What hurts us is what heals us - Paulo Coelho

Of working happily, even in the midst of difficulties,

I have only one certainty: there exists a parallel spiritual universe that impinges on the world in which we live. Apart from that, everything else seems absurd to me—sacred books, revelations, guides, manuals, ceremonies … and, what is worse, they appear to have no lasting effects.

Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me.