Ulrik

“Embracing fear isn't about being fearless. That leads to recklessness and complacency. It's about learning how to mitigate risk. I've faced death many times, and I suspect I will do so again. The potential for disaster always exists. We master it not by ignoring our fears, but by refusing to let them dictate the course of our lives, Instead of running, we must meet our fears head-on. We cannot allow fear to control our lives. We must control fear.”
― Chris Duffin, The Eagle and the Dragon: A Story of Strength and Reinvention

“What we call the personality is often a jumble of genuine traits and adopted coping styles that do not reflect our true self at all but the loss of it.”
― Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

“We only experience a fraction of the reality we are a part of. What if we turn our eyes toward the interior of reality? Is it possible that the interior follows the patterns of the exterior? Might our state of consciousness reflect only a fraction of what may be potentially experienced?”
― Aldrich Chan, Reassembling Models of Reality: Theory and Clinical Practice

“...we are not seeing reality as it is; rather, we see the spectrum of light most useful to our survival." -Aldrich Chan”
― Aldrich Chan , Reassembling Models of Reality: Theory and Clinical Practice