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“Fulfilment does not mean our difficult emotions disappear; it means we change our relationship with them.”

Emotion Relationship Fulfilment

Book:The Reality Slap: Finding Peace and Fulfillment When Life Hurts

Source: The Reality Slap: Finding Peace and Fulfillment When Life Hurts

“Fear is not your enemy. It is a powerful source of energy that can be harnessed and used for your benefit.”

Energy Fear Enemy Source Benefit

Book:The Confidence Gap

Source: The Confidence Gap

“The feeling of love comes and goes on a whim; you can't control it. But the action of love is something you can do, regardless of how you are feeling.”

Love Relationship Emotions

Book:ACT with Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and Strengthen Your Relationship with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Source: ACT with Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and Strengthen Your Relationship with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

“If you can take effective action, do so. If you can't, then make room for your discomfort, de-fuse from your worries, and engage in doing something meaningful, here, and now.”

Action Values Acceptance Commitment Meaning Engagement Effectiveness Worrying

Book:The Confidence Gap

Source: The Confidence Gap

“We need to pay attention with a particular attitude: one of openness, curiosity, and receptiveness.”

Attention Attitude Curiosity Openness Receptiveness

Book:ACT with Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and Strengthen Your Relationship with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Source: ACT with Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and Strengthen Your Relationship with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

“Rule 1: The actions of confidence come first; the feelings of confidence come later.”

Action Confidence Feeling Rule

Book:The Confidence Gap

Source: The Confidence Gap

“Instead of a feeling, think of love as an action. The feeling of love comes and goes on a whim; you can’t control it. But the action of love is something you can do, regardless of how you are feeling.”

Love Action Feeling Whim

Author:Russ Harris

“Our thoughts are not the problem. Our thoughts do not create the psychological smog. It is the way we respond to our thoughts that creates the smog.”

Way Problem Thought Smog

Book:The Reality Slap: Finding Peace and Fulfillment When Life Hurts

Source: The Reality Slap: Finding Peace and Fulfillment When Life Hurts

“Rule 3: ‘Negative’ thoughts are normal. Don’t fight them; defuse them.”

Author:Russ Harris

“Rule 2: Genuine confidence is not the absence of fear; it is a transformed relationship with fear.”

Fear Relationship Confidence Absence Rule

Book:The Confidence Gap

Source: The Confidence Gap

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