" The passive me says: “Feed me”; “Entertain me”; “Hold me”; “Love me”; “Listen to me”; “Tell me I matter”; “Make me a priority”; “Don’t make me think too much or work too hard”; and so on. The passive self tends to be a very selfish self, and resistance loves the passive self. Resistance hates when you get into a proactive disposition. That is when resistance pulls out all its tricks, because it hates action. "

― Matthew Kelly , Resisting Happiness