i spent most
of my life
trying to prove
to myself and others
that i had no pain
and felt no sorrow
some people hit rock bottom before
they can change themselves drastically
because at that distance they can
best see who they really want to be

The real you is not your initial reaction. The real you is your response that comes after your reaction. The real you is the one who can weave out of the grasp of the past and produce an authentic response that is based in the present.

The interaction between mental and physical phenomena occurs at incredible speeds — at the conventional level of everyday life, we may seem solid, but, in reality, our being is in a constant state of motion. This means that who we were in the past only remains as a memory; that person is not someone we can truly go back to.

When you train the mind to observe things as they really are, to take in reality without projecting your emotions onto it and without trying to control it, happiness will become more available to you — this is how you open yourself up to your loving human nature. Happiness requires intentional action, healing, letting go, and teaching the mind to settle into the present moment.