"In spite of how things may appear..." - Quote by Guy Finley
In spite of how things may appear to us, we are never trapped by where we are. The trap is always who we are
More by Guy Finley
“The belief that you have no choice but to keep suffering through whatever frightens you is like believing you have to hold onto a scalding cup so that you won't spill your coffee!”
“You don't need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding.”
“There is nothing as certain as silence, stillness, and solitude to introduce you to the secrets of yourself.”
More on Perception
“Beauty ...is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon.”
“I drink to make other people more interesting.”
“As soon as we climb higher than those who had at one time admired us, we appear to them as though we have sunken and fallen down:for, in any event, they had at one time supposed that they were with us (even if it were through us) on the heights.”
More on Self Awareness
“Had I been in love, I could not have been more wretchedly blind. But vanity, not love, has been my folly.”
“Look what you've already come through! Don't deny it. You've already come through some things, which are very painful. If you've been alive until you're 35, you have gone through some pain. It cost you something. And you've come through it. So at least look at that. And have a sense to look at yourself and say, "Well, wait a minute. I'm stronger than I thought I was."”
“When you know who you are and what you stand for, you stand in wisdom.”