- If you want to let go of something, build something new. If you don’t understand, ask. If you don’t like something, say so. If you want to change, start small. If you want something, ask for it. If you love someone, tell them.
(Book: 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think - Brianna Wiest) - Here’s what Sloane says about fear: I’m scared every day. I’m scared people won’t think I’m doing this for the right reasons. I’m scared since I’m everywhere at once and nowhere all the time I won’t have the opportunity to settle down and have a family. I’m frightened something will happen to a loved one while I’m too far off to reach them and I won’t be there for someone who needs me. But here’s the thing. I’ve also realized that fear is normal. If I didn’t get a little tug in my stomach before something big, it wouldn’t be the right thing. Fear is energy mangled and a powerful motivator, so I just turn it into something positive.
(Book: The Art of Non-Conformity - Chris Guillebeau) - Maybe you keep eating the wrong foods because they soothe you, but you haven’t stopped to ask what they have to keep soothing you from.
(Book: The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery - Brianna Wiest)