“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.” —Carlos Castaneda
Of course this is true of many things . . .
Encountering the world from the wound of hate or from the warmth of love.
Furiously protecting our ego or opening to connection.
Lamenting the past, worrying about the future or living in the present moment.
Fighting reality or choosing acceptance.
Constraining ourselves to the known or widening to an infinite field of possibilities.
Living in fear or cultivating peace.
Perpetuating the cycle of revenge or engaging in forgiveness.
Anytime we tell ourselves we don’t have a choice, we are lying.
Choose wisely. It matters.
I got here as fast as I could 