“So go back to the books. They will comfort you and cheer you. If you earnestly work with them, neither sorrow nor anxiety nor distress nor suffering need trouble your mind any more, no, not evermore.” IfsNeedsMindBookSufferingTroubleSorrowComfortAnxietyCheerDistressEvermore Author:Walter Wangerin
“Wonder is a bulky emotion. When you let it fill your heart and mind, there isn't room for anxiety, distress or anything else.” MindHeartRoomsEmotionWonderAnxietyDistressHeart And Mind Author:Diane Ackerman
“If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience. On the other hand, if someone is suffering from depression, anxiety, or any form of emotional distress, then even if he or she happens to be enjoying physical comforts, he will not really be able to experience the happiness that these could bring.” IfsMindPersonsStatesHandsHappensAbleFormSufferingEnjoyMeditationEmotionalComfortAnxietyCalmPainfulInner PeaceState Of MindDistressBeing HappyPursuit Of HappinessSereneInner Peace And Happiness Author:Dalai Lama
“Anxiety and distress, interrupted occasionally by pleasure, is the normal course of man's existence.” MenCoursesPleasureExistenceNormalAnxietyDistressInterruptedShort LifeLife Is So ShortHow Short Life Is Author:Joseph Wood Krutch
“What is addiction, really? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells us about a plight that must be understood.” PainSufferingLanguageUnderstandingPsychologyAnxietyUnderstoodAddictionRecoveryDistressAnguishSignalsSymptomsDiscomfortPlightAddiction RecoveryAddicts In RecoveryAlcohol Recovery Book:Breaking down the wall of silence: the liberating experience of facing painful truth Source: Breaking down the wall of silence: the liberating experience of facing painful truth
“All too often a family’s spending is governed more by their yearning than by their earning. They somehow believe that their life will be better if they surround themselves with an abundance of things. All too often all they are left with is avoidable anxiety and distress” IfsBelieveLeftReligiousAnxietySpendingAbundanceSurroundYearningDistressEarningSelf ReliancePreparedness Author:Joseph B. Wirthlin
“Be aware of anxiety. Next to sin, thee is nothing that so troubles the mind, stains the heart, distresses the soul, and confuses the judgment.” MindHeartSoulNextSinTroubleAnxietyJudgmentTheeDistressStains Author:William Bernard Ullathorne