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Never worry alone. When anxiety grabs my mind, it is self-perpetuating. Worrisome thoughts reproduce faster than rabbits, so one of the most powerful ways to stop the spiral of worry is simply to disclose my worry to a friend... The simple act of reassurance from another human being [becomes] a tool of the Spirit to cast out fear -- because peace and fear are both contagious. ↗

— John Ortberg Jr.

#fear #friendship #holy-spirit #humanity #mind

Live each day as if it’s your last’, that was the conventional advice, but really, who had the energy for that? What if it rained or you felt a bit glandy? It just wasn’t practical. The trick of it, she told herself, is to be courageous and bold and make a difference. Not change the world exactly, just the bit around you. Go out there with your double-first, your passion and your new Smith Corona electric typewriter and work hard at … something. Change lives through art maybe. Write beautifully. Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved if at all possible. ↗

— David Nicholls

#live-life #one-day #art

So you should remember that, when you're thinking about what other people can deal with. Maybe it's not so bad. ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#life #people #experience

The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#inspiration #life-experience #experience

I don't care about the little guy. I just hate the big guy. I hate big smug people who think they can get away with things. ↗

— Lee Child

#life-experience #experience

I have them a few minutes to absorb everything while I teased Ubie, who only had to recover from his near-death experience. I was so glad Reyes hadn't ripped him to shreds. I liked him much better un-shredded. Unlike, say, my preference for lettuce or heavy metal guitar solos. ↗

— Darynda Jones

#fourth-grave-beneath-my-feet #death

The artist lives to have stories to tell and to learn to tell them well. ↗

— Criss Jami

#artists #artists-life #creative #creativity #experiences

I read once that sorrow looks back, worry looks around, and faith looks ahead. ↗

— Sandra Steffen

#life #love #relationships #faith

You pay for what you get, you own what you pay for... and sooner or later whatever you own comes back home to you ↗

— Stephen King

#life-experience #memories #experience

If there is anything unique about the human animal, it is that it has the ability to grow knowledge at an accelerating rate while being chronically incapable of learning from experience. ↗

— John Gray

#experience #life-lessons #wisdom #experience