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"When you are happy, completely fulfilled and self-actualized, you love and appreciate every person in your life. For every person was a part of leading you to this great fulfillment. If you don't take responsibility for your life and you are not happy, then you must find others to blame. Your life then becomes littered with broken relationships of those you have judged and blamed for your unhappiness and weakness." ~ Chris W Metz

In order to get anywhere, we must know with certainty where we are at. ~ Chris W Metz

“Falling into the abyss makes us confront ourselves by making us aware of the unconscious programming that drives our daily behavior. It is repetition that blinds us to the destructive nature of our dysfunctional habits and patterns of thought. Life is thrown into chaos when we are faced with the abrupt end to a long established routine. The example of divorce highlights this concept as the abusive spouse loses their victim partner, or the entitled pessimist loses their positive hard working spouse. These are but a few examples of the many dysfunctional relationships. This inability to see the destructive patterns finally comes to light after successive relationships fail for the same reasons. By tolerating bad behavior and remaining in dysfunctional relationships we stay blind to the behavioral patterns and the payoff in our underlying beliefs.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

“How can you possibly change your train of thought unless you build a different set of tracks laid down with new ideas.” ~ Chris W Metz

“Consciousness expands as it becomes aware of itself.” ~ Chris W Metz

"The ignorance we confess to the world, unable to hide, is the lack of understanding ourselves and the effect our behavior has on others." ~ Chris W Metz

“There are an infinite amount of realities in life, the true irony is we alone choose which to believe and subsequently experience.” ~ Chris W Metz

"Don't ever say you can't do something or you don't know how, just be honest with yourself and admit you don't want to." ~ Chris W Metz

“You create your own reality, no one can hurt you or make you happy...only You can do that. You can accomplish all you think you can, but no more than that.” ~ Chris W Metz

“Learning in many ways is the replacement of old ideas, beliefs and thought processes in order to learn and experience new life. This may be a gradual detachment of ideas and thoughts, to the more profound changes that occur from an experience with the abyss. We create blind spots by our entrenched thought processes. Only by removing them are we able to see things from a new perspective. Then we begin to perceive things previously unnoticed.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

“When we acquire information it is done so through our own perspective at that moment. This becomes what we perceive as reality. Similar to looking at a picture that contains two distinct views. It is only by being shown or told what to look for in the second picture which allows us to see. Once we know, we can never look upon the same picture with the consciousness held previously. We see our own world in the same way and our exhibited behavior is based upon this perception. Perspectives are generally skewed when we see things from a single point of view. Only with an open mind can we see the world for what it is.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” ~ Deepak Chopra

"What we see reflects the state of our own mind." ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

"Every thought and every action either brings us closer to light, love and connectedness or pushes us to darkness, fear and isolation." ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

"What you see in others, you strengthen in yourself." ~ Chris W Metz

“Each day we choose to be lost in creativity or lost in dullness.” ~ Chris W Metz

“That which we do not bring to consciousness appears in our lives as fate.” ~ Carl Gustav Jung

"The greatest ignorance we possess is expecting results that far exceed our effort." ~ Chris W Metz

“We seek others to validate our feelings, i.e. joy, anger, hatred, feeling hurt, etc.. When we realize we alone control our feelings, the irony of seeking external validation becomes apparent and is no longer needed or necessary.” ~ Chris W Metz

“How would your life be different if... You walked away from gossip and verbal defamation? Let today be the day... You speak only the good you know of other people and encourage others to do the same.” ~ Steve Maraboli

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to a better understanding of ourselves.” ~ Carl Gustav Jung

"Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy. If you aren’t being treated with love and respect, check your price tag. Maybe you’ve marked yourself down. It’s you who tells people what your worth is. Get off the clearance rack and get behind the glass where they keep the valuables." ~ Robert Tew

“All that we are is a result of all that we have thought.” ~ Buddha

"Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts." ~ Buddha