Thinking is the root of all suffering. – Joseph Nguyen

In the Buddhist parable of the two arrows, a man walking through a forest is struck by a hunter’s arrow and left wounded and alone. The first arrow reflects the real pain of being struck.  But the second arrow represents all the worries and anxieties that follow. Pain is inevitable, but suffering is a choice. The difference lies in whether we fight, deny, and ask “why me?”, or pause, accept reality as it is, and respond with kindness and compassion.

Thank you, creator of souls, for this incredible life of abundance. May joy stay with me throughout the day, for me to learn more each day as an observer without judgment of all my fellow humans. – John Paul DeJoria

Action absorbs anxiety. – Dan Harris