Scott Byrd

“So how many of these thought clouds are actually true? None. All of these clouds are merely illusions appearing in your mind in response to any number of unconscious processes. Even the thought of a YOU or an “I” is an illusion your mind creates. Once you realize you are not an I, that you simply exist as you are, the fear of not being good enough starts to dissolve, as well as the defense mechanisms of dominating and pleasing. Once you realize that everything goes as it goes, as well as your thoughts, emotions, choices, and feelings, then the stress of needing to control your life also dissolves. The worried mind can become calm or even disappear altogether. And so with all the escape routes of buying stuff, boozing, overeating, or ladder-climbing.”
― Scott Byrd, A Cloudless Mind: From Stress to Effortless

“The clouds disappear. But again, only for a little while. Here is where many people make a mistake in judgment: They think that the reason the clouds disappeared was because they got the new job or position. In reality, it is the freedom from desire that produced this newfound relaxation, not the new job itself.”
― Scott Byrd, A Cloudless Mind: From Stress to Effortless