Don't Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen

We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change - Sheryl Sanberg

An open mind and a willing heart are all you need to receive every answer you've been looking for

Truth cannot be intellectualized, it can only be experienced

Truth is always simple. What is complex can always be broken down into its smaller counterparts. If you want to find the truth, look for simplicity

Pain is unavoidable, but how we react to the events and circumstances that happen in our lives is up to us

Buddhists say that any time we experience a negative event in our lives, two arrows fly our way. Being physically struck by an arrow is painful. Being struck by a second emotional arrow (our reaction to the first) is even more painful (suffering)

One who looks around him is intelligent, one who looks within him is wise - Matshona Dhliwayo

Thoughts vs Thinking - Thoughts are the energetic, mental raw materials from which we use to create everything in the world. Thoughts are not something that we do, but something we have. Thinking is the act of actively engaging with our thoughts

Experiment: Recall a memory you had when you were extremely stressed and anxious and see how much thinking was going on at that time. Then recall a memory where you were at you felt the most joy and love and see how much thinking you had going on at that time

The root cause of our suffering is our own thinking. How you think about your job determines how you feel about it

The intensity of the negative emotions is directly correlated to the amount of thinking we have going on in the present.

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