K. L. Rahul Quotes

Having reached a point in which I was so bitter and exhausted from being a quote unquote public figure, I wanted to return to a more childlike relationship to writing.

All this stuff that went down, the joke-stealing accusations, me not wanting to do 'Mind of Mencia' anymore. All these things made me look inside myself.

I needed to take a break from performing, and from the Peas, to be happy. I craved female time, and time with my husband to feed my soul. My life now is about being balanced. I'm passionate about work and working out, seeing friends and family, and letting my hair down once in a while.

Most of my life I've had long periods of feeling down and lost. That's why every five years or so I've smashed my life to pieces and started again.

Self-reflection is so healthy. Journaling works for me - when I record the details of what I'm going through, whether it's a relationship issue or negative thoughts, I can look back and see how far I've come. It makes me proud to see my progress and how I got through a bad situation.

I would stay in my room for days, for days at times, just trying to get it together, to know what my next phase was going to be.

I was never that famous, but I do think going to college and really getting away from the business and taking a true break is incredibly, incredibly important if you start acting at a young age.

There's nothing like a family crisis, especially a divorce, to force a person to re-evaluate his life.

When I was in my 30s, I was at the end of a long-term relationship and going through a very hard time. I'd had about 15 different addresses and a series of relationships. I thought, 'It's time to have a look at yourself.'

I think that's what keeps you grounded - having your own life that's not directed by your job.

When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.

I started writing a journal, and I was learning so much along the way. How to deal with your family, how to deal with your friends.

I think there comes a time in every persons life where they just need to go to the darkest, most dismal place.

So I just took some time off. I was maybe going to do two or three years and it turned into five years. But certainly, I'd say it was the best thing I ever did. And now I come back to this whole thing really energized about it.

This gives us more time to attend the inner need.

I think I'm much less self confident today. I actually went through a quite painful period because of that thinking that I was completely hopeless. But I think that's something that we all go through at various times of our lives and it was quite a sustained thing with me.

I'm very unhappy about my entire life if my writing is going wrong.

I try to focus on using my energy to change things, but there are times when I feel so bad.

You're so emotionally connected to the game that it's hard to switch off afterwards. It's a good time to have open and honest conversations about your performance and what you can improve on next time.

Retiring had nothing to do with love of the game. Nothing. It had to do with how I felt about myself. I needed the break.

If you're upset by something I said, you have bigger problems than you think.

When I reached my senior year in high school, I fell into a hole that took a couple of decades to get out of.

I don't regret my decision that I left a popular show like 'Balika Vadhu.' I am happy that I am out of the show and took a break for a month in Delhi.

Whatever it is that people find that they want to work on they also have to remember that they are human beings and they need to save some time for themselves for personal growth, for mental health, for their families, their loved ones so that they will have the strength to continue doing that work.

I consulted a therapist at Mass. General. After about 20 minutes, he stopped me and said, 'You're just a big existential garbage pail. Go home and relax.'