Laurence Gonzales
Laurence Gonzales
zoos civilization pet
We don't understand the power of nature and the world because we don't live with it. Our environment is designed to sustain us. We are the domestic pets of a human zoo called civilization.
feet ground
Well, where am I really? I'm 200 feet off the ground in a manmade maze.
bad born certain instinct lived survival towards true
We're all born with the survival instinct. But I think the true survivors, who get out of really bad situations, are ones who have lived in a certain way that directs them towards survival,
bad care fault matter whose
They think, 'If something bad happens, it doesn't matter whose fault it is, I'm going to take care of it,'
leadership struggle achievement
Success is a dangerous element in any endeavor. Embrace the struggle. Beware the achievement. For it steals your caution even as it leads you down the next unknown pathway.
wrong-things
The word 'experienced' often refers to someone who's gotten away with doing the wrong thing more frequently than you have.
mountain summit
The summit is not the only place on the mountain.
sun tricks beam
The sun beams are always there. The trick is in seeing them.
heart mind sound
The maddening thing for someone with a Western scientific turn of mind is that it’s not what’s in your pack that separates the quick from the dead. It’s not even what’s in your mind. Corny as it sounds, it’s what’s in your heart.
believe thinking feels
We think we believe what we know, but we only truly believe what we feel.
grateful blessing alive
Count your blessings. Be grateful-- you're alive
giving-up reality will-to-survive
To survive you must surrender without giving in, that is to say, fully accept the reality in all its horror and never give up the will to survive. That allows you to quickly adapt to the situation and dedicate yourself to the present moment rather than wallow in denial.
finding-yourself matter where-you-are
To survive you must find yourself then it won't matter where you are.
running finding-yourself wish
As you run out of options and energy you must become resigned to your plight. Like it or not you must make a new mental map of where you are, not where you wish you were. To survive you must find yourself, then it won't matter where you are.