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“Everything changes when you say, "What's it going to take for me to change the way I feel?" Just by articulating the question differently—orienting it around the solution—you change where you put your focus. And when your focus shifts, it changes where you put your energy. And when that happens, things start to change in your life.”

“Most therapies take the approach that if you change the inside then the outside will change. That hasn't been my experience. In my experience, it's the other way around. You take what you're doing now that you don't like and you figure out what you want to do instead and you just start doing it. You change what's happening outside, and the inside follows. And that's it.”

“If only there were a dogma to believe in. Everything is contradictory, everything is tangential; there are no certainties anywhere. Everything can be interpreted one way and then again interpreted in the opposite sense. The whole of world history can be explained as development and progress and can also be seen as nothing but decadence and meaninglessness. Isn't there any truth? Is there no real and valid doctrine?" Joseph Knect said to his Music Master "there is truth, my boy. But the doctrine you desire, absolute perfect dogma that alone provides wisdom, does not exist. Nor should you long for a perfect doctrine, my friend rather, you should long for perfection in yourself. The deity is within you, not in ideas and books. Truth is lived not taught”

“One of the greatest ways in which to understand the unsurpassing ingenuity of God is to hold up who we used to be against who we’ve become. But possibly the greatest way to see His ingenuity is to allow what He’s done to begin revealing the vision of where He’s yet to take us. And that is exactly the kind of genius that I will gladly bow before and give the whole of my life to.”

“This is all my fault for not moving homes or cities, for not taking certain jobs or marrying certain men, for looking backward all the time when I should be looking forward. I dwell too much. I hold on to things I shouldn't, to people I shouldn't. If you don't change, change will find you in its most unruly form. It will press down on your vulnerabilities until they squish out the edges. Life needs volunteers or else it will start calling on people at random.”

“The ability to adapt is critical to your survival and success. Develop a keen sense of observation, and be prepared to adjust your strategies and tactics as circumstances change. Recognize that even the best-laid plans may encounter unforeseen obstacles, and embrace the need for flexibility in the face of adversity. By remaining adaptable, you ensure that your dreams remain resilient and your pursuit of power remains unyielding.”