“Happiness is not synonymous with pleasure. It is, instead, a deeper emotion that originates from within. . . . Happiness results from a sense of mental and moral contentment with who we are, what we value, and how we invest our time and resources for purposes beyond ourselves.” PurposeValuesPleasureResultsEmotionMoralResourcesDeeperOur TimeWho We AreContentmentHumanist Author:David Shi
“When faced with conflicting thoughts and emotions, we must decide what to trust, what we fear, or what we know. What's important is that this decision be made by the knowledgeable versus the anxious part of who we are.” KnowsMadeImportantDecisionEmotionWho We AreAnxiousVersusWhat's ImportantKnowledgeableThoughts And EmotionsConflicting Thoughts Author:Bill Crawford
“I have a new name for pain. What's that? The Obliterator. Because when you're in pain, nothing else can exist. Not thought. Not emotion. Only the drive to escape the pain. When it's strong enough, the Obliterator strips us of everything that makes us who we are, until we're reduced to creatures less than animals, creatures with a single desire and goal: escape. A good name, then.” EnoughPainDesireNamesStrongGoalAnimalEmotionCreaturesWho We AreStrong EnoughEldest Book:The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance Source: The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance
“Our interpretations through the years and generations have always changed, but the emotions, ideas, and the thoughts of the composers are still with us, and these are the premise of the music. The time factor has little to do with it because, after all, it is about human feeling, the Universe and who we are as people.” PeopleYearsHumansLittlesStillsIdeasFeelingsUniverseEmotionGenerationsChangedFactorsWho We AreInterpretationComposerPremisesThrough The Years Author:David Finckel
“Every thought, emotion, and action is a statement about who we are, and who we are becoming. Why not make this statement 'On Purpose'?” ActionPurposeEmotionBecomingStatementsWho We AreWhy Not Author:Neale Donald Walsch