Anxiety is the gap between now and later.
Interpretation
Anxiety arises from our worries about the future rather than being present in the moment.
This quote highlights the concept that anxiety often stems from our preoccupation with what is to come, rather than being fully engaged in the present. It suggests that by focusing on the here and now, we can alleviate feelings of anxiety that are created by our anticipation and fears about the future.
In practice
During a speech about mental health, this quote can emphasize the importance of living in the moment.
If you take responsibility for what you are doing to yourself, how you produce your symptoms, how you produce your illness, how you produce your existence-the very moment you get in touch with yourself-growth begins, integration begins.
Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the back from everybody, then you make everybody your judge.
If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.
The soul is like a violin string: it makes music only when it is stretched.
I never did anything I'm really ashamed of.
If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.
I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.
Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life, and you will attain true serenity.
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