You stop viewing yourself as being "pushed around" by the world when you realize that only you can … - Ken Keyes Jr.

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It was a long period of time where I tried to figure out what worked, what didn't work.

Ken Keyes Jr.

You stop viewing yourself as being "pushed around" by the world when you realize that only you can "push" yourself. To quote Buddha: "Nothing is upsetting you. You get upset because you are upsettable. "

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