MIND
 “There is a law in psychology that if you form a picture in your mind of what you would like to be, and you keep and you hold that picture there long enough, you will soon become exactly as you have been thinking.” 
—William James, the father of modern psychology (1842-1910)

BODY
The truth about our childhood is stored up in our body,
And although we can repress it,
We can never alter it,
Our intellect can be deceived,
Our feelings manipulated,
Our perceptions confused
And our body tricked with medication
But some day the body will present its bill,
For it is as incorruptible as a child who, still whole in spirit,
It will accept no compromises or excuses,
And it will not stop tormenting us
Until we stop evading the truth
—Alice Miller, psychologist and author, Paths of Life

SPIRIT
“If we feel distress, embarrassment, or anger, we think we’ve really blown it.  Yet feeling emotional upheaval is not a spiritual faux pas; it’s the place where the warrior learns compassion.  It’s where we learn to stop struggling with ourselves.  It’s only when we can dwell in these places that scare us that equanimity becomes unshakable.”
—Pema Chodron, American born Tibetan Buddhist nun, Beyond Rivalry

“In times of great struggle, when there is nothing else to rely on and nowhere else to go, maybe it is the return to the moment that is the act of faith.  From that point, openness to possibility can arise, willingness to see what will happen, patience, endeavor, strength and courage.  Moment to moment, we can find our way through.”
—Sharon Salzberg, Co-founder and Senior Instructor of Insight Meditation Society (IMS), Faith