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“I get way too sensitive when I get attached to someone. I can detect the slightest change in the tone of their voice, and suddenly I’m spending all day trying to figure out what I did wrong.”

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Brandon Stanton

Brandon Stanton, born on March 1, 1984, is a renowned photographer from the United States. His work is known for its unique perspective and profound themes, particularly for his 'Humans of New York' series. Stanton captures the stories of ordinary people in New York City through street photography, showcasing not only their daily lives but also the diversity and complexity of society. more

“Just work. Don't wait. Everybody's waiting until they have the perfect idea to start working. Even if you have an inkling of what you want to do, start moving towards it. And it's going to flesh itself out through the process of moving towards the goal. And by the time you get to where you're going to be, it's not going to look anything like it did when you sat on the couch thinking about it. And if you wait until it's perfect in your head before you get of the couch and start working on it, that's never going to happen.”

Ifs Thinking Want Looks Ideas Happens Moving Waiting Process Goal Perfect What You Want Flesh Sat Couches

Author:Brandon Stanton

“It’s a good poem if I’m a different person when I’m finished reading it.”

Ifs Persons Different Reading Finished

Author:Brandon Stanton

“In fact, a person always finds when he begins to practice meditation that all sorts of problems are brought out. Any hidden aspects of your personality are brought out into the open, for the simple reason that for the first time you are allowing yourself to see your state of mind as it is.”

Mind Firsts Persons States Reason Facts Problem Simple Practice Meditation Personality First Time Aspect Allowing State Of Mind

Book:The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Three: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism; The Myth of Freedom; The Heart of the Bud dha; Selected Writings

Source: The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Three: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism; The Myth of Freedom; The Heart of the Bud dha; Selected Writings

“The body does not create the mind; the Mind creates the body.”

Mind Doe Body

Author:Deepak Chopra

“Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.”