In terms of building neural structure, what matters is not the event or circumstance or condition itself but your experience of it. Knowing without f… - Rick Hanson

Knowing without feeling is like a menu without a meal.

When you change your brain, you change your life.

the importance of developing grit in the first place for the challenges you know about and the ones waiting around the corner to surprise you.

Well-being comes from meeting our needs, not denying them. When we experience that our needs are sufficiently met, the body and mind enter the “green zone” Responsive mode, and there is a sense of peace, contentment, and love. When needs feel unmet, we’re disturbed into the fight-flight-freeze “red zone” Reactive mode, and there is a sense of fear, frustration, and hurt.