Anne

“People who flourish make a decision to flourish. They point themselves toward joy.”
― Frank Bruni, The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found

“How much greater is the God we have than the one we think we have.”
― Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

“Use distanced self-talk. One way to create distance when you’re experiencing chatter involves language. When you’re trying to work through a difficult experience, use your name and the second-person “you” to refer to yourself.”
― Ethan Kross, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It

“Emerging evidence suggests that dreams are often functional and highly attuned to our practical needs. You can think of them as a slightly zany flight simulator. They aid us in preparing for the future by simulating events that are still to come, pointing our attention to potentially real scenarios and even threats to be wary of. Although we still have much to learn about how dreams affect us, at the end of the day—or night, rather—they are simply stories in the mind.”
― Ethan Kross, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It