I have a simple mantra for remembering the laws of nature: life is not personal, permanent, or perfect.

I [have] discovered that awareness can ride the energies of persistent and disturbing thoughts and emotions without interference or personalization.

Reminding myself that life is not personal, permanent, or perfect has kept me from falling into sinkholes of despair and destroying rooms with rage. It invites me to pause and turn inward.

Ruth King, Wholeness Is No Trifling Matter