“Our emotions stops us from seeing what's really happening in situation!”
“The point is that for a time, I was better, but I wasn’t ‘better’. We really need a better word for better.”
Source: Out of Love
“Your words make sense up here," Kaladin said, tapping his head. "But not down here." He slapped his breast.
"That's always been your problem, son. Letting your heart override your head."
"My head can't be trusted sometimes," Kaladin said.”
Source: Rhythm of War
“The princess asked for a diamond ring from her father, the king. He said, “People are dying of hunger and you want a ring?” Princess cried tears of sorrow. She went to the Prince, her husband, who gifted her the ring. She cried tears of happiness. To please her father, she auctioned the ring and fed the poor with the money she got. Her father, the king, cried the tears of happiness to see this. The prince felt bad that the princess didn’t keep his gift. He cried tears of sorrow. The unending chain of emotions!”
“Bones are patient. Bones never tire nor do they run away. When you come upon a man who has been dead many years, his bones will still be lying there, in place, content, patiently waiting, but his flesh will have gotten up and left him. Water is like flesh. Water will not stand still. It is always off to somewhere else; restless, talkative, and curious. Even water in a covered jar will disappear in time. Flesh is water. Stones are like bones. Satisfied. Patient. Dependable. Tell me, then, Alobar, in order to achieve immortality, should you emulate water or stone? Should you trust your flesh or your bones?”
Source: Jitterbug Perfume
“The ground was shaking beneath their feet and they clung to the resolutions they had made in calmer moments, to avoid plunging into the abyss.”
Source: The Bright Side of Life
“Grieving requires softening your self-protective defense mechanisms enough to feel: getting beyond the denial, numbness, righteousness, apathy, and other obstacles we have put In place to avoid the depths of pain. The humanity that was previously made invisible must be made visible again.”
Source: Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance
“We all experience the same emotions, yet we all hide them from one another. it's weird.”
Source: Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive.
“[I]t's scary to hear other people express their feelings, because we may have to accept from hard truths about ourselves. And in response, we may feel obliged to take some action - even to change, which is usually the last thing we want to do.”
Source: Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive.
“Each person who has changed the world for good in history are the ones who has managed to use their anger wisely.”
Source: A Lean Mind: Managing the Mind Process to Reach Emotional Balance