« Nothing has given me more self-confidence than to discover myself at last free not to repeat thoughts that generate suffering. Of course, there is no harm in thinking about what saddens us, provided we do not lose sight of the possibility that we are constantly offered to stop activating the corresponding neural circuits. It freed me from knowing that nothing prevented me from chasing my negative thoughts when I had had enough. What a deliverance to convince me that it was up to me to let myself be invaded by love and tranquillity (of my right hemisphere), no matter what happened to me! All I had to do was "turn right" and focus on the present moment. I often consider my surroundings from the point of view free from any judgment of my right hemisphere, which allows me to maintain my joie de vivre by escaping the emotional burdens too strong. In the end, I am the only one who decides whether or not such an incident affects my mood. Not long ago, I was driving, singing loudly to the sound of one of my favorite records. When I was very disappointed, I was stopped by police officers for speeding. (I guess my enthusiasm was over the limit!) Since I had to pay the ticket, I had to repeat myself a hundred times at least that I did not have to let myself down for so little. A little disapproving voice kept rising in me trying to undermine my morale: she wanted to re-establish the incident at length when it would not have changed anything! Frankly, I consider this kind of rumination on the part of my left hemisphere to be an emotionally draining loss of energy. Since my stroke, and, in short, thanks to him, I have learned to take charge of myself and not to chew on the past by focusing instead on the present. »

« I consider the garden of my mind to be a sacred piece of cosmic land that the universe has entrusted to me so that I can maintain it from one end of my existence to the other. »

« For me, it goes without saying that we are sympathetic to others: after all, none of us have come into the world in a manual explaining to him the art and how to cope in life. Aren't we ultimately the product of our genetic heritage as much as of our environment? When I measure the gravity of the emotional baggage that we are biologically programmed to drag after us, I like to show compassion to those around us. I quite accept that error is human, which does not mean that I have to be a victim or take the decisions of others against me. Everyone has their own cross! Nevertheless, we retain the possibility of attaining serenity or witnessing kindness to others. Nothing prevents us from forgiving ourselves, ourselves as well as others, for that matter. Nor does anything prevent us from considering the present moment as a pure moment of happiness. »