Betty

“And what is that? Perhaps something like the capacity to enter into the textures or sensations of the moment; to relax enough so as to give oneself over to the rhythms of an episode or a personal encounter, to follow the thread of feeling or thought without knowing where it leads, or to pause long enough for reflection or contemplation.”16 Ultimately, what we are distracted from is living.”
― Gabor Maté, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture

“When something is is important enough, you do it anyway even if the odds are not in your favor.”
― Elon Musk

“If you give yourself 30 days to clean to clean your home, it will take you 30 days. But if you give yourself 3 hours, it will take your 3 hours
. The same applies to your goals, ambitions and potential.”
― Elon Musk

“People bearing trauma’s scars almost uniformly develop a shame-based view of themselves at the core, a negative self-perception most of them are all too conscious of. Among the most poisonous consequences of shame is the loss of compassion for oneself. The more severe the trauma, the more total that loss.”
― Gabor Maté, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture