Self-Inflicted Prison

Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free
and realizing you were the prisoner!
- Max Lucado

A man may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him prisoner.
- George Savile

You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas.
- Sol LeWitt

The worst prison would be a closed heart.
- Pope John Paul II

There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
- Ben Jonson

You feel like a prisoner if you don't create.
You're jailed up inside of yourself.
- Edie Brickell

Free-Will is the key to the prison of the mind.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Prisoner of Habit

Fly Free

Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
     

Prison of a Closed Heart

Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free
and realizing you were the prisoner!
- Max Lucado

You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas.
- Sol LeWitt

There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
- Ben Jonson

A man may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him prisoner.
- George Savile

You feel like a prisoner if you don't create.
You're jailed up inside of yourself.
- Edie Brickell

The worst prison would be a closed heart.
- Pope John Paul II

Free-Will is the key to the prison of the mind.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Fly Free

Prisoner of Habit

Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
     

Prison of the Closed Heart

The worst prison would be a closed heart.
- Pope John Paul II

Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free
and realizing you were the prisoner!
- Max Lucado

You feel like a prisoner if you don't create.
You're jailed up inside of yourself.
- Edie Brickell

There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
- Ben Jonson

You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas.
- Sol LeWitt

A man may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him prisoner.
- George Savile

Free-Will is the key to the prison of the mind.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Prisoner of Habit

Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life

Fly Free
 

It's Not That Simple

The contradictions are what make human behavior
so maddening and yet so fascinating,
all at the same time.
- Joan D. Vinge

Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem.
We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
- Harold Evans

I think wholeness is God's design for us;
and that often amounts to embracing contradictions.
- Bono

It's one of life's great paradoxes ...
Accepting with gratitude whatever life throws at us
is critical to happiness.
Yet without a goal and commitment, life lose much of its value.
The best we can do in the face of this paradox
is to play to win, but be cheerful in defeat
and ready to play again.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We all have free will, but only within the harsh constraints of predestination.
Within the limits placed upon our lives by the circumstances of our genes,
our place and condition of birth, the parenting we receive, and other events beyond our control,
we are defined by the free will we can still exercise.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Maybe So, Maybe Not. - Ancient Taoist Proverb

The Golden Rule is Not Always Golden

Yin-Yang

Managing Your Wayward Mind

Overflowing Cup of Tea - Zen Koan

Life is Really Simple

Balance in All Things

The Basics