Quotes About Balance

For who was in thrall to whom, really? And could it ever be known? Each agent working in collusion and antagonism - like the cold and the sun alike creating a deadly spear of ice... Who is in thrall to whom? And while you wait to learn, the deadly icicle, formed by all opposing forces, falls and drives its cold nail into penetrable flesh.

Every choice brings wisdom in its wake. If you got to have the wisdom first, it wouldn't be a choice - just policy. pg. 504

I'm not looking for happiness. But I'm not looking for an ending either. pg. 544

I don't require all your attention but I do need some of it. (Wicked)

I'm much larger than you are. So we can't share anything equally. Grow up a little and you'll see what I mean.

Mind your way forward and find your way back

How we schedule our days is how we spend our lives.

Sleep is the new sex.

I should make one healthy choice, and then stop choosing.

The happiest, healthiest, most productive people aren't those from a particular Tendency, but rather they're the people who have figured out how to harness the strengths of their Tendency, counteract the weaknesses, and build the lives that work for them.

Whatever liberates our spirit without giving us mastery over ourselves is destructive." And whatever liberates our spirit while giving us mastery over ourselves is constructive.

Outer order isn't a matter of having less or having more; it's a matter of wanting what we have.

I always had the uncomfortable feeling that if I wasn't sitting in front of a computer typing, I was wasting my time--but I pushed myself to take a wider view of what was productive. Time spend with my family and friends was never wasted.

Experts say that denying bad feelings intensifies them, acknowledging bad feelings allows good feelings to return.

Just because we're busy doesn't mean we're being productive. Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination.

In many situations, we don't need to make a perfect choice but just a good-enough choice.

I was always telling myself, "Keep it simple." But as Albert Einstein pointed out, "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.

In the Strategy of Pairing, I couple two activities, one that I need or want to do, and one that I don't particularly want to do, to get myself to accomplish them both. It's not a reward, it's not a treat, it's just a pairing.

Over the years, I've learned that it's important that we give ourselves treats—which may sound self-indulgent or frivolous, but it's not. When we give more to ourselves, we can ask more from ourselves. Treats help us to stick to challenging goals, resist unhealthy temptations, and shrug off small irritations. When we don't get any treats, we can begin to feel burned-out, depleted, and resentful.

To be happy, I need to think about feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right.

We all must pay, but we can choose that for which we pay.

UPHOLDER/Obligers must be sure to articulate inner expectations and to create boundaries to protect inner expectations from outer interference.

It's a Secret of Adulthood: I give myself limits to give myself freedom.

From my observation, habits in four areas do most to boost feelings of self-control, and in this way strengthen the Foundation of all our habits. We do well to begin by tackling the habits that help us to: 1. sleep 2. move 3. eat and drink right 4. unclutter