SFC Stephen King I appreciate you for sharing this quote. It took a long time (decades) before I really began to understand that I can choose my perspective. That I am not imprisoned by my initial emotional reaction or thought. This is one of the most powerful tools I’ve learned in recovery.

And then there is this: "The observer effect is the phenomenon in which the act of observation alters the behavior of the particles being observed. This effect is due to the wave-like nature of matter, which means that particles can exist in multiple states simultaneously." Credit: Copilot