Being in love with somebody that you only used to know is like falling in love with a book (which sounds like a dumb example but people really do fal… - Brianna Wiest

You will be grateful things didn’t turn out the way you wanted. You will be grateful for what you struggle with once you get to the other side.

When you have a “gut instinct” about someone, it is after interacting with them. When you know whether or not a job is right for you, it is only after having done it for a while. The problem is that we are trying to use our instincts as fortune-telling mechanisms, our brain’s creative way of trying to manipulate our body to help us avoid pain and increase pleasure in the future. But that’s not what happens. We end up stuck because we are literally trusting every single thing that we feel instead of discerning what’s an actual reaction and what’s a projection.

Living in the moment isn't a lofty idea reserved for the Zen and enlightened, its the only way to live a life that isn't infiltrated with illusions.