Quote by Ngina Otiende

“As we progress through the Steps, we will discover that true and lasting change does not happen by trying to alter our life conditions.…

— Friends in Recovery

“It is on the inward condition that the outer reality depends.”

— Roy Eugene Davis

“Outer circumstances are merely the reflection of who we inwardly are.”

— Anonymous

“Ironically, we often spend a great deal of time and effort trying to control our external conditions, while letting our internal reactions run wild.”

— Gyalwa Dokhampa

“It’s not the circumstances we find ourselves in that define us, it’s how we overcome them.”

— Nicole Reed

“To change one's life is not to change outer circumstances: it is to change one's reactions.”

— Maurice Nicoll

“we must be willing to confront and experience the discomfort that accompanies internal change. Only then will we be able to live freely.”

— Amy Lynn Andrews

“it is difficult to adjust our outer and inner life with perfect honesty to all!”

— Thomas Hardy

“Only when your inner life is right will your outer life be right as well.”

— Jim George

“Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.”

— William James

“We are troubled by having two selves, the inner and the outer. The outer one is rather dull and lets great things go by.”

— Robert Henri

“To be sure, man’s search for meaning may arouse inner tension rather than inner equilibrium.”

— Viktor E. Frankl