Facing personal truths and purging yourself of addictions or manipulative habits require strength, courage, humility, faith, and other qualities of a soul with stamina, because you are not just changing yourself; you are changing your universe. Your soul is a compass. Change one coordinate in your spiritual compass and you change your entire life's direction.
Caroline Myss (2007). “Entering the Castle: An Inner Path to God and Your Soul”, p.74, Simon and Schuster