"Change takes determination and courage, so avoid people whose ambivalence and pessimism will drag you down. Instead, surround yourself with what will encourage you and uplift your spirits: art, music, dance, nature and people whose hearts are on their sleeves, not in their bank accounts."
"Identifying and facing your fears is a crucial step in
the first stage of change."
"When you live and work in a messy, cluttered environment,
your mind is distracted by the chaos."
"Imagine you are a gardener who needs to prune a fruit
tree so that it can produce a plentiful crop in spring."
"You will know you're on the right track when you give
without expecting a return and when you don't feel used."
"Simplifying your life allows you to think about what
is important to you at this stage of life: finding the niche where you
will grow to your full potential and make the money you need."
"When you relapse into old habits, you turn around and
face your fears again and again, until nothing can tempt you to go back
to the past."
"Choices that work are made in a calm state of mind at
the right stages of life. "
"Mental clarity is the ability to make distintions between
the false and the true, between what passes for love and genuine love."
"When you catch yourself playing the role of the victim,
focus on the solution to the problem instead of complaining or hoping someone
will rescue you."
"Change takes place when you choose freely, consciously
and willingly. Until then you fake it, or you arrange to let someone else
make the choice for you."
"Discipline solves a problem by turning you into a more
effective person, as when you decide to save part of your income and invest
it rather than spend everything you earn."
"Like the prince, you must pass through the forest of
fear and self-doubt to reach your authentic self, the autobiography you
write will guide you."
"Be assured, a Power greater than any of us will take
care of the people who harmed you and probably already has, although you
may not know how swift and precise retribution can be. Or sometimes
the wheels of justice grind slowly, but grind they do."
"Life set up many hurldes for you to jump."
"The desire to master what you to is another sign you're
on the passion path. You want to get it right, whatever, it is, so
you practise and practise, correcting yourself as you go along."
"Your strengths are what you do naturally, seemingly without effort."
Written by Nancy Anderson
Work
with Passion in Midlife and Beyond
