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81 " It's the first time I see that we have a choice: to pay attention to what we've lost or to pay attention to what we still have. "
― Edith Eger
82 " Our best teachers. The most toxic, obnoxious people in our lives can be our best teachers. The next time you’re in the presence of someone who irks or offends you, soften your eyes and tell yourself, “Human, no more, no less. Human, like me.” Then ask, “What are you here to teach me? "
― Edith Eger , The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life
83 " Perdonar es lamentarse por lo que sucedió y por lo que no sucedió, y renunciar a la necesidad de un pasado diferente. Aceptar la vida como era y como es. Por supuesto, no quiero decir que fuese aceptable que Hitler asesinase a seis millones de personas. Solo que sucedió, y no quiero que ese hecho destruya la vida a la que me aferré contra todo pronóstico. "
― Edith Eger , The Choice: Embrace the Possible
84 " ...the biggest prison is in your own mind, and in your pocket you already hold the key: the willingness to risk; the willingness to release yourself from judgment and reclaim your innocence, accepting and loving yourself for who you really are--human, imperfect, and whole. "
85 " Choice Therapy, as freedom is about CHOICE—about choosing compassion, humor, optimism, intuition, curiosity, and self-expression "
86 " No pienso nada en absoluto. Únicamente siento que cada célula de mi cuerpo la quiere y la necesita. Es mi madre, mi mamá, mi única mamá. Así que digo la palabra que me he pasado el resto de mi vida intentando borrar de mi conciencia, la palabra que no me he permitido recordar, hasta hoy. «Madre», "
87 " In contrast, victimhood comes from the inside. No one can make you a victim but you. We become victims not because of what happens to us but when we choose to hold on to our victimization. We develop a victim’s mind—a way of thinking and being that is rigid, blaming, pessimistic, stuck in the past, unforgiving, punitive, and without healthy limits or boundaries. We become our own jailors when we choose the confines of the victim’s mind. "
88 " whatever we deny ourselves the opportunity to accept becomes as inescapable as brick walls and steel bars. When we don’t allow ourselves to grieve our losses, wounds, and disappointments, we are doomed to keep reliving them. Freedom lies in learning to embrace what happened. Freedom means we muster the courage to dismantle the prison, brick by brick. "
89 " Tenemos hambre de aprobación, de atención, de afecto. Tenemos hambre de libertad para aceptar la vida, conocernos y ser realmente nosotros mismos. "
90 " We don’t know where we’re going. We don’t know what’s going to happen. Just remember, no one can take away what you’ve put in your mind. "
91 " Caroline lived in the prison of trying to protect others from her feelings. The people who love us want the best for us. They don’t want us to hurt. And so it’s tempting to show them the version of ourselves they long to see. But when we deny or minimize what we’re feeling, it backfires. "
92 " I want to make one thing perfectly clear. When I talk about victims and survivors, I am not blaming victims -- so many of whom never had a chance. "
93 " tal como me enseñaron mis compañeros supervivientes, puedes vivir para vengarte del pasado o puedes vivir para enriquecer el presente. "
94 " This is when I start to see that it can always be so much worse. That every moment harbors a potential for violence. We never know when or how we will break. Doing what you’re told might not save you. "
95 " «Todo el éxtasis de tu vida vendrá de tu interior», "
96 " pesar de las dificultades y las tragedias de nuestras vidas y, en realidad, gracias a ellas, todos tenemos la posibilidad de adoptar una perspectiva que nos transforme de víctimas en triunfadores "
97 " How can I be useful to you?” How can I support you as you take responsibility for yourself? "
98 " Whatever you practice, you become better at. If "
99 " No more don’t, don’t, don’t,” I told her. “I want to give you lots of dos. I do have a choice. I do have a life to live. I do have a role. I do live in the present. I do pay attention to what I’m focusing on, and it’s definitely in alignment with the goals I’m choosing: what gives me pleasure, what gives me joy. "
100 " «Todo el éxtasis de tu vida vendrá de tu interior», me había dicho mi profesora de ballet. Nunca entendí qué quería decir. Hasta Auschwitz. "