- We blow things out of proportion: If that blowing is positive it gives us pleasure, if it’s negative it gives us pain
- Abhinav’s insubordination
- My mom should have handled it better
- Empathy gives us the ability to think beyond what should he/she have done better for us and understand why he did what he did, the innocence behind their action, and the ability to forgive or even learn
- He doesn’t know that he is burning the roof to kindle the fire
- She was so absorbed in her own pain she was clueless about how to handle
- Self-compassion: the ability to forgive ourself
- Pain bore for a reason becomes striving… When you are in pain, there’s always a way to turn it around.
- When I was insecure about Alex: I could have figured out how to be more secure
- When I was in back pain, I could have visited the doctor and figured out what was wrong, and how to take care of my back
- Knowledge can prepare us, or it can paralyze us… depending on how I look at it
- Talking to Dr. Chandra: I am stuck with meds for life vs What so I want more?
- Now that I have a second opinion, I am gonna doubt Dr. Nanda’s diagnosis.
- How side effects work… because the medicine does not know where to target, but as the body adopts you go back to normal
- The meds prevent the lowest, and my highs and focus are my practice. What if I can adapt to the meds and not lose my edge
- There is nothing bigger than acceptance, if you can’t change it accept it. This gives you the power to move on. It gives you a perspective on the things you can still do… you develop an appreciation for what you still have and start looking at ways to use that to build something.
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