The outcome is not up to you. The outlook is.

I know, for example, that Mr. Petersen did not experience the flow of time in the same way that I did during those last sixteen months. He told me often, particularly towards the end, that for him time had become a slow, peaceful drift. If I had to guess why this was the case, I'd say that maybe it was because this was time he never expected to have. Or maybe it was more than he was now letting time drift. There was a certain type of contentment in his outlook, which never strayed too far into the future. His life had become simple and uncluttered, and when you're living like that, I think time can seem to stretch out for ever. Matters only change when you start fretting about all the things you need to get done. The more stuff you try to force into it, the less accommodating time becomes.

One is often unconsciously surrounded by one’s own personal reality.

The pessimist reason that things just happen, where the optimist believe that things happen for a reason.

Gratitude is one of the most powerful human emotions. Once expressed, it changes attitude, brightens outlook, and broadens our perspective.

Our perception could either be our path to nirvana or an invisible cage that bottles us up.

Disappointment is devastating, even if it’s something that you didn’t really expect to occur.

You need to make effort and commit time to do what you love.

They can’t denied who I am.

It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.