53 Quotes by Russ Harris

Basically, expansion means making room for our feelings. If we give unpleasant feelings enough space, they no longer stretch us or strain us.

How Does a Solution Become a Problem?

A major concept in ACT is the idea of “workability.

Develop the courage to solve those problems that can be solved, the serenity to accept those problems that can’t be solved, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Myth 1: Happiness Is the Natural State for All Human Beings.

The more we try to avoid the basic reality that all human life involves pain, the more we are likely to struggle with that pain when it arises, thereby creating even more suffering.

Myth 2: If You’re Not Happy, You’re Defective.

A value is a direction we desire to keep moving in, an ongoing process that never reaches an end.

The Illusion of Control.