<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # You cannot live as a cynic who hates everything,... > You cannot live as a cynic who hates everything, the other political party, your boss, your neighbors, and yourself, and still expect to heal. Constant hatred keeps the whole system on alert. Healing requires actively looking for the good around you and the good within you, then letting your reactions slow down enough for old layers of pain to begin dissolving. **Source:** [[livestreams/Anger, Self-Acceptance, and the Mind-Body Story of Change - Workbook|Anger, Self-Acceptance, and the Mind-Body Story of Change]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “You cannot live as a cynic who hates everything, the other political party, your boss, your neighbors, and yourself, and still expect to heal. Constant hatred keeps the whole system on alert. Healing requires actively looking for the good around you and the good within you, then letting your reactions slow down enough for old layers of pain to begin dissolving.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-cannot-live-cynic-pain-begin-dissolving ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->