Monica McCosh

“We’re more threatened by people who want the same things as us than by those who don’t.”
― Luke Burgis, Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life

“It’s your reaction to the external that causes internal conflict. The more you develop space between your thoughts and reaction, the less you succumb to this chain reaction. Subsequently, the less you are a slave to your thoughts, the less you will be a slave to your emotions. Instead, you are choosing your thoughts, actions and emotions from a conscious and intentional place. These are the fruits of letting go.”
― Kate Richardson, What Confident Women Do: Daily Challenges to Set Boundaries, Establish Self-Worth and Crush Self-Doubt

“People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives, which is as close as any of us can come to being happy.”
― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

“Of all the virtues we can learn no trait is more useful, more essential for survival, and more likely to improve the quality of life than the ability to transform adversity into an enjoyable challenge.”
― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Classic Work On How To Achieve Happiness: The Psychology of Happiness