86. On Trying
F.M. used to say to people very often, “Now tell me, what’s the difference between when you go to do something and when you try to do it?” And the difference is that when people try to do something, they make a great deal more muscular effort about it. The muscular effort is associated with an emotional attitude as well – an attitude of anxiety, fear of failure, and all that sort of thing.
(Taken from “The Act of Living” – Everything Flows p103)