here to be accepted you are here to be the exception”
― Joseph Nguyen, beyond thoughts: an exploration of who we are beyond our minds

“A mind empty of negative thinking creates space for a life full of peace.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Boundaries = Freedom: How To Create Boundaries That Set You Free Without Feeling Guilty

“Where your attention goes, energy flows. And where energy flows, whatever you’re focusing on grows.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Boundaries = Freedom: How To Create Boundaries That Set You Free Without Feeling Guilty

“If you judge an option too soon, you may be missing out on the most beautiful view yet.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“To find everything you’re looking for in life, you must look inside yourself and discover the wisdom that already exists within you. All the answers lie deep within your soul.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“más desgraciados que los del tercer mundo. Nuestros sentimientos no proceden de acontecimientos externos, sino de lo que nosotros pensamos sobre los acontecimientos.”
― Joseph Nguyen, No te creas todo lo que piensas: El sufrimiento empieza y termina en tu cabeza

“Siempre estamos a un solo pensamiento de la paz, el amor y la alegría, lo cual proviene de un estado de no pensar. DICKEN BETTINGER”
― Joseph Nguyen, No te creas todo lo que piensas: El sufrimiento empieza y termina en tu cabeza

“Our most natural state is joy. It is the foundation for love, compassion, healing, and the desire to alleviate suffering.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Solo puedes sentir lo que estás pensando, así que los sentimientos y las emociones son como un intuitivo tablero de control interno que me dice si estoy pensando demasiado o no.”
― Joseph Nguyen, No te creas todo lo que piensas: El sufrimiento empieza y termina en tu cabeza

“exultante,”
― Joseph Nguyen, No te creas todo lo que piensas: El sufrimiento empieza y termina en tu cabeza

“Here are examples of boundary statements: I will no longer eat/drink x because it makes me anxious and tired and leads me to make decisions that do not serve me or others around me. I will no longer consume x media because it makes me feel like I’m not enough. I will no longer participate in negative self-talk because it takes away my peace and joy. I will no longer stay in a negative environment where people judge, criticize, or gossip about me or others. If I am in an environment like that, I will leave. I will no longer feel guilty for saying ‘no’ for giving my body, mind, and soul what it needs.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Boundaries = Freedom: How To Create Boundaries That Set You Free Without Feeling Guilty

“the best way to end overthinking and negative feelings is to stop resisting and avoiding them. What we resist persists. What we accept and let be will inevitably leave.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“When you recognize and face fear”
― Joseph Nguyen, The Overthinker's Guide to Making Decisions: How to Make Decisions without Losing Your Mind

“frustration cannot exist without expectation”
― Joseph Nguyen, beyond thoughts: an exploration of who we are beyond our minds

“to the person who is at peace
with the feeling of fear
the whole Universe yields”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“always lookin externally to fill the void we feel internally. [...] Unless you address the internal worry that you're not good enough, achieving this external goal will never change how you feel.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Fear keeps us where we are. Intuition leads us to who we want to be.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think (Expanded Edition) : Why Your Thinking Is the Beginning & End of Suffering