Katrina

“Worrying about stuff that doesn't really matter is also wasted time.  If I'm worried about something, I often ask myself if it's something I'll give a crap about on my deathbed; the answer is usually “no”, but if the answer is “yes” then I need to fix the problem so I don't regret it later on.   In”
― D.E. Boyer, Master Your Mind: The More You Think, The Easier It Gets

“When a person says, “What I believe is just as valid as anything you or anyone else believes,” recognize the statement for what it is: a declaration that is not only childish and untrue but also easily refuted. Mature people understand that while they are entitled to their own opinions, they are not entitled to their own facts.”
― Andy Andrews, The Little Things: Why You Really Should Sweat the Small Stuff

“The dumber folks among us don't worry much. They ain't afraid of nothing.” Walker's brow furrowed in confusion, so Jones explained: “Here it is, young man: smart people are generally more creative and imaginative than dumb people. You agree, right?” Walker still had no idea where the old man was going. “I suppose,” he said. “Well, that's why smart people get tripped up with worry and fear. Worry … fear … is just a misuse of the creative imagination that has been placed in each of us. Because we are smart and creative, we imagine all the things that could happen, that might happen, that will happen”
― Andy Andrews, The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective

“My mother had once given me a huge piece of advice about my children – she reminded me that they are adults far longer than they are children and that I would want to have a relationship with them long beyond them reaching maturity. My job was to get them to adulthood strong, confident, self-sufficient individuals who were ready to face the world, and by the time they were adults to see them as equals.”
― Mary Turner Thomson, The Psychopath: A True Story