Hannah

“When you confront a core problem within yourself, you are at a choice point much like the figure below
illustrates. Off to the right lies your old path of avoidance and control. This is the path the negative passengers on the bus most want you to take. It is the logical, reasonable, sensible, verbal path. Your mind
will chatter on about dangers, risk, and vulnerabilities and will present avoidance as a method of solution.
You’ve been down this path, over and over and over again. It’s not your fault; you’ve done what any reasonable person would do. It just turns out not to be
effective, vital, or empowering.
It’s not your fault, but now that you know, it is
your responsibility. Life can and will make you hurt.
Some of that you don’t get to choose: it comes
regardless. An accident may confront you with physical pain; an illness may confront you with disability;
a death may confront you with feelings of loss. But
even then you have the ability to respond (the
response-ability).”
― Steven C. Hayes PhD

“Thoughts are like lenses through which we look at our world.”
― Steven C. Hayes, Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

“The political strategists James Carville and Paul Begala tell a story about the choice a lion faces in deciding to hunt for a mouse or an antelope. “A lion is fully capable of capturing, killing, and eating a field mouse,” they explain. “But it turns out that the energy required to do so exceeds the caloric content of the mouse itself.” Antelopes, in contrast, are much bigger animals, so “they take more speed and strength to capture.” But once captured, an antelope can provide days of food for the lion.”
― Ozan Varol, Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life

“Having hope and maintaining hope is a chore. And that’s something we should be honest about. Right, it’s work. It’s not easy to be hopeful all the time. That’s the beautiful part about having people around you who are encouraging and who are constantly reminding you that you are built for this moment, that you are meant for this moment, that you are right for this moment.” (Tarana Burke, in conversation with Ai-Jen Poo).”
― Tarana Burke