--- title: "1 Stop Struggling Quotes By Michael A. Singer" description: "1 Stop Struggling quotes by Michael A. Singer. Plus more from Michael A. Singer and more Stop Struggling sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/michael-a-singer-7009_adversity_long-have-you-been-hiding-in-there-strug_1241609.jpg" --- > [“long have you been hiding in there struggling to keep it all together? Any time anything goes wrong in the protective model you built about yourself, you defend and rationalize in order to get it back together. Your mind does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/long-have-you-been-hiding-in-there-struggling-to-keep-it-all-together/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/michael-a-singer-7009_adversity_long-have-you-been-hiding-in-there-strug_1241609.jpg) ## More by Michael A. Singer > [“Eventually it will become quiet enough so that you can simply watch the heart begin to react, and let go before the mind starts.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/eventually-it-will-become-quiet-enough-so-that-you-can-simply-watch/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) > [“If with one breath all of this can change, then I want to live at the highest level while I’m alive. I’m going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/if-with-one-breath-all-of-this-can-change-then-i-want-to-live-at-the/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) > [“When you pull back behind the mind, you, the awareness, are not involved in the process of thinking. Thinking is something you watch the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/when-you-pull-back-behind-the-mind-you-the-awareness-are-not-involved/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) > [“to maintain honest relations with others we must first be true to ourselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/to-maintain-honest-relations-with-others-we-must-first-be-true-to/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) > [“When a problem is disturbing you, don't ask, "What should I do about it?" Ask, "What part of me is being disturbed by this?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/when-a-problem-is-disturbing-you-don-t-ask-what-should-i-do-about-it/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) > [“Spirituality is the commitment to go beyond, no matter what it takes. It’s an infinite journey based upon going beyond yourself every minute of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/spirituality-is-the-commitment-to-go-beyond-no-matter-what-it-takes/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) > [“instead of being aware of your thoughts, you’re aware that you’re aware of your thoughts. You have turned the light of consciousness back onto…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/instead-of-being-aware-of-your-thoughts-you-re-aware-that-you-re/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) > [“The psyche is built upon avoiding this pain, and as a result, it has fear of pain as its foundation. That is what caused…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/the-psyche-is-built-upon-avoiding-this-pain-and-as-a-result-it-has/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) > [“The only permanent solution to your problems is to go inside and let go of the part of you that seems to have so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/the-only-permanent-solution-to-your-problems-is-to-go-inside-and-let/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) > [“Events don’t determine whether or not you’re going to be happy. They’re just events. You determine whether or not you’re going to be happy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/events-don-t-determine-whether-or-not-you-re-going-to-be-happy-they/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) > [“This distinction is exactly the difference between being aware that you are aware in your daily life, and not being aware that you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/this-distinction-is-exactly-the-difference-between-being-aware-that/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) > [“But where are you? Maybe we can find you in your thoughts. René Descartes, a great philosopher, once said, “I think, therefore I am.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/but-where-are-you-maybe-we-can-find-you-in-your-thoughts-ren/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) > [“you are not the voice of the mind—you are the one who hears it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/you-are-not-the-voice-of-the-mind-you-are-the-one-who-hears-it/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) > [“One of the essential requirements for true spiritual growth and deep personal transformation is coming to peace with pain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/one-of-the-essential-requirements-for-true-spiritual-growth-and-deep/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) > [“Honor and respect the situation, and deal with it. By all means deal with it. Do the best you can. But deal with it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/honor-and-respect-the-situation-and-deal-with-it-by-all-means-deal/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stop-struggling/michael-a-singer/#itemlist", "name": "1 Stop Struggling Quotes By Michael A. Singer", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“long have you been hiding in there struggling to keep it all together? Any time anything goes wrong in the protective model you built about yourself, you defend and rationalize in order to get it back together. Your mind does not stop struggling until you’ve processed the event or somehow made it go away. People feel their very existence is at stake, and they will fight and argue until they get control back. This is all because we have attempted to build solidity where there is none. Now we have to fight to keep it together. The problem is, there is no way out that way. 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