Book Titles

The Other Side of Change
Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans

By Maya Shankar

Year Published: 2026
ISBN-13: 978-0593713686
Categories: Change, Life, Planning

30 Quotes Found

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The Other Side of Change:

When a change happens, it can be an opportunity to plant something new or to pull a few weeds.

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The Other Side of Change:

If we can be intentional about seeing change as a moment to reexamine our beliefs, we might discover that they are not sacred, immutable truths.

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The Other Side of Change:

Not knowing why things have gone a certain way for others can fill us with such gut-level discomfort that our minds search for a story to rationalize away any injustice.

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The Other Side of Change:

…there are some changes that occur for no meaningful reason and offer no lessons – they’re just things that happen.

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The Other Side of Change:

…self-compassion involves recognizing your suffering, mindfully engaging with your emotions, and understanding that the pain you’re feeling is part of a shared human experience.

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The Other Side of Change:

Another powerful way to boost your self-compassion is, paradoxically, to reorient your focus outward and help others…

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The Other Side of Change:

All suffering, however awful, eventually comes to an end. It is finite.

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The Other Side of Change:

…change can reveal unexpected things to us, and unless we are intentional about reflecting on what they might be, they can go unnoticed.

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The Other Side of Change:

…stay curious when life makes other plans.

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The Other Side of Change:

Change can transform us in unexpected ways. We simply don’t know how until we get there.

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