Revised August 13, 2019

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"Thoughts In The Key Of Life"

Open your heart and mind to the words that follow. May they resonate and provide you some measure of comfort, enjoyment, laughter, and enlightenment.

A list of contributors appears near the bottom of this manuscript and I humbly thank them for sharing their insights and truths.

Forgiveness, authenticity, compassion, truthfulness, patience, respect, kindness, gratitude and love. Embrace these nine essential words and integrate them fully into your everyday behavior. You then will surely be living an exemplary, joyful, inspiring and virtuous life.

Attitude - Character & Integrity - Compassion & Kindness Courage - Forgiveness - Gratitude - Happiness - Humor - Life - Love & Relationships - Patience - Religious - Sad, War, & Anger - Strength - Wisdom,Truth & Virtue - Work & Money

(July 20, 2019 4,531)

ATTITUDE 150+

When we seek to discover the best in others somehow we bring out the best in ourselves.
I can choose to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It’s all a question of how I view my life.
The main thing in one’s own private world is to try to laugh much more than you cry.
My laughter won’t last forever but neither will my tears.
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
Staying positive doesn’t mean you have to be happy all the time. It means that even on hard days you know that there are better ones coming.
If your view is basic goodness you'll see it wherever you go.
Inner peace begins the moment you take a deep breath and choose not to allow another person or event control your thoughts.
A humble person is aware that an attitude of superiority is an ego failing and that one’s ego is protecting an unhealed and raw emotional wound that cannot be healed by showing superiority over another.
Mental strength is incredibly important. Take care of your mind and the way you speak to yourself. Don’t let negative self-talk weaken you today.
Your beliefs can either be a prison keeping you trapped in negative thinking or they can be empowering and lead to courageous action and new possibilities.
What we do today, right now, will have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows.
The biggest difference between peace and stress is attitude. It’s all about how you look at a situation and what you decide to do with it.
Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
You either get bitter or you get better. It’s that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate. It belongs to you.
Remember that no matter where you are or what you face, within your heart, peace is always possible.
A bad attitude is like a flat tire. You can’t go anywhere until you change it
Stop overthinking because you’re only creating problems that usually aren’t there.
Just because something is bothering you doesn’t mean you can’t smile or laugh. The trick is to be grateful when your mood is high and graceful when it is low.
Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do and attitude determines how well you do it.
If you keep your emotions locked in a box then one day when you want to open it you just might find that they're gone.
The measure of good mental health is the disposition to find the good in everyone, everywhere.
Wake up every morning with a thankful attitude. Expect something good to happen in your life today.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude.
When you consciously choose to let go of the way you think things should be, you free your mind to deal with life’s unexpected changes and challenges in a much more effective and pragmatic way.
A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a fierce catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.
I am still determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be. For I have learned, from experience, that the greater part of my happiness or misery depends on my disposition and not my circumstances.
Think a little less about managing your problems and a little more about managing your mindset.
We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.
Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness.
Winners never quit and quitters never win.
A negative mind will never give you a positive life.
When people believe in you it gives you courage and motivation. But when you believe in yourself it gives you persistence, determination, and infinite energy. So stay active, motivated, and determined towards your goals.
Respect can’t be found when you seek it for yourself. But when you give it to others you will see that it will always find its way back to you.
You are the child of your thoughts. Positive thoughts build you up and negative thoughts break you down.
Don't fret about the future. Just live the present moment wisely and earnestly.
By choosing your thoughts and by selecting which emotional currents you will release and which you will reinforce you determine the quality of your light. Furthermore, you determine the effects that you will have on others and the nature of the experiences of your life.
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts you'll start having positive results.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Two things define you. Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything.
Nothing destroys self-worth, self-acceptance and self-love faster than denying what you feel. Without feelings, you would not know where you are in life nor would you know what areas you need to work on. Honor your feelings and allow yourself to feel them.
You have a choice to be positive and free or to be imprisoned by your own negativity.
It's impossible to control everything that happens to you. But you can still control your attitude towards what did happen and in doing so you will gradually master change rather than allowing it to gradually master you.
If you doubt you can accomplish something then you won't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability and then be tough enough to follow through.
You are what you think! You can’t change anything in your life if you don't change your thinking.
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
Find a positive, empowering meaning in every event you're confronted with and the best path forward will always be yours to travel.
The difference between winning and losing is most often simply not quitting.
I cannot always control exactly what happens in life but I can control how I respond to it all.
You are up and you are happy. You are down and you are sad. All ups and downs help you to find a balance in your being. This is what life's all about. Once balanced you'll experience a bliss and joy that will enable you to feel complete.
A smile doesn't always mean a person is happy. Sometimes it simply means they are strong enough to face their problems.
When you are worried about what others think of you you then become owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself.
One's attitude towards oneself is the single most important factor in healing and staying well.
Your needs matter. Don’t ignore them. Sometimes you have to do what’s best for you and your life, not what’s best for everyone else.
If you live your life in a positive way then good things and good people will be drawn to you.
You create happiness with your attitude, behavior and your actions. It's ALWAYS up to you.
Most of your stress comes from the way you respond to it. Not the way life is. And when you adjust your attitude all that extra stress is gone.
Negative people need drama like it's oxygen. Stay positive and take their breath away.
There is an excitement about making someone smile. It automatically verifies that you've made a connection with that person and their natural response will be to smile back.
It is our thoughts that really dictate the way we feel so why not choose the thoughts that make you feel amazing?
In the long run the pessimist may be proven right but the optimist has a better time on the trip.
Peace of mind is not the absence of conflict from life but the ability to cope with it.
The coolest people I’ve ever met have the most colorful pasts. They’ve lived lives of risk, made bad choices, learned lessons, explored, and they’re not afraid of being real.They are tattered tapestries woven of similar threads.They are my kind of people. My favorite shades of crazy.
It’s impossible, said pride. It’s risky, said experience. It’s pointless, said reason. Give it a try said the heart.
Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.
Having an attitude of gratitude is a gift in and of itself. Being grateful for the wonderful things that we have in our lives lowers our likelihood to be depressed, stressed, and even bolsters the strength of our relationships.
Don’t wait for people to be friendly. Show them how.
Who am I to judge another when I myself walk so imperfectly?
Our attitude towards life determines life's attitude towards us.
One of the best lessons you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm.
Starting today I need to forget what's gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what's coming next.
If you want happiness, fulfillment, success and inner peace, start thinking you have the power to achieve those things. Focus on the bright side of life and you will receive positive results.
I have no desire to argue with anyone. I just choose to walk away because I just want peace.
I survived because the fire inside of me burned brighter than the fire around me.
When you're truly comfortable in your own skin not everyone will like you. But, the good news is that you won't care about it one bit.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Your mind is under your control. Not the other way around. You may have been broken down by adversity or rejection or stress but YOU are not broken. Never let others convince you otherwise.
A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life.
When our mind is calm we’re better able to find peace of mind and live a joyful life.
When adversity strikes that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and then press on.
Discipline is doing what needs to be done even though you don't want to do it.
You can't always control what happens to you but you can control your attitude toward what did happen to you. And in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.
Beginning today treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness, and understanding you can with no thought of any reward.
Today, give yourself permission to be outrageously kind, irrationally warm and improbably generous. I PROMISE it will be a blast.
There are tomorrows on their way worth the struggles of today. Never give up.
When we think better about ourselves then we tend to live better in spite of ourselves.
By remaining calm in times of desperation we can pave the way for a forthcoming positive future.
Without a humble and reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
Feelings are much like waves. We can't stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf.
With things today being as out of control as they are if you're not confused then you're just not thinking clearly.
Remember, there are no mistakes in failing. Failing at something provides the lessons that need to be learned to not repeat the same mistake.
The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
You earn respect by being respectful. You earn respect by listening, acknowledging feelings and treating others with the same respect you hope to get in return.
Decisions driven by heavy emotion are typically misguided reactions rather than educated judgments. These reactions are the byproduct of minimal amounts of conscious thought and primarily based on momentary feelings instead of mindful awareness.
The largest part of what we call personality is determined by how we’ve opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness.
Wholeheartedness is a precious gift that no one can actually give it to you. You have to find it yourself by recognizing the right path for you and then you must walk it confidently.
An obstacle is something you see when you take your eyes off the goal.
Tragedy and comedy are but two aspects of what is real and whether we see the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective.
When you're humble and grateful your heart is open and the healing power of unconditional love flows through you.
The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.
Refuse to fight small battles with petty people. After all, your life is bigger and better than that.
The choice to have a great attitude is something that nobody or no circumstance can take away from you.
There is not enough room in your mind for both worry and faith. You must decide which one will live there today.
A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset. When you wake up take a second to think about what a privilege it is to simply be alive and healthy.
The toughest trials, tests, and tribulations come right before your breakthrough.
The less you respond to negative people the more peaceful your life will become.
Each time we face our fears, we gain strength, courage, and the confidence we need to move forward.
What's the difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget but a pessimist forgets to laugh.
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life. Not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.
Being at peace does not mean that you're in a place where there is no chaos, trouble, or hard realities to deal with. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things while still being able to remain mentally and emotionally centered.
Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive good things and good people will be drawn to you.
The goal is to grow so strong on the inside that nothing on the outside can affect your inner wellness without your conscious permission.
To experience peace does not mean that your life is always blissful. It means that you are capable of tapping into a blissful state of mind amidst the normal chaos of a hectic life.
If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.
For the disturbed mind, the calming beauty of dawn is nature's finest balm.
I see a goodness and a kindness in you that has no limits.
If you dare nothing then when the day is over nothing is all you shall have gained.
You can always choose an attitude that moves you forward. In doing so you will begin changing things from the inside out in a positive fashion.
I am making every effort I can to remove the act of complaining from my behavior because it absolutely serves no constructive purpose.
What other people say and do and the attitude they carry rarely has anything to do with you.
Passionate people embrace what they love and never give up.
Today, I'm excited about ------ everything!
If you have a positive energy around you then people are going to want to be in your orbit.
Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave. And I firmly believe that when I am positive it not only makes me better but it also makes those around me better.
Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.
Positive morning reminders are honestly one of the simplest and most powerful tools for mental growth.
Negative thinking stops us from seeing and experiencing positive outcomes. Being able to distinguish between the negativity you imagine and what is actually happening in your life is an important step towards living a happier life.
I don’t have an attitude problem. YOU have a problem with my attitude and that’s not my problem.
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal but nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Attitude is the frame in which you view the world. The hue in which people see you. It is the tone in which they hear you and the mood for all your day’s activities.
The mind is everything. What you think you become.
We have no more right to put our discordant states of mind into the lives of those around us and rob them of their sunshine and brightness than we have to enter their houses and steal their silverware.
When enough of us focus our intentions on a better world, a world of cooperation rather than competition, of compassion and forgiveness, rather than hate and avarice, it tips the scales toward a collective renaissance which brings out the very best in human behavior.
The problem you encounter is not the problem. The problem is your attitude in dealing with the problem.
I have reached a point in life where I feel it is no longer necessary to try & impress anyone. If they like me the way I am, good & if they don’t, well, it’s their loss.
If you can't sing, sing anyway. If you can't dance, dance anyway. Life is too short to be concerned with what other people think of your singing and say about your dancing.
Life doesn't dictate your attitude. But your attitude dictates how you'll experience life. Changing your attitude will always be the shortest and most permanent route to changing your life.
When you’re feeling inspired and enthusiastic you'll know what to do next and there’s no limit to what you can create or accomplish.
Each time you meet a problem and tackle it with a positive mental attitude you grow in wisdom, stature and experience.
Whatever happens today I will remain within my calm center. If something happens to take me away from my calm center I can return to it at any time.
You can't have a positive life with a negative mind.
No matter what’s happening, anyone can efficiently fight the battles of just one day. It’s only when you add the battles of those two abysmal enemies, namely yesterday and tomorrow, that life becomes overwhelming.
Being a positive person doesn't mean you never have negative thoughts. It just means you don't allow them space to take root and grow to control your life.
A great attitude becomes a great day which becomes a great month which becomes a great year which becomes a great life.
When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the center of every constellation and people will want to be near you
The more aware we are of our positive experiences the more our pleasure and well-being increase.
No pessimist has ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
One of the the hardest things to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which bridge to burn.
Each time you say hello to a stranger your heart acknowledges, over and over again, that we are all family.
I will stop focusing on how stressed I am and remember how blessed I am. Complaining won’t change my reality but a positive attitude will.
The biggest and most complex obstacle I will ever have to overcome is my mind. If I can overcome that then I can overcome anything.
In the household in which I was raised, the themes were pretty simple. Work hard. Don’t quit. Be appreciative, be thankful, be grateful, be respectful. Also, never whine, never complain. And always, for crying out loud, keep a sense of humor.
You can’t always have a good day. But you can always face a bad day with a good attitude.
Being positive does not mean ignoring the negative. Being positive means overcoming the negative. There is a big difference between the two.
Self control is strength. Calmness is mastery. You have to get to a point where your mood doesn’t shift based on the insignificant actions of someone else. Don’t allow others to control
the direction of your life. Don’t allow your emotions to overpower your intelligence.
Be a witness, not a judge. Focus on yourself, not on others. Listen to your heart, not the crowd.
I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude, your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people determines your priorities, your actions, and your values. Your attitude, does in fact, determine how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself.
What other people say and do and the attitude they carry rarely has anything to do with you. People’s reactions and behaviors are about their perspectives, wounds and experiences. Whether people treat you like you’re amazing or act like you’re the worst person in the world is more about them and how they are viewing the world at any given moment in time.
Life is full of completely different and unique people. But when we get stuck in the same routine we tend to gravitate toward people that are similar to us. When this is the only interaction in our lives it leads us to become close-minded and cuts us off from the reality of the differences that exist between people. When you’re surrounded by the same people who share the same opinions about everything that you do then you inherit a confirmation bias and you start to think that a certain way of thinking is how all people think or how all people SHOULD think. Need an example? Go look at any political party.
Negative thinking stops us from seeing and experiencing positive outcomes, even when these outcomes are within reach. It’s as if there’s a special mental block filtering out all the positives and only letting in data that confirms the "negative bias" of the moment. It's imperative for one to distinguish between the negativity you imagine and what is actually happening in your life.
Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you. In the first place, if they had better things going on in their lives, they wouldn’t have the time to sit around and talk about you. What’s important to me is not others’ opinions of me,
but what’s important to me is my opinion of myself.
Recently I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really friendly. So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!' This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call 'The Law of the Garbage Truck'. He explained that many people are like garbage trucks.They run around full of garbage, frustration, anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets. The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short. So love the people who treat you right and pray for the ones who don't.
The longer I live, the more I realize the immense impact my attitude has on my life. The remarkable thing is we have a choice, everyday, regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We can't change our past. We can't change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We can't change the inevitable. The only thing we have complete control over is our attitude. I am now convinced that life is 30% of what happens to me and 70% of how I react to it.

CHARACTER & INTEGRITY 50+

If you don't have integrity you have nothing. You can't buy it. You can have all the money in the world but if you are not a moral and ethical person you really have nothing.
When wealth is lost nothing is lost. When health is lost something is lost. When character is lost all is lost.
Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it will always get you the right ones.
Show respect towards people who don’t deserve it. Not as a reflection of their character but as a reflection of yours.
Be humble in your confidence yet courageous in your character.
The best index to a person’s character is how he treats people who can’t do him any good and how he treats people who can’t fight back.
Speak with honesty. Think with sincerity. Act with integrity.
Integrity is making sure that the things you say and the things you do are in alignment.
Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching.
Sometimes the dues we pay to maintain integrity are pretty high. But the ultimate cost of moral compromise is much higher.
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is really what you are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
Integrity is choosing your thoughts and actions based on values rather than personal gain.
Live your life in such a way that when something bad is said of you no one who knows you will ever believe it.
Never underestimate your power to change yourself or overestimate your power to change others.
If they respect you then respect them. If they disrespect you still respect them. Do not allow the actions of others decrease your good manners because you represent yourself not others.
Wisdom is knowing the right path to take. Integrity is taking it.
Open your arms to change but don't ever let go of your values.
Fame is a vapor. Popularity an accident. Riches take wing. Only one thing endures and that is character.
It is not your responsibility to force humanity to change or process its own darkness. That would be a distraction from your own individual healing. The only thing you can do as an individual is to be responsible for yourself and to act with integrity in all matters.
Be nice to people who have done wrong to you. Why? Because you’re not like them.
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.
Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.
Good character and true friendship is all about how a person nurtures another person especially when that person can offer nothing in return.
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit and the habit hardens into character.
Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right thing to do. These are some magical keys to living your life with integrity.
Be authentic. Don’t try to be someone you aren’t. You’ll hate yourself for it and the effort to maintain the facade will exhaust you. Be real! Many won’t like the real you but that’s better than having people adore the person that isn’t you at all.
Bad things do happen. How I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness immobilized by the gravity of my misfortune or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I still have. That being life itself!
People with good intentions make promises but people with good character keep them.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
I have few regrets in my life. I think that most of the negative things that have happened to me have happened for a reason. The hard times that I've been through have helped strengthen my character which in turn has made me a much stronger person.
Nearly all men can stand adversity but if you want to test a man's character give him power.
Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal. It strengthens, tempers, intensifies, but never destroys it.
Doing the right thing isn't always easy. In fact, sometimes it's real hard. But just remember that doing the right thing is ALWAYS right.
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
Our character is most often revealed during our highs and lows. Be humble at the mountaintops. Be strong when in the valleys and be faithful in between.
A clear conscience is more valuable than wealth.
The best thing about telling the truth is that you don't have to remember what you said.
Haven't you noticed that the people who shine from within don't need to be in the spotlight.
The ultimate test of our country’s character is not the power we give to the strong but the strength we give the weak.
The quality of your life, your relationships, and your career is deeply affected by your character or lack of it.
Your reputation and integrity are everything. Follow through on what you say you're going to do. Your credibility can only be built over time, and it is built from the history of your words and actions.
You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man of strict integrity.
To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.
To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night follows the day, that thou can't be false to any man.
A life lived with integrity, even if it lacks the adulation of fame and fortune, is a shining star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.
Integrity is not a 90 percent thing, not a 95 percent thing. Either you have it or you don't.
Character is formed by doing the thing we are supposed to do, when it should be done, whether we feel like doing it or not.
Integrity comes only from having the courage to keep an unwavering commitment to your convictions.
The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.
Always be willing to be your authentic self regardless of any outside pressures.
Integrity is the first step to true greatness.

COMPASSION & KINDNESS 150+

If we could look into each other’s hearts and understand the unique challenges each of us face I think we would treat each other much more gently with more love, patience, tolerance, and care.
Kindness is not an act. It’s a lifestyle.
Being compassionate means recognizing that there is suffering, being moved by the suffering, leading us to alleviate it, and understanding that suffering is part of our shared human experience.
Do good deeds whether others notice or not. It’s the deeds that matter, not the size of your audience.
It is a lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion towards others. If we make friends with ourselves then there is no obstacle to opening our hearts and minds to others.
KIndness doesn't cost a thing yet it's one of the richest gifts you can give to someone.
There are two kinds of people in the world. The givers and the takers. The takers may eat better but the givers sleep better.
The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.
A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life.
That's what kindness is. It's not doing something for someone else because they can't, but because you can.
Altruism raises your mood because it raises your self-esteem, which increases happiness. Plus, giving to others gets you outside of yourself and distracts you from your problems.
If speaking kindly to plants can help them grow, just imagine what speaking kindly to humans can do.
We are a people in need. We are not perfect. We are not machines. We make mistakes. We need grace. We need compassion. We all need help at times. We sometimes need other people and that’s okay.
There is a moral task of caregiving that involves us just being there for someone. When there is nothing that can be done immediately we have to be able to say, "Look! I'm with you in this experience right through to the end of it."
If you want others to be happy practice compassion. If you want to be happy practice compassion.
There is no greater virtue than compassion and having inner peace is the highest personal discipline.
As for me, I am driven by two main philosophies. Know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.
Love and compassion are necessities and not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
You have not lived righteously today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
Every life deserves a certain amount of dignity no matter how poor or damaged the shell that carries it.
Compassion is defined as a keen awareness of the suffering of another coupled with a desire to see it relieved.
There is no better exercise for the heart than reaching out and holding the hand of someone in need.
I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long term happiness to our lives.
The best portion of a good man’s life is his little nameless unremembered acts of kindness and love.
Be kind. You can’t always see people’s pain but they can always feel your kindness.
Be kind today and your tomorrows will bring you unexpected happiness.
One kind word can change someone's entire day.
Behind the polite smiles and greetings people give you some are hurting and lonely. Don’t just come and go. See them. Care. Share. Listen. Love.
Anonymously perform acts of kindness expecting nothing in return. Then the universes' all creating spirit will respond to such acts of kindness with the response “Now, how can I help you?”
Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
Be kind whenever possible and it’s always possible.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Being kind to people is a peaceful way to live and a beautiful legacy to leave behind.
I expect to pass through this world but once. Therefore, anything that I can do or kindness I can show my fellow man let me do it now.
I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.
Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish so much.
Always be kind for everyone you meet is fighting some hard battle.
Everywhere you turn you can find someone who needs your help. Even if it's just a little thing. Help them with your pay being nothing but for the privilege of doing it.
Before you speak let your words pass thru three gates. Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?
Kindness and compassion toward all living things is the mark of a civilized society.
Choose being kind over being right and you'll be right every time.
Speaking with kindness creates confidence. Thinking with kindness creates profoundness. Giving with kindness creates love.
Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference.
One of the best investments you can make in yourself is to take a genuine interest in other people. The more you help others the more they will want to help you. Love and kindness begets love and kindness.
Being kind and making one person smile can change the world. Maybe not the whole world but their world.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.
Life is so hard. How can we be anything but kind?
If you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your path.
Kindness makes you the most beautiful person in the world. Just ask the person you're being kind to right now.
We don’t have to agree on anything to be kind to one another.
You never know what someone is going through. A few nice words can sometimes help a person a lot more than you think.
I will never understand all the good that a simple smile can accomplish.
Being kind is way more important than being right.
Many times what a person needs is not a brilliant mind that speaks but a patient heart that listens.
Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle.
A little spark of kindness can put a colossal burst of sunshine into someone's day.
The highest form of wisdom is kindness.
I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.
The best exercise for the human heart is reaching down to lift someone else up.
Kindness is the golden key that unlocks the hearts of others.
Make a commitment to love and help those who presently can't help themselves.
Kindness is not doing something for someone else because they can't but because you can.
By developing a concern for others and thinking of them as part of us we can reduce our sense of suspicion and mistrust towards them and it enables us to develop a calm mind.
Unexpected kindness is the most powerful and least costly way to make someone’s day.
In a world full of people who couldn't care less be that someone who couldn't care more.
An important part of kindness consists of sometimes loving people more than they deserve.
Be an example. Show kindness to unkind people. Forgive people who don’t deserve it. Love unconditionally. Let your actions always reflect who you really are.
Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness and kindness in giving creates love.
Kindness is the greatest wisdom. When I was young I used to admire clever people. Now that I am old I admire kind people.
Kindness deepens the spirit and produces rewards that cannot be completely explained in words.
One of the great benefits of helping people who are less fortunate than you are is that it gives you a new perspective on your own life. Appreciate what you have and you'll be in a better frame of mind to make the world a better place for those who have less.
No one has ever become poor by giving.
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. There is no need for temples or a complicated philosophy. Our own brain and our heart is the temple and kindness is the way.
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.
Kindness comes naturally to exceptional people. They are consistent in how they treat, think about, and speak to others. They are genuine and come from a sensitive place. They believe there is no other human quality that will get them further in life than that of kindness.
There is a wonderful delight that comes over you when you help other people.
Kindness is more important than wisdom and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
If you are not poor enough to receive charity then you are rich enough to give it.
Unexpected kindness is the most powerful and least costly way to make someone’s day.
Kindness is always contagious.
If a person seems wicked awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away. Cast away his wickedness.
The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.
Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.
What this world really needs is a new kind of army. The army of the kind.
In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
By sharing you don’t become poor… You become rich. For the more you share, the more you shall receive.
If you know that you can help someone then go and offer them your help instead of ignoring them or making them ask for it.
Be kind to unkind people for they're the ones who need it the most.
A tree is known by its fruit. A man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost. He who sows courtesy reaps friendship and he who plants kindness gathers love.
Continue to be who and how you are. Go astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.
Generosity is giving more than you can and pride is taking less than you need.
Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man.
Nothing is more important than empathy for another human being’s suffering. Nothing! Not career, not wealth, not intelligence, certainly not status. We have to feel for one another if we’re going to survive with dignity.
A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.
I have just three things to teach. Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are our greatest treasures.
Being extra kind to people is a peaceful way to live in each moment, and a beautiful legacy to leave behind in the long run.
When we know ourselves to be connected to all others then acting compassionately is simply the natural thing to do.
Compassion is the wish to see others free from suffering.
If your compassion does not include yourself then it is incomplete.
Respect yourself. Have patience. Be compassionate and the world will welcome your presence with open arms.
Compassion is not religious business, it's human business. It is essential for our own peace and mental stability and it's essential for human survival.
The worst sin toward our fellow humans is not to hate them but to be indifferent to them. That's the essence of inhumanity.
Compassion must not be viewed as a spiritual luxury for a contemplative few. Rather it must be viewed as a social necessity for the entire human family.
By simply listening calmly and with understanding we sometimes can ease the suffering of another person.
We need to have a general compassion for our fellow man. Moral beings hold a sense of empathy and consideration toward others that help creates a more successful and steadfast society with vigorous rates of reproduction, growth, and understanding.
If you haven't any charity in your heart then you have the worst kind of heart trouble.
Sharing: If you are more fortunate than others be inspired to build a longer table, not a taller fence.
We have an obligation to turn our happiness into compassion and to reach out to others who are not as fortunate as we are.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
The capacity to care is the thing that gives life its deepest meaning and significance.
The poor do not need our sympathy and our pity. The poor need our love and compassion.
The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all living beings which are all part of one another and all involved in one another.
We can never underestimate the simple truth that no matter who you are, the BIGGEST thing you do in any day is most often going to be the SMALLEST act of kindness, decency, or love.
Life is an echo. What you send out, comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you. Remember, life is an echo. It always gets back to you. So give goodness.
If I give all I possess to the poor but have not love in my heart for them then I've gained nothing.
Help someone today to feel better about themselves. Don't merely tell them, help them.
Kindness is more than just deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look or a simple touch. It is anything that lifts another person.
Kindness is more important than wisdom and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.
Be way, way kinder than necessary. Think kindly of others, speak kindly to others, and do kind things for others. Kindness ALWAYS makes a difference.
No matter what has happened, or what happens today, let kindness be your superpower.
When you guide somebody who is confused, when you hold somebody who is sad, when you hug somebody who has lost their hope, you too will feel yourself healing and growing stronger.
Just as the lovely flowers lend their sweetness to each day, may we touch the lives of those we meet in a kind and gentle way.
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?
A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life.
If you want to make a difference in someone's life you don't need to be gorgeous, rich, famous, brilliant or perfect. You just have to care.
There is nobility in compassion, a beauty in empathy, a grace in forgiveness.
Breathe into others compassion, kindness, love and they will forever feel safe.
The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others.
We can't practice compassion with other people if we can't treat ourselves kindly.
When we learn to have compassion for ourselves then our circle of compassion for others becomes larger.
Kindness creates a sense of warmth and openness that allows us to communicate much more easily with other people.
Compassion is the final and noblest result of empathy. It is a spiritual quality because it brings us out of selfishness and greed. It includes everyone, even the least able, least pleasant, or least intelligent. It opens and unites us to others and it fills our hearts with spectacular joy.
To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better.
You will NEVER regret being kind!
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion.
As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear.
Those who make compassion an essential part of their lives will find it to be one of life's greatest joys.
To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own.
Kindness is not a luxury it's a necessity.
A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions.
When you give and carry out acts of kindness it's as though something inside your body responds and says, YES! This is exacly how I ought to feel all the time.
It is a powerful practice to be generous when you are the one feeling in need.
Be compassionate with yourself. When making important decisions listen to the advice that comes from your loving inner soul. Remember, your soul knows the geography of your destiny better than you do.
You can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness.
No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. The greatest work that an act of kindness bestos on it's recipient is that it enables and instructs that person to be kind to another. May this "kindness chain" be continued on forever.
Empathy is the ability to step into the shoes of another person aiming to understand their feelings and perspectives and to use that understanding to guide your actions. Never pass judgment on someone. Instead, practice empathy.
Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.
By giving away food we get more strength. By bestowing clothing on others we gain more beauty. By donating abodes of purity and truth we acquire great treasures.
Just by listening and being kind to somebody, you have the ability to make a difference in their lives.
Kindness is a bridge between all people.
This is how you will survive the darkest moments of your life. When all power feels stripped away as life drifts from the dream you had painted in your mind, you can choose to be kind to someone who is in a worse place than you. By doing so you will again reclaim happiness as a friend.
In helping others we help ourselves. For whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us.
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.
With every act of self-care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side, I am on my side, each day I am more and more on my own side.
Giving and providing support of any kind to someone in need can actually provide the giver benefits equal to, if not beyond, those benefits received from the giver. Intuitively, I think we all know this because it feels amazing to help someone who needs it. And that’s because our lasting happiness doesn’t result from what we get but from what we give.
The little boy looked across the street and saw the old man sitting on his porch crying for he had just lost his wife of many years. As his Mother watched through the kitchen window the little boy went over to him and sat on his lap hugging him. Eventually he came home. Being inquisitive his Mother finally asked him what he had said to the old man. "I said nothing Mother", he replied, "I just helped him cry".
Kindness is one of the greatest gifts you can bestow upon another. If someone is in need,
lend them a helping hand. Do not wait for a thank you.True kindness lies within the act of giving without the expectation of something in return.
We don’t know what someone is going through. We don’t wear signs that illustrate our personal struggles. You don’t see signs taped to people’s shirts that say “Going through a divorce”or “lost a child” or “feeling depressed” or “diagnosed with cancer". If we could read visually what those around us are going through we would definitely be nicer. But we shouldn’t have to see signs and have reasons to treat strangers with kindness. We should do it anyway whether they deserve it or not. Let’s today try to give everyone an extra dose of patience, kindness and love.
Change the way you percieve negative people. Know that toxic, negative, hurtful behavior is a cry for love and acceptance. Respond to that person who is being negative or hurtful with compassion and love. Through our response of love and kindness we can perhaps create a powerful positive shift that will help them break the toxic cycle that they're in.
In life you can never be too kind or too fair. Everyone you meet is carrying a heavy load. When you go through your day expressing kindness and courtesy to all you meet, you leave behind a feeling of warmth and good cheer, and you help alleviate the burdens everyone is struggling with.
We don't always know the whole story. Our assumptions are not always right. Case in point. This morning at a train stop near the hospital a young man and his three young kids got on.The kids were loud and completely out of control. They were running from one end of the train car to the other. An annoyed passenger sitting next to him disparagingly asked, “Is there any reason you’re letting your kids go nuts right now?” The man looked up slowly with tears in his eyes and said, “I'm sorry for my children's behavior but the doctor just told me their mother isn’t going to make it and I’m just trying to figure out how to break the news to them when we get home".

COURAGE 25+

One of the happiest moments in life is when you find the courage to let go of what you can’t change.
Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is the right thing to do. These are "magic" keys to living your life with integrity.
A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
You can’t swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
We must be happy with simple pleasures and have courage when things go wrong.
Asking for help does not mean you are weak or incompetent. It means quite the opposite. You have to be strong, confident, and intelligent enough to realize when you need help and courageous enough to ask for it.
Having a soft heart in a cruel world is courage not weakness.
A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared but still goes on.
I will have the moral courage to always make my actions consistent with my knowledge of right and wrong.
Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect.
To a brave man good and bad luck are like his right and left hand. He uses both.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish very little in life.
Powerful words come with powerful intent. When you have passion, strength, courage, and determination you can accomplish anything.
Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow".
One of the most important moments in life is the moment you finally find the courage and determination to let go of what can't be changed. And that attitude changes everything.
The harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheaply we sometimes esteem too lightly.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.
Courage isn’t the absence of fear but choosing to show up even when we’re afraid.
Courage is as often the outcome of despair as of hope. In the one case we have nothing to lose and in the other case we have everything to gain.
Courage is a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger and a mental willingness to endure it.
You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
With hope you gain courage. With courage you gain confidence, and with confidence there are no limits to what you can do.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
Courage isn't having the strength to go on. It is going on when you don't have strength.
Success is not final and failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.
I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams.
When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat. Instead,
they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.
This is courage. I was working as a volunteer at the local hospital when I got to know a young girl named Liza. She was suffering from a rare and life threatening disease. Her only chance for recovery was if her five year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies to combat the awful disease, would give her a blood transfusion. The doctor explained to him the urgency and asked the little boy if he would give his sister his blood. After a lengthy pause he said he would do it "if it would save Liza". As the transfusion progressed everyone could see the color return to Liza's face. She was smiling and feeling better. It was working! Meanwhile, her little brother was looking more and more agitated and concerned. After several minutes in a trembling voice he finally asked the doctor, "When will I start dying?". You see he misunderstood the doctor. He thought he was going to have to give Liza ALL his blood.

FORGIVENESS 50+

If you can’t forgive and forget then just pick one.
The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.
Beating yourself up for your flaws and mistakes won’t make you perfect, and you don’t have to be. Learn, forgive yourself, and remember that sometimes we all struggle. It’s just part of being human.
The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest and the first to forget is the happiest.
Forgiveness is like exercise. It can be so hard to bring ourselves to do it but when we do we often feel rejuvenated and enjoy a sense of self-satisfaction and ultimately it improves our general well-being.
Forgiveness is one of humanity's highest achievements because it shows true enlightenment in action. It shows that one is in touch with the energy of love.
We must always strive to forgive others. Usually the dark deeds of others is due to THEIR innermost struggles and fears. With the help of your shining light and kind deeds, you can help them to return to the light.
Watch out for each other. Love everyone and forgive everyone, including yourself. Forgive your anger. Forgive your guilt. Your shame. Your sadness. Embrace and open up your love, your joy, your truth, and most especially your heart.
Sorry works when a mistake is made, but not when trust is broken. So in life, make mistakes but never break trust. Forgiving is easy, but forgetting and trusting again is sometimes impossible.
Accept important apologies you never received. If you love someone and you want to forgive them, relieve them of the need to apologize to you, for anything.
We can only be as kind to others as we are to ourselves. Take a few moments to notice how you speak to yourself. Be patient with yourself. Praise yourself for your righteous efforts and forgive yourself for your shortcomings. You are but a human.
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
When you hold resentment toward another you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.
Live this day fully by bringing love to hate, light to darkness, and pardon to injury.
You'll be trapped emotionally and physically untill you implement the ability to forgive.
The day a child realizes that all adults are imperfect he becomes an adolescent. The day he forgives them he becomes an adult. The day he forgives himself he becomes wise.
Show compassion for those who have injured us. They only did what they know how to do.
Forgiveness is the most powerful thing you can do for yourself on the spiritual path. If you can’t learn to forgive you can forget getting to higher levels of awareness.
Learn to forgive everyone including yourself.
Forgive the people who hurt you so that you can move on. Carrying around anger only poisons you.
I don't forgive people because I'm weak. I forgive them because I'm strong enough to understand that people make mistakes.
Forgiveness doesn't excuse their behavior. Forgiveness prevents their behavior from destroying your heart.
To err is human. To forgive, divine.
Be careful with your words. Once they are said they can be only forgiven not forgotten.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
Anger makes you smaller while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you are.
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.
Without forgiveness life is governed by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation. When you forgive you simply choose to free yourself from feelings of bitterness which only you suffer from.
To forgive is the highest and most beautiful form of love. In return you will receive immeasurable peace and happiness.
Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them as much.
Before you quit, try. Before you talk, listen. Before you react, think. Before you criticize, wait. Before you move on, forgive.
The true measure of maturity is when somebody hurts you and you try to understand their situation instead of trying to hurt them back.
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong.
Forgiveness is not always easy. At times it feels more painful than the wound we suffered. And yet there is no peace without forgiveness.
I have learned that the cruelest prison of all is the prison of an unforgiving mind and spirit.
Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds for your future happiness.
Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.
You will begin to heal when you let go of past hurts, forgive those who have wronged you, and learn to forgive yourself for your mistakes.
Forgiveness allows you to focus on the future without combating the past.
By far the strongest poison to the human spirit is the inability to forgive oneself or another person. Forgiveness is not an option but a necessity for healing.
Forgiving someone doesn’t mean that their behavior was "OK." What it does mean is that you're ready to move on and to shape your own life on your terms without any unnecessary burdens.
People have to learn to forgive others. We don’t have to like them. We don’t have to be friends with them. We don’t have to send them hearts in text messages but we have to forgive them. If we don’t we are tying rocks to our feet too much for our wings to carry.
Understand that within you there is a transforming power for forgiving and loving kindness.
If you want to see the heroic just look at those who can love without measure in return of hatred. If you want to see brave look for those who can forgive all.
Forgiveness releases us from the power of fear. It allows us to see with kindly eyes and rest with a wise heart.
Consider this dialogue between two former prisoners of war. "Have you forgiven your captors yet?" "NO NEVER!!!" "Well then my friend they still have you in prison don't they?"
He who has not learned how to forgive only holds himself prisoner.
Forgive everyone, everything.
The importance of forgiving yourself cannot be stated strongly enough. If you carry around thoughts of shame about what you’ve done in the past you’re weakening yourself both physically and emotionally.
We must learn to love our neighbors and ourselves equally. So banish all of the self hatred from your life. Forgive yourself and consequently you can be forgiving of others.
Forgiving what we cannot forgive creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.
I forgive you completely and freely, I release you and let you go. So far as I’m concerned, the incident that happened between us is finished forever. I wish the best for you. I wish for you your highest good. I am free and you are free, and all again is well between us.
Free your heart from hatred by forgiving everyone. Free your mind of worries. Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more and expect less from people and boldly just follow your dreams.
Forgive others, not because they always deserve total forgiveness, but because you deserve peace of mind.
Beating yourself up for your flaws and mistakes won’t make you perfect, and you don’t have to be. Learn to forgive yourself, and remember that we all struggle at times. It’s just part of being human.
Forgiveness is the inner act of making peace with the past and finally closing accounts.
When a deep injury is done to us, we never heal until we forgive.
Forgiveness is a reflection of loving yourself enough to move on.
Allow your heart to become a place of compassion, acceptance, love and forgiveness.
Forgiveness is pure freedom and forgiveness is a choice.
View your life with kindsight. Stop beating yourself up about things from your past. Instead of slapping your forehead and asking, “What was I thinking?” Breathe and ask yourself, “What was I learning?"
Holding a grudge doesn't make you strong it makes you bitter. Likewise, forgiving doesn't make you weak it merely sets you free.
Let us forgive each other. Only then can we live in peace.
Forgiving others is essential for spiritual growth. Your experience of someone who has hurt you while painful is now nothing more than a thought or feeling that you carry around. These thoughts of resentment, anger, and hatred represent slow, debilitating energies that will inevitably disempower you. Release these thoughts as quickly as possible for only by doing so can you find peace.
In my life, I have been hurt, I have hurt others, and I have lost people along the way. I have done stupid things and had awful things done to me. However, I eventually realized that focusing on the past and holding onto anger was just not serving me. The answer is and always has been - forgiveness.
You practice forgiveness for two reasons. To let others know that you no longer wish to be in a state of hostility with them and to free yourself from the self-defeating energy of resentment. Send love in some form to those you feel have wronged you and notice how much better you feel.
Forgiving someone doesn’t mean condoning their behavior. It doesn’t mean forgetting how they hurt you or giving that person room to hurt you again. Forgiving someone means you're making peace with what happened. It means acknowledging your wound, giving yourself permission to feel the pain, and recognizing why that pain no longer serves you. It means letting go of the hurt and resentment so that you can heal and move on.

GRATITUDE 125+

Begin each day with a grateful heart.
Always appreciate what you have. There is always someone out there that wishes they had what you have.
The minute you start feeling grateful for everything in your world the sooner more things will show up to be grateful for. That is no coincidence.
The biggest gateway to happiness is gratitude. When you view the world through the lens of gratitude you will notice the almost infinite, wonderful and remarkable things that are already a part of your life.
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
Time and health are the two precious assets that we don't recognize or fully appreciate until they have been depleted.
Gratefulness helps us return to ourselves, restoring our equilibrium and helping us to see beyond what’s broken to the beauty and wholeness of life.
I now understand that the choice between complaint, indifference, and gratitude is mine at every single moment of my life.
Gratitude is the understanding that the underlying gift of life as a living, participating human being is a privilege.
A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being.
Spend the day appreciating every little thing that comes your way and you’ll end the day feeling deeply grateful for your life.
Some people could be given an entire field of roses and only see the thorns in it. Perception is a key component to gratitude and gratitude is a key component to joy
For me, giving thanks is a sign of appreciation and gratitude that also brings about a deep sense of peace.
Smile every chance you get. Furthermore, be grateful for all the good things you do have and all the problems you know you don’t have.
If we take the time, no matter how crazy and troubled we feel, we can always find something to be thankful for.
Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.
If you want happiness find gratitude.
The grateful heart is a manifestation of one's true self. Nothing sidelines the ego more effectively than a grateful heart.
Feeling grateful and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it to anyone.
As we express our gratitude we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.
Yesterday is history and tomorrow is a mystery yet lived. But today is a gift.
So much has been given to me. I have no time to ponder over that which has been denied.
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.
Remember that the miracle we call today is a gift. Be forever grateful and treat it as such.
Be content with what you have. Rejoice in the way things are. Finally, realize that there really is nothing lacking.
Gratitude is an ascending reflection of a descending grace. When you're thankful for what you have you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have you will never, ever have enough.
Gratitude is the sweet fragrance of an opening heart.
Remember that the best time to focus on being grateful is when you don’t feel like it. Because that’s when doing so can make the biggest difference.
Practicing gratitude is how we acknowledge that there's enough and we're enough.
The more you recognize and express gratitude for the things you have the more you will have to express gratitude for.
If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw what's in everyone else's pile we'd probably quickly grab ours back.
Never let the things you want make you forget the things you already have.
Always appreciate what you have. There is always someone out there who wishes they had what you have.
Something precious is lost if we rush headlong into the details of life without pausing for a moment to pay homage to the mystery of life and the gift of another day.
Cease to inquire what the future has in store and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
Acknowledging the good that you already have in this life is the foundation for all abundance.
A beautiful day and a beautiful life always begins with a beautiful mindset. When you awake each morning take a second to think about what a privilege it is to simply be alive and healthy.
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
Smile. You don’t own all the problems in the world.
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings. Turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.
Gratitude for the present moment and the fullness of life now is the true prosperity.
The greatest gift one can give is thanksgiving. In giving gifts we give what we can spare but in giving thanks we give ourselves.
Never let a day pass without looking for the good, feeling the good within you, praising, appreciating, blessing, and being grateful. Make it your life commitment, and you will stand in utter awe of what happens in your life.
Gratitude bestows reverence allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies. Those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy. They are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
To be grateful is to notice the good amidst the bad. The color against the backdrop of gray. The lovely even as it’s surrounded by the ugly. It’s to count your blessings and recognize how beautiful life is.
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to thank, with deep gratitude, those who have relit the flame within us.
When we're grateful our problems don't disappear. They simply occupy less space in our hearts, minds, and lives.
There is not a single more important character trait to your happiness than developing the persistent, even automatic response of being forever grateful for everything that you have.
Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.
There's a lot more to be gained from being grateful than you might think. It brings calm and contentment. It lifts your levels of happiness and hope. Gratitude will amplify your positive recollections about times past, and in turn sets the stage for optimism about the future.
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not. Remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
Satisfaction is not always the fulfillment of what you want but rather the realization of how blessed you are for what you already have.
To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant. To enact gratitude is generous and noble. But to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.
At the end of the day I am thankful that my blessings are bigger than my problems.
I may not have everything I want in life but I am blessed enough to have all that I need and for this I am forever grateful.
Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things we can do in living a peaceful and enjoyable life.
If you think you have nothing to be grateful for then check your pulse. If you have one then you already have plenty to be grateful for.
Gratitude is twofold. Love coming to visit us and love running out to greet a welcome guest.
I have too many flaws to be perfect but I have too many blessings to be ungrateful.
There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude. The gratitude evokes a quiet, subtle joy.
Each day I am thankful for nights that turned into mornings. Friends that turned into family. Dreams that turned into reality and likes that turned into loves.
Gratefulness is the keeper of a happy heart.
Grateful living is important because in our constant pursuit of more and better we sometimes lose sight of the riches that lay right in front of us.
When we focus on our blessings it creates an appreciative heart and adds a strong sense of balance to our lives.
Be thankful for what you have and you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have you will never, ever have enough.
By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar.
Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining. It bores everybody else, does you no good, and doesn't solve any problems.
Don't focus on what's wrong. Things will never be perfect but be grateful for the opportunity to experience each day.
Live each day like it could be your last for one day you're sure to be right.
If you concentrate on finding something good in every situation you will discover that your life will be suddenly filled with a tremendous gratitude.
May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder.
There are many things to be grateful for. But, as I ripen with the seasons of life the many reasons blend into a sacred mystery and I realize that living gratefully is in and of itself a blessing.
A grateful and generous heart is like a magnet. When you take the time to acknowledge the abundance in your life and share the wealth you will attract even more blessings and reasons to feel grateful.
It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment.
The key is to not let life’s difficult situations get the best of you. Find something to be grateful for in the present moment despite the situation.
When we release expectation and experience appreciation, all the moments of our lives become openings and opportunities.
Gratitude always makes life easier to deal with because happiness comes easier when you stop complaining about your problems and you start being grateful for all the problems you realize you don’t have.
When you're truly grateful you transcend the illusions of space and time and your heart and soul will soar in immeasurable delight.
I will practice gratitude, even in the midst of frustration and despair, so I can better see the positive possibilities around me.
As I express my gratitude I become more deeply aware of it. And the greater my awareness the greater my need to express it.
Gratefulness is a touchstone, offering us what we need not simply to survive difficult times but to appreciate them for their exquisite complexity, buried blessings, rich opportunities, and deep teachings.
Gratitude is a gracious acknowledgment of all that sustains us. We must be thankful for all our blessings, both great and small, and appreciate the moments of good fortune that life gives us.
I woke up. I have shelter. I have clothes to wear. I have running water and I have food to eat. Life is good and I am thankful.
At every moment life gives you the opportunity to do something righteous and positive. Be ever so grateful for these gifted moments and make the most them.
As we express our gratitude we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to merely utter words of gratitude but to live by them.
Never pass up an opportunity to speak a kind word of appreciation. There are seven billion people on the planet, and 6.9 billion of them go to bed every night starving for one honest word of appreciation.
The more you live in a state of gratitude the more you will attract things to be grateful for.
I've come to believe that living in a state of gratitude is the gateway to grace.
Gratitude allows us to make sense of our past which in turn brings peace to the present and helps us create a vision for tomorrow.
The most fortunate are those who have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life with awe, pleasure, wonder and even ecstasy.
In twelve years of research I have never interviewed a single person with the capacity to really experience joy who does not also actively practice gratitude.
Let us keep ourselves open to the power that carries our life in every moment and that we may be filled with a silent gratefulness.
Gratitude helps us to return to our natural state of joyfulness, where we notice what's right instead of what's wrong. It makes us feel complete, that we have everything we need, at least in this moment.
Grateful eyes look at each thing as if they had never seen it before and caress it as if they might never see it again.
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness.Thankfulness may consist merely of words but gratitude is shown in acts.
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there will be in life to celebrate.
Gratitude is the music of the heart when its chords are swept away by the breezes of kindness.
Look around and be thankful right now for your health, your family, your friends, and your home because none of these things will last forever.
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you. Give thanks continuously.
The truth is that humility and humbleness, gratitude and graciousness win every time. There are so few things in life that we can point to as constants but these traits never fail to impress.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
The purpose of life is joy! When you're in joy, you attract the highest and best in every area of your life. Joy increases to the exact degree that you deliberately increase your good thoughts, good words, and good actions. I've found that the easiest way to increase my joy is to religiously practice gratitude until I'm a gratitude machine!
When we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that is present we will experience a little bit of heaven here on earth.
Gratitude is about noticing and actively appreciating the good things in your life.
Discover the power of gratitude and it will change your life forever.
In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.
When you let go of trying to get more of what you don't really need, it frees up oceans of energy to make a difference with what you do have.
Every time we feel satisfied with what we have, we can be counted as rich, however little we may actually possess.
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion into clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
Gratitude makes sense of our past and brings peace for today while creating a vision for tomorrow.
If you’re always grateful for the little things, it’s hard to avoid happiness. It’s a lack of gratitude that often keeps us feeling down.
By vanquishing the dragon of worry I'm able to live my life with a grateful heart in the upside of today and not the theoretical downside of tomorrow.
Be grateful and if the only prayer you ever say is "thank you" it will be enough.
We are constituted so that simple acts of kindness such as giving to charity or expressing gratitude have a positive effect on our long-term moods.
Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions.
We can only feel alive and grateful in those moments when our hearts are fully aware of our treasures.
As gratitude grows it gives rise to joy. We can be joyful for people we love, for moments of goodness, for sunlight and trees, and for the very breath within our lungs. Like an innocent child, we can rejoice in life itself in simply being alive.
If you concentrate on what is the good in every situation you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude.
We have thousands of opportunities every day to be grateful. For having good weather, to have slept well last night, to be able to just get up, to be healthy, to have enough to eat. There's opportunity after opportunity given to us. Be humbly grateful for all that life presents to you.
Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it.
Gratitude is a virtue that nurtures and permeates our very souls.
Gratefulness is a touchstone, offering us what we need not simply to survive difficult times but to appreciate them for their exquisite complexity, buried blessings, rich opportunities, and deep teachings
The gratitude that we encounter helps us believe in the goodness of the world, and strengthens us thereby to do what's good.
When life gets hectic and you feel overwhelmed just take a moment to focus on the people and things you are most grateful for. When you have an attitude of gratitude then your frustrating troubles will fall by the wayside.
Gratitude is the understanding that the underlying gift of life and incarnation as a living, participating human being is a privilege.
We're a nation hungry for more joy because we're starving from a lack of gratitude.
Each day is a miracle. The sun rising. My heart beating. My breath flowing in and out of my lungs. The fact that all of that happens with perfection is miraculous.
The same view you look at every day, the same life, can become something brand new by focusing on its gifts rather than the negative aspects. Perspective is your own choice and the best way to shift that perspective is through gratitude. Acknowledge and appreciate the positives in your life.
You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. Furthermore, you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law. That being that the more you have and are grateful for the more that will be given to you.
Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you the smiles will return. The sun will break out, the music will play and you will finally be able to move forward with the life intended for you with grace, strength, courage and confidence.
To live a life of gratitude is to open our eyes to the countless ways in which we are supported by the world around us. Such a life provides less space for our suffering because our attention is more balanced. We are more often occupied with noticing what we are given, thanking those who have helped us, and repaying the world in some concrete way for what we are receiving.
In the space of isolation and disconnection, no one can be authentic and no one can really love magnificently because we are too self-protected. But thanks to gratefulness I feel more a part of life. Gratefulness seems to relax the psyche and loosen those tight defensive patterns that many of us have grown up with and don’t even notice but through which we are constantly evaluating and interpreting life and judging ourselves.These defensive patterns alienate us from our true self and gratefulness slowly dissolves those tendencies and relaxes us back to wholeness.
Gratefulness offers us the ability to see that life is a feast and the table of our lives is already set. There is nothing lacking! The gifts of life have been freely given to us. The magic and mysteries of the body, mind, spirit, and the opportunities to love, learn, and grow have been extended to us at no cost to us. Relax and enjoy the ride.
Every night before I go to sleep I say out loud three things that I’m grateful for. All the significant, insignificant, extraordinary, ordinary stuff of my life. It’s a small and humble practice and yet I find I sleep better holding what lightens and softens my life, ever so briefly, at the end of the day. And after three things, more often than not, I get on a roll and I just keep on going. I keep naming and listing things I'm grateful for until I just lie there grinning. I then pull the blanket up to my chin awash with the wonder and the sweetness of it all.
You think this is just another day in your life. It's not just another day. It's the one day that is given to you today. It's given to you. It's a gift. It's the only gift that you have right now and the only appropriate response is gratefulness. If you do nothing else but to cultivate that response to the great gift that this unique day is. If you learn to respond as if it were the first day of your life and the very last day then you will have spent this day very well. Begin by opening your eyes and be surprised that you have eyes you can open. That incredible array of colors that is constantly offered to us for pure enjoyment. Look at the sky. We so rarely look at the sky. We so rarely note how different it is from moment to moment with clouds coming and going. We just think of the weather and even of the weather we don't think of all the many nuances of weather. We just think of good weather and bad weather. This day right now has unique weather. Maybe a kind that will never exactly in that form come again. The formation of clouds in the sky will never be the same that it is right now. Open your eyes. Look at that. Look at the faces of people whom you meet. Each one has an incredible story behind their face. A story that you could never fully fathom. Not only their own story but the story of their ancestors. We all go back so far. And in this present moment on this day all the people you meet and all that life from generations and from so many places all over the world flows together and meets you here like a life giving water if you only open your heart and drink. Open your heart to the incredible gifts that civilization gives to us. You flip a switch and there is electric light. You turn a faucet and there is warm water and cold water and drinkable water. It's a gift that millions and millions in the world will never experience. So these are just a few of an enormous number of gifts to which you can open your heart. And so I wish you that you would open your heart to all these blessings and let them flow through you. That everyone whom you will meet on this day will be blessed by you. Just by your eyes, by your smile, by your touch, just by your presence. Let the gratefulness overflow into blessings all around you and then it will really be a good day.

HAPPINESS 200+

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spirited experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.
No one feels happy all the time but we can be happy with our lives on the whole if we make a conscience decision to work on our happiness every day.
Happiness is a gift and the truth is not to expect it but to delight in it when it comes.
Happiness is a condition of the mind. Not a result of circumstances.
One of the keys to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to accept and what to let go.
Happiness is allowing yourself to be perfectly OK with what is, rather than wishing for and worrying about what is not.
The secret of being happy is accepting where you are in life and making the most out of every day.
Happiness does not start with a relationship, a degree, a job, or money. It starts with your thinking and what you tell yourself today.
Happiness is a choice not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy.
In the end, happiness is simply living your life your own way.
Happiness is found in the absence of expectation and a continuous focus on appreciation.
Happiness is an inside job. Don’t assign anyone else that much power over your life.
Truth be told, happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them. Imagine all the wondrous things your mind might embrace if it weren’t wrapped so tightly around your struggles.
Very little is needed to make a happy life. It is all within yourself and in your way of thinking.
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things that are beyond the power of your will.
Set the tone for your day be treating people better than you expect to be treated by them. Be the first to smile. Express your appreciation for them. Expect the best out of them. If you act first, you will set yourself up for success.
You've just got to be happy but sometimes that is hard. Just remember to smile and that’s a good start.
The first recipe for happiness is to avoid lengthy meditation on the past.
Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.
What is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads.
Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.
Happy is the man who has broken the chains that hurt the mind and has given up worrying once and for all.
It’s not happiness that brings us gratitude. It’s gratitude that brings us happiness.
You have everything you need for complete peace and happiness right now.
There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.
The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.
Be happy for no reason. If you are happy for a reason you are in trouble because that reason can be taken away from you.
Most people are searching for happiness outside of themselves. That is a fundamental mistake. Happiness is something you are and it comes from the way you think.
Simply put you believe that things or people make you unhappy. But this is not accurate for you make yourself unhappy.
Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
When I was five years old my mother told me that happiness was the key to life. When I got to school the teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down "happy". The teacher told me I didn’t understand the assignment. I told her she didn’t understand life.
We sometimes forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
When one door of happiness closes another opens. But too often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has just been opened.
The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.
I, not events have the power to make me happy or unhappy today and I can choose which it will be.
Waste no time or effort searching for peace, contentment, or joy in the world outside. Recognize that happiness resides within you.
A good portion of the happiness there is in the world comes from us wishing others to be happy. When we do good deeds for others it always makes us feel good.
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything they just make the best of everything. So live simply, love generously, care deeply, and speak kindly.
We know nothing of tomorrow so our business is to be righteous and happy today.
Happiness escapes from those who refuse to see the good in what they have. When life gives you every reason to be negative think positive. Let go of what you think your life is supposed to be like right now and sincerely appreciate it for everything that it is.
Saying yes to happiness means learning to say no to the things and people that stress you out.
True happiness is enjoying the present without having anxious dependence on the future.
The key to the happy life, it seems, is the good life. A life with sustained relationships, challenging work, and connections to community.
Happiness comes when we stop complaining about the troubles we have and instead give thanks for all the troubles we realize we don’t have.
Contentment comes from many great and small acceptances in life.
Contentment is a state of the heart unaffected by outward circumstances.
Riches are not from an abundance of worldly goods but from a contented mind.
Until you make peace with who you are you will never be content with what you have.
Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want but the realization of how much you already have.
Some people pursue happiness while others create it.
A contented heart is a calm sea in the midst of all storms.
The secret of being happy is accepting where you are in life and making the most out of every day.
If one’s life is simple contentment has to come. Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. Having few desires and feeling satisfied with what you do have is very vital.
The great essentials of happiness are something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for.
Happiness is a state of mind. A choice. A way of living. It is not something to be achieved. It’s something to be experienced.
Life is not always what one wants it to be. But to make the best of it, as such it is, is the only way of being happy.
Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with all people the same happiness.
Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life and that happiness, not pain or mindless self indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
Happiness is a choice not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. No person will make you happy unless you decide to be happy. Your happiness will not come to you. It can only come from you.
Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious the time you have left is. Every minute, every hour, every day should be enjoyed and savored.
Happy people are authentic. They are real and know who they are and what they like. They are in touch with their feelings and spend time learning, growing, and developing.
The struggles make you stronger, the changes make you wiser, and happiness has its way of taking its own sweet time.
When we are forgiving of others, considerate of all beings, and content with what we have we will then be happy in whatever circumstances we find ourselves.
Happiness is not having what you want. It is appreciating what you have.
Fortuneatly I learned long ago that those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.
Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.
Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect. It just means that you have just decided to look beyond the imperfections.
The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from domination of outside conditions.
Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called, "all the things that might go wrong".
Don’t wait for things to get easier, simpler, better. Life will always be complicated. Learn to be happy right now. Otherwise, you’ll run out of time.
At some point you’ve really got to just let go, sit still and simply allow happiness to come to you.
The strongest people I’ve met have not been given an easier life. They’ve simply learned to create strength and happiness from dark places.
Happiness is letting go of what you assume your life is supposed to be like right now and sincerely appreciating it for everything that it is.
It's not happy people who are thankful. It's thankful people who are happy.
Remember happiness comes from your own choices and actions. Waiting for someone else to make you happy is the best way to be sad.
Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There's going to be stress in life but it's your choice whether you let it affect you or not.
The happiest and most successful people are always looking for ways to help others while the unhappiest and most unsuccessful people are still asking “What’s in it for me?”
The happiest people I know are people who don't even think about being happy. They just think about being good neighbors, good people and then the happiness sort of sneaks in the back window while they are busy doing good.
There is no path to happiness for happiness is the path.
If you can't find happiness inside yourself you'll never find it in the outside world.
Happiness is simply the sacred experience of living with a genuinely grateful heart.
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future. It is something you design here in the present.
You will have a hard time ever being happy if you aren’t thankful for the good things in your life right now.
Nobody is in charge of your happiness except you.
The secret to happiness and peace is letting this moment be what it is instead of what you think it should be.
The things that make us happiest are usually right in front of our face but sometimes we stop noticing them after a while. Today is a great day to start noticing them again.
Happiness is when you feel good about yourself without the need for anyone else’s approval.
The earlier you learn that you should focus on what you have and not obsess about what you don’t have the happier you will be.
A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour.
Dear music. Thank you for always clearing my head, healing my heart, and lifting my spirits.
True happiness comes from keeping a healthy balance between the present and the future. It’s when we are capable of enjoying both the journey and the destination, focusing on today’s gifts, as well as our dreams, goals, and desires.
There are so many ways that we live our lives but only one way that it will end. So live and love for it's later than you think.
Happy are those who take life day by day. These are the type of people who complain very little and are thankful for the little things in life.
The key to happiness is letting each situation be what it is instead of what you think it should be.
Accept people for who they are, and recognize that, like you, they’re imperfect and seeking happiness and struggling with finding it. They’re doing their best.
Happiness is like a butterfly. When pursued too intensely its always just beyond your grasp. But, if you just sit and relax quietly it may just alight upon you.
We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
One of the simplest ways to stay happy is by letting go of the things that make you sad.
Most people are searching for happiness in someone or something outside of themselves. That's a fundamental mistake. Happiness is something that you are and it comes from the way that you think.
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life. It's the whole aim and end of human existence.
Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself that I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
Nobody really cares if you're miserable so you might as well be happy.
The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach.
One secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes but in liking what one does.
The body heals with play. The mind heals with laughter and the spirit heals with joy.
A person will be just about as happy as they make up their mind to be.
Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.
The key to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to accept and what to let go.
Happiness is a choice. You cannot choose what happens but you can choose your reaction to it and be happy.
The bad news is there is no key to happinesses door. The good news is it isn't locked.
A good life with contentment is itself a great wealth. For we brought nothing with us into this world and we can take nothing out of it. So if we have enough of what we need then let us be content with that.
There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting someone up.
We have no idea what tomorrow will bring us but today is overflowing with potential.
You will never find happiness until you stop looking for it. Happiness just is.
A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.
If you want to be sad no one in the world can make you happy. But, if you make up your mind to be happy than no one, and nothing on earth, can take that happiness away from you.
I am in charge of how I feel and today I am choosing to be happy.
We'd probably all be a lot happier if we'd just remember how lucky we are just to be alive today on this beautiful planet.
The simplest secret to happiness and peace in the present is letting every circumstance be what it is, instead of what you think it should be, and then making the best of it.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Your happiness is never diminished when it's shared.
No one is in charge of your happiness except for you.Truth be told, happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.
Love everyone but never depend on anyone for your happiness.
Happiness comes easier when you stop complaining about your problems and you start being grateful for all the problems you don’t have.
Never put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket.
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
Happiness is letting go of what you assume your life is supposed to be like. Instead, sincerely appreciate it for everything that it actually is right now. So, relax. You are enough. You have enough. You do enough. Breathe deeply, let go, and just live right now in the moment.
Happiness is a condition of the mind not a result of circumstances.
Sometimes in order to be happy in the present moment you have to be willing to give up all hope for a better past.
Set peace of mind as your highest goal and organize your life around it.
If you smile when no one else is around you really mean it.
Happy people accept responsibility for how their lives unfold. They realize that their own happiness is a byproduct of their own thinking, beliefs, attitudes, character and behavior.
There are hundreds of languages in the world but the smile speaks them all.
Happy people are authentic. They are real and know who they are and what they like. They are in touch with their feelings and spend time learning and growing and developing.
Whatever makes you feel bad, leave it. Whatever makes you smile, keep it! It's as simple as that.
I know the BEST thing we can do is to always enjoy life.
No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
Many people make themselves unhappy simply by finding it impossible to accept life just as it is presenting itself right now. You don't have to be one of them.
Happiness doesn’t start with a relationship, a vacation, a job, or money. It starts with our thinking and what you tell ourselves every day.
You already possess all you need to be genuinely happy. The way you reach that awareness is through an inner journey that will bring about an emotional, psychological, and spiritual transformation.
When we work to create light for others we naturally light our own way.
The most worthwhile thing to do is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.
If you're not happy with what you have you'll never be happy with what you want.
Right now give thanks for the wonderful life you are living. The greatest secret to living a happy and fulfilled life is in the realization that everything is created in our minds before it manifests itself in the outer world.
Happiness is not the belief that we don't need to change. It's the realization that we can.
Pleasure is transitory. Happiness is timeless. Pleasure is for the now while happiness is forever.
There is no sight on earth more appealing than the sight of a woman making dinner for someone she loves.
To be happy you must let go of all the negative beliefs, emotions and people who are holding you back in life.
May your troubles be less and your blessings be more and may nothing but happiness come through your door.
Whatever you decide to do make sure it will make you happy.
Happiness comes from using your particular talents for the good of society or to help others. When you take an active part in making your community better you are then investing in long term satisfaction and a connection with others that eliminates loneliness.
It's not how much we have but how much we enjoy that makes happiness.
I believe the very purpose of life is to be happy.
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do.
We will find ourselves in a Utopian type of happiness when we are loving, helping and caring for others.
The most beautiful thing is to see a person nearby smiling. And even more beautiful is knowing that you are the reason behind it.
The only way to get positive feelings about yourself is to take positive actions. Man does not live as he thinks, he thinks as he lives.
Life is what happens while we’re busy worrying about everything we need to change or accomplish. Slow down, get mindful, and try to enjoy the moment.
People who are more concerned with themselves and less with others are more likely to feel fearful or unhappy.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. Loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness. For the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
Happy are those who dream dreams and are willing to pay the price to make them come true.
Love wholeheartedly. Be surprised. Give thanks and praise and then you will discover the fullness of your life.
If you seek happiness for yourself, it will always elude you, if you seek happiness for others, you will find it for yourself.
Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values.
The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve. The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others.
May every moment of my life and the lives of others be one of wisdom flourishing and inner peace.
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.
Your happiness has one advantage over money. No one can borrow it.
To awaken as your true self is the same as watching the first flower of spring open and the flower is you. And, as it opens more, you become aware of other flowers in a glorious field and there is unbounded joy.
Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable and weak, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.
Happiness is the awareness of an overall and enduring state of satisfaction in a meaningful existence founded on truth.
Love what you do, until you can do what you love. Love where you are, until you can be where you love. Love the people you are with, until you can be with the people you love most. This is the way we find happiness, opportunity, and peace.
Things are going to work out. You may not see it now but you're being directed to a much greater happiness.
Just because you are happy doesn't mean that the day is perfect it merely means that you have looked beyond its imperfections.
Your smile is the key that fits the lock of everybody's heart.
Happiness and fulfillment bring about less stress and therefore good health. Depression quite the opposite.
Happiness is an activity of the soul in accordance with perfect virtue.
When a man does not know what harbor he is making for then no wind is the right wind.
The very nature of human beings impels them to seek both pleasure and meaning. We are only truly happy when our lives are pleasant and have meaning.
Happiness consists in living in accordance with our deeper nature, developing our personality so that we can enjoy life with the richest sensibility we can.
No one will be happy if tormented by the thought of someone else who is happier.
There's no human condition, however humble or wretched it may be, that doesn't have a chance for happiness offered to it every day. All that you need is yourself.
It's how you face and then deal with your problems that determines the extent of your happiness.
Your success and happiness lies within you. Resolve to keep happy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.
Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable and weak or happy and strong. The amount of effort is the same.
Live your life in a most worthwhile and relevant way. Simply try to put a measure of happiness into the life of everyone you meet.
By learning to accept and even embrace the inevitable sorrows of life, we can experience a more enduring sense of happiness.
Anyone can be happy when they get what they want. The challenge is to stay grateful and peaceful even when the world around you feels crazy and dangerous and horrible.
We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
Stop waiting for Friday, for Summer, for someone to fall in love with you, for life. Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for it and make the most of the moment you are in now.
Happiness is not a possession to be prized. Rather, it's a combination of quality thoughts. Your capacity to be happy is directly related to the quality of people who most closely surround you. Be with those who are good for your mental health and those who bring you inner peace.
There are stars you haven’t seen and loves you haven’t loved. There’s light you haven’t felt
and sunrises yet to dawn. There are dreams you haven’t dreamt and days you haven’t lived
and nights you won’t forget and flowers yet to grow. There is more to you that you have yet to know.
Happiness is letting go of what you assume your life is supposed to be like right now and sincerely appreciating it for everything that it is. At the end of this day, before you close your eyes, smile and be at peace with where you’ve been and be grateful for what you have. Life is good.
Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 1. Free your heart from hatred and forgive. 2. Free your mind from worries knowing that MOST of the things you worry about never happen. 3. Live simply and appreciate what you have. 4. Give more. 5. Expect less from people and more from God.
Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are. Acknowledge both the good parts and the bad parts and make changes as you see fit.
We begin from the recognition that all people cherish happiness and do not want suffering. It then becomes both morally wrong and pragmatically unwise to pursue only ones own happiness oblivious to the feelings and aspirations of all others. The wiser course is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness.
I used to dislike being sensitive. I thought it made me weak. But take away that single trait, and you take away the very essence of who I am. You take away my conscience, my ability to empathize, my intuition, my creativity, my deep appreciation of the little things, my vivid inner life, my keen awareness to others pain and my passion for it all.
Truly happy and contented people know who they are and are diligent in living out their core values daily. They invest time and energy into relationships.They participate in the improvement of their communities.They utilize their talents in meaningful work, sometimes with pay and sometimes without pay. They find ways to have fun and enjoy life. With focus and understanding they become the wiser with each passing day and most importantly, they let happiness be their friend.
We’re always striving for more, never satisfied with where we are. More is always better. Happiness and fulfillment are always just out of reach. When we’re growing up we strive to finish high school. Then the goal is college, then grad school. We have a family and then we live through the challenges of life. Unfortunately, we rarely stop to enjoy and realize the happiness that each moment along the way gave us.
One secret of happiness is to be free of fear. Fear is like a toxin that runs through much of our thinking. It feeds on insecurity, feeling of loss, loneliness, inadequacy and attachment. Know that you are lovable. Accept this as truth and appreciate and care for yourself truly, deeply, intensely, in a way that reflects your real value and then you will automatically have the same regards for all other living beings and things.
The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. The mind is your battleground. It’s the place where your greatest conflicts reside. It’s where half of the things you thought were going to happen never did happen. But if you allow these thoughts to dwell in your mind then they will succeed in robbing you of peace, joy, and ultimately your life.
Happiness is not something you look for or achieve. Happiness is created within YOU! Your perception of the world around you is where happiness comes from. We can choose to try to look and wait for things that bring happiness or we can create happiness in everything we see and experience! Recognize and appreciate the beauty of life and most of all, live every drop of life with gratitude and the most sincere willingness to learn from the things that bring you confusion or unrest in your life.
You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you said today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.
Happiness requires a degree of confidence that allows us to believe we have value and that we are worthy of love, friendship and success. Happy people have faith in themselves and in their ability to develop the skills and qualities needed to become highly competent at living life well.
We're oversimplifying to say that happiness is a choice. The reality is that some people are struggling with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other conditions that make it challenging for them to find peace and joy. But challenging doesn’t mean impossible. It’s more accurate to say that happiness offers lots of choices that are sometimes hard to make. Like the choice to accept ourselves and our struggles. Or the choice to take responsibility for getting help. Or the choice to do the things that are good for us, even when, especially when, we feel like giving up.
The secret of happiness is to be free of fear. Fear is like a toxin that runs through much of our thinking. It feeds on insecurity, our feelings of loss, loneliness, inadequacy and attachment. But know, without any doubt, that you are lovable and loving. Accept that as truth. Appreciate and care for yourself in a truly, deeply, and intensely way that reflects your real value. Then you will automatically have the same regards for all other living beings and things.

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The difference between “involvement” and “commitment” is like an egg and ham breakfast. The chicken was “involved” but the pig was “committed”.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.
Some days I just amaze myself. Other days I look for my phone while i"m holding it.
If you want to make God laugh tell him about your plans.
Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
A smile is a sign of love. A laugh is a sign of happiness and having a friend like me… Well, that’s just a sign of your good judgement.
I almost dated a psychic girl but she left me before we met.
Knock knock. Who’s there? Cow says. Cow says who? No, a cow says mooooo!
An optimist is someone who goes after Moby Dick in a rowboat and takes the tartar sauce with him.
Never be afraid of trying something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark and it survived the great storm and professionals built the Titanic and it sank on it's first voyage.
If you are too busy to laugh, well then you’re just too busy.
What’s another word for thesaurus?
To thrive in life you need three bones. A wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.
As you get older three things happen. The first thing to go is your memory and, well damn it, I can't remember the other two.
You never have a friend all figured out. Just when you think you know what makes them tick, they tock.
I got married by a judge but I should have asked for a jury.
If you think it's hard to meet new people try picking up the wrong golf ball.
You can't have everything. After all, where would you put it?
I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap.
When a deaf person sees someone yawn do they think it’s a scream?
Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress, oops - I repeated myself.
A man isn't complete until he is married. Then he's finished.
Knock Knock. Who’s there? Water. Water who? Water you doing? Just open the door!
I'm so old that when I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.
A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove you don't need it.
They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.
Son, if of you really want something in this life you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to draw the powerball numbers.
Roses are red, violets are blue. I'm schizophrenic and so am I.
Knock knock. Who’s there? Robin. Robin who? I'm robin you, now hand over the cash.
Your honor. I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer.
I've heard it's true that hard work never killed anybody but I figure why take the chance?
It’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool rather than open your mouth and vanish all doubt.
In my house there’s this light switch that doesn’t do anything. Every so often I’d flick it on and off just to check. Yesterday I got a call from a woman from Bulgaria. She said, “Cut it out”.
I bought a house on a one-way dead end road. Now I don’t know how to get home.
What do you call a woman who knows where her man is 24/7? A widow.
If you're going through hell I suggest you just keep going.
The trouble with being in the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
I’m not afraid of dying. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.
Why don’t they make the whole plane out of that "black box" stuff?
Knock knock. Who’s there? Boo. Boo who? No need to cry, it’s only a joke.
Why isn’t the word phonetically spelled with an “F”?*What are the three words every woman really longs to hear. I’ll clean up.
If a person with multiple personalities threatens suicide is that considered a hostage situation?
It’s a small world but I wouldn’t want to have to paint it.
What do you call an alligator in a vest? An investigator!
Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he’ll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he’ll have to touch it to be sure.
I planted some bird seed and a bird came up. Now I don’t know how to feed her!
Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
I like long walks. Especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else.
If you need to shoot a mime shouldn’t you use a silencer?
www.famousquotes.com "Don't believe everything you read on the internet" - Abraham Lincoln
I always wanted to be somebody. But now I realize I should have been more specific.
If a word in the dictionary was misspelled how would we know?
All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.
I'm sorry everybody but I can't "adult" today.
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, “Where’s the self-help section?” She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
I intend to live forever. So far so good.
I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.
They keep saying the right person will come along. But I think mine got hit by a truck.
I think it’s wrong that only one company can make the game monopoly.
If at first you don’t succeed then skydiving is definitely not for you.
Recession is when your neighbor loses their job. Depression is when you lose yours.
If you want to make your dreams come true the first thing you have to do is wake up.
Accept who you are unless you are a serial killer.
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman’s birthday but never remembers her age.
Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
I went to a restaurant that served “breakfast anytime” so I ordered French toast during the Renaissance.
Instead of getting married again I’m just going to find a woman who loses interest in me and give her a house.
A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students all dressed in identical caps and gowns that individuality is the key to success.
My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted.
I asked God for a bike but I know God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.
I knew a man who gave up smoking, drinking, rich food, and sex. He was healthy right up to the day he killed himself.
I named my dog Stay. So now I can say, “come here Stay”.
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my grandfather did. In his sleep. Not yelling and screaming like the passengers in his car.
If women ran the world we wouldn’t have wars just intense negotiations every 28 days.
If you marry for money you will earn every penny of it.
I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it by not dying.
Old people are fond of giving advice. It consoles them from no longer being capable of setting a bad example.
Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children. Now I have six children and no theories.
Always borrow money from pessimists. They don’t ever expect it back.
Someone asked me if I were stranded on a desert island what one book would I choose to bring? Easy answer. “How to Build a Boat”.
Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.
If you find yourself in a hole the first thing to do is stop digging.
The biggest challenge we face is shifting human consciousness not saving the planet! The planet doesn’t need saving. We do!
Looking back on my work career I can honestly say that the toughest job I ever had was selling doors, door-to-door.
If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
The secret of a happy marriage still remains a secret.
A bend in the road is not the end of the road… unless you fail to make the turn.
I’ve had bad luck with both of my wives. The first one left me and the second one hasn’t.
I put my answering machine in my car. It says, “ I’m home now but leave a message and I’ll call you when I’m out!”
I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. But after a while I couldn’t find a parking space anywhere near the place.
If you were traveling at the speed of light and you turned your headlights on would anything happen?
Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should be changed regularly, and for the same reason.
I didn't attend the funeral but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Déja. Déja who? Knock knock.
I dropped of my car off at the garage in the morning to fix my brakes. That afternoon I had a message on my cell phone that said that they couldn’t fix my brakes so they made my horn louder.
Last week the candle factory burned down. Everyone just stood around it and sang happy birthday.
Knock, knock. Who's there? Barbara Barbara who? Barbara black sheep, have you any wool.
When you go into court for trial you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty.
They say that love is more important than money. But have you ever tried to paying off your creditors with a hug?
Sometimes you have to burn a few bridges to keep the crazies from following you.
You know you're getting old when you get winded playing chess.
Anyone who uses the phrase "easy as taking candy from a baby" has never tried taking candy from a baby.
Worry is like a rocking chair. It will give you something to do but it won’t get you anywhere.
Even if you’re on the right track you’ll still get run over if you just sit there.
Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self esteem first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by idiots.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting them into a fruit salad.
Wealthy people miss out on one of life’s greatest thrills. Making the last car payment.
Money can’t buy happiness but I'm sure it's much more comfortable crying in a Porsche than crying on a bicycle.
Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you’ll be a mile away and you’ll have their shoes.
I’m making some changes in my life. If you don’t hear from me then you’re one of them.
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.
If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind then what are we to think of an empty desk?
Don’t be offended when people don’t seem to understand you. After all not everyone can recognize brilliance.
If you surround yourself with clowns don’t be surprised when your life resembles a circus.
Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?
I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?
When everything's coming your way you're probably in the wrong lane.
Why do they call it the Department of Interior when they're in charge of everything outdoors?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Would you trust a stockbroker who's married to a travel agent?
I saw a sign at a gas station. It said 'help wanted'. There was another sign below it that said self service. So I hired myself. Then I made myself the boss. I gave myself a raise. I paid myself. Then I quit.
I woke up this morning and couldn't find my socks so I called information. She said they were behind the couch. She was right.
What did the yogi tell his restless student? Don't just do something - Sit there!
Looking back I sometimes just feel like my life needs some editing.
I bought a self learning record to learn Spanish. I turned it on and went to sleep. The record got stuck and the next day all I could do was stutter in Spanish.
I find it ironic that the colors red, white, and blue stand for freedom until they're flashing behind you.
A recent study has found that women who carry a little extra weight live longer than the men who mention it.
Relationships are a lot like algebra. Have you ever looked at your X and wondered Y?
My wife is so negative. I remembered the car seat, the stroller, AND the diaper bag. Yet all she can talk about is how I forgot the baby.
If you argue with an idiot after a while it's hard to tell who the real idiot is.
Be nice to your kids.They’ll be the ones choosing your nursing home.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
I really am hoping that it's not true that your life flashes before you when you die. If it's true then I'll be forced to watch a horror film.
One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody's listening.
My fake plants died because I didn't pretend to water them.
When I eventually met Mr. Right I had no idea that his first name was Always.
My grandmother started walking two miles a day when she was seventy. She's seventy two now and we don't know where the heck she is.
I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house.
I'm thankful for the three ounce Ziploc bag. Now I have somewhere to put my savings.
Every time we start thinking we're the center of the universe the universe turns around and says with a slightly distracted air, I'm sorry. What'd you say your name was again?”
Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind then it doesn't matter.
I’d like mornings better if they started later.
You can't have everything. Where would you put it?
Marriage is like a workshop. It's where the husband works and the wife shops.
Lord give me patience because if you give me strength I'm going to need bail money to go with it.
When an employment application asks who is to be notified in case of emergency I always write, "A very good doctor".
I changed my password to "incorrect". So whenever I forget what it is the computer will say "Your password is incorrect".
The two most abundant things in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.
Marriage is a wonderful institution. But who really wants to live in an institution?
If you're not supposed to eat at night why is there a light bulb in the refrigerator?
In whatever you're doing always give 100 %. Unless you're donating blood.
Women spend more time wondering what men are thinking than men spend thinking.
When I told the doctor about my loss of memory he made me pay in advance.
What makes men chase women they have no intention of marrying? The same urge that makes dogs chase cars they have no intention of driving.
I always tell new hires, don't think of me as your boss, think of me as your friend who can fire you.
My first job was working in an orange juice factory but I got canned when I couldn't concentrate.
What was Forrest Gump's email password? "1forrest1".
I don't know what your problem is but I'll bet you it's hard to pronounce.
Why is "abbreviation" such a long word?
We live in an era of smartphones and stupid people.
I love finding money in my clothes when I'm doing the laundry. It’s like a gift to me from me.
I’m more confused than a chameleon in a bag of skittles.
My boss told me to have a good day… so I went home.
God promised men that good and obedient wives would be found in all corners of the world. Then he made the world round and laughed and laughed and laughed.
The future is shaped by your dreams, so stop wasting time and go to sleep!
Join The Army. Visit exotic places. Meet strange people and then kill them.
I’d agree with you but then we’d both be wrong.
I'm not crazy. My reality is just different than yours.
My annual performance review says I lacked "passion & intensity". I guess my boss has never seen me alone with a Big Mac.
I need a new bank account. The one I currently have has run out of money.
Why didn't the man report his stolen credit card? The thief was spending less than his wife.
Never do card tricks for the group you play poker with.
Tell me again how I unloaded the dishwasher too loudly while you were watching golf. Detectives will want to know exactly how this all went down.
The nice thing about egotists is that they don’t talk about other people.
My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.
If I wanted to kill myself I'd climb up to your ego and jump down to your IQ.
The worst time to have a heart attack is when it's your turn during a game of charades.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until they speak.
Insanity is hereditary. You get it from your children.
How come you never see a headline like “Psychic Wins Lottery Again"?
If you're going to do something tonight that you'll be sorry for tomorrow morning just sleep late.
I learned law so well that the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
Lucky for you that stupidity is not a crime so you're free to go.
Eighty percent of married men cheat in America. The the other 20% cheat in Europe.
I don't think you're stupid. You just have a bad luck when you're thinking.
When you reach the end of your rope just tie a knot in it and hang on.
Sometimes the hokey pokey is what it's all about!
You know why divorces are so expensive? Because they’re worth it.
Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.
I made my money the old-fashioned way. I was very nice to a wealthy relative right before he died.
God & I went for a walk. Suddenly he sneezed and I didn't know what to say.
When I see ads on TV with smiling, happy housewives using a new cleaning product the only thing I want to buy are the meds they must be on.
You know that tingly little feeling you get when you like someone? That's your common sense leaving your body.
I used to think I was indecisive but now I'm not too sure.
I am now dead, but it's not so bad. I've learned to live with it.
Here's to that awkward moment when you leave a store without buying anything and all you can think is "act natural, you're innocent".
You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
There are three kinds of people.Those who can count and those who can't.
Regular naps prevent old age. Especially if you take them while driving.
An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.
Statistically speaking 6 out of 7 Dwarfs are not Happy.
Wouldn't exercise be more fun if calories screamed while you burned them off?
In the 1960s people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is so weird that people take Prozac to make it normal.
Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone.
You know you are getting old when most of the names in your black book have MD after them.
Is your name GOOGLE ? If not then stop acting as if you know everything.
If you steal from one author it's plagiarism. If you steal from many it's called research.
I was trying to daydream but my mind kept wandering.
A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.
You know it's going to be a bad day when your horn goes off accidentally and remains stuck as you follow a group of Hell's Angels on the freeway.
You know you're getting old when your back goes out more than you do.
I went out with this one girl and she scared me. One day she says to me, 'Soon you're gonna hear the pitter-patter of little feet!' and I'm thinking, "Oh, Lord, she's pregnant" Wrong! She ended up leaving me for a midget.
All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.
My favorite animal is steak.
There's only one thing that is worse than being married and that's being single.
All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
If you and I were on a sinking ship and there was only one life vest left I would miss you so much.
I'm old enough to know better but young enough to do it anyway.
Why must I prove I'm me when I'm paying my bills over the phone? Did someone else call to pay my bills? Well, if they did then by all means you have my permission to let them!
Dear life, when I said "can this day get any worse" it was a rhetorical question not a challenge.
If I don't log into Facebook two days in a row then please call the police because someone must have kidnapped me.
Whenever you feel stupid just remember that there are people out there looking for Pokemon.
If I won the award for laziness I would send somebody to pick it up for me.
People say I act like I don't care. Guess what? It's not an act.
I'm just one step away from being rich. Now all I need is the money.
Yes officer I did see the speed limit sign. I just didn't see you.
Why did Adele cross the road? To say "Hello" from the other side.
Interviewer: So tell me a little bit about yourself. Job applicant: I'd rather not. I kinda want this job.
I don't go crazy. I am crazy! I just go normal from time to time.
Today I was a hero. I rescued some beer that was trapped in a bottle.
I just got 15 minutes of cardio by trying to pick up an ice cube off the kitchen floor.
I hate it when people text "call me". I'm going to start calling people and as soon as they answer I'll say "text me" and hang up.
Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.
I made my Facebook name "Benefits" so now when you add me as a friend it says "You're now friends with Benefits".
Dear Santa, this year I'd like a fat bank account and a thin body. Please don't confuse the two like you did last year.
I did a push up today. Well, actually I fell down but I had to use my arms to get back up. Oh well, close enough.
My decision making skills are about as good as a squirrel who's crossing the street in heavy traffic.
If you keep annoying me I'm going to give your phone number to every small child I see and tell them it's Santa's hotline.
I'm going to stand outside so if anybody is looking for me I'm outstanding.
Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the death rate is 100%.
How do I know my youth is all spent? 'Cause my get up and go has got up and went. But in spite of it all I'm able to grin when I think of the places my get up has been.
A girl without perfume can attract a man but a man without a cent finds it hard to attract a girl.
A computer once beat me at chess but it was no match for me in kick boxing.
Whoever said great things come in small packages hasn't seen my big screen TV.
Vegetarian is an old Indian word for bad hunter.
Maybe I do need sensitivity training. I once signed up for an anger management class but halfway through the first class the instructor pissed me off so I left.
Horse sense is what horses have that keeps them from betting on people.
I told my wife that a husband is like a fine wine that gets better with age. The next day she locked me in the cellar.
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.
I don't have a dirty mind I just have a sexy imagination.
Computers are almost human except they haven't learned yet how to swear, drink or gamble.
Everyone has something to be thankful for. Even the man who can't pay his debts can be thankful he isn't one of his creditors.
A lot of people are as honest as the day is long. But when it gets dark, look out!
Life is a strange misadventure that we terminate on the shoulders of six strange men whose only objective is to make a hole in one with you.
Middle age is the period when the old complain to you about the young and the young complain to you about the old.
Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.
I drink therefore I am.
Don't ever say you can't swear off drinking. I've done it at least 100 times.
Doctor, there's a patient of ours on line 1 who says he thinks he's invisible and wants to come in now. Doctor looked up smiling sarcastically and said "Well, if that's the case tell him I can't see him right now".
Did you know that you can make a water-bed more bouncy by using spring water.
Do you really think that Noah knowingly put a male and a female termite on the ark?
Never ask a woman who is eating ice cream straight from the carton how she's doing.
I was worried that my new mechanic might try to rip me off but I was relieved when he told me all I needed was turn-signal fluid.
Two fish are sitting in a tank. One looks over at the other and says: "Hey, do you know how to drive this thing?"
My wife wanted a puppy. But I didn't want a puppy. So we compromised and got a puppy.
They say money talks but all mine ever says is good-bye.
If I had a dollar for every time you said something smart, I'd be broke.
I am so poor I can't even pay attention.
Where do sick boats go to get healthy? To the dock!
I was at an ATM and this old lady asked me to help check her balance---- so I pushed her. She fell over. Cops didn't think it was funny.
I'm trying to date a philosophy professor, but she doesn't even know if I exist or not.
I can't believe I got fired from the calendar factory. All I did was take a day off.
Where does a fish go to borrow money? The loan shark!
My new girlfriend works at the zoo. I think she's a keeper.
Isn't it scary that doctors call what they do "practice"?
What do lawyers wear to court? Lawsuits!
We are all born somewhat mad. The problem is that some of us remain so.
How do astronomers organize a party? They planet.
My boss can be rough. Yesterday I told her I thought I was having a heart attack. She told me "well go punch out and do that on your own time".
All I ask for is a chance to prove money can't make me happy.
Why can't fishermen be generous? Because their business makes them sell fish!
Where do frogs deposit their money? In a river bank.
Interviewer: "Why do you want this job?" Me: "I've just always been very passionate about not starving to death."
I love you so much I'd fight a bear for you. Well not a grizzly bear because they have claws, and not a panda bear because they know Kung Fu. But a care bear. Yes!!! I'd definitely fight a care bear for you.
The best way to get back on your feet is to miss a couple of car payments.
There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again.
Never get a mime talking. He won't stop.
I've been on so many blind dates, I should get a free dog.
I used to think I was indecisive but now i'm not so sure.
May you live to be a hundred years old with one extra to repent.
May you be half an hour in heaven before the devil knows you're dead.
There are some days I practice positive thinking and other days I'm not positive I am thinking.
It's so simple to say something wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.
Why did the math book have to go to the doctor? Because he had too many problems.
Middle age is when a guy keeps turning off lights for economical rather than romantic reasons.
The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
Why is the day that you do laundry, cook, clean, iron and so on, called a day off?
My girlfriend was complaining last night that I never listen to her. Or something like that...
My nephew found a cassette tape in my house. It was like watching the early man who discovered fire.
I named my dog 6 miles so I can tell people that I walk 6 miles every day.
My wife just found out I replaced our bed with a trampoline. She hit the roof.
I'm feeling pretty proud of myself. The Sesame Street puzzle I bought said 3-5 years, but I finished it in one month.
Today a man knocked on my door and asked for a small donation towards the local swimming pool so I gave him a glass of water.
What did E.T.'s mother say to him when he got home? "Where on Earth have you been?!"
What do you call a dictionary on drugs? HIGH-Definition.
When a woman says "what?" It's not because she didn't hear you. She's just giving you a chance to change what you said.
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.
I would love to lose weight, but I hate losing.
I've seem to have lost my number, can I have yours?
There is something wrong with my cell phone. It doesn't have your number in it.
I made a huge to do list for today. I just can’t figure out who’s going to do it.
Don’t play stupid with me. I’m way better at it than you!
Do you have a name, or can I call you mine?
If I had a garden I’d put your tulips and my tulips together.
Can I take a picture of you so santa knows what I want for christmas?
I'll give you a kiss. If you don't like it, you can always return it.
Do you like sales? Because if you're looking for a good one, clothing is 100% off at my place.
Did it hurt? When you fell out of heaven?
Can I follow you home? Cause my parents always told me to follow my dreams.
If looks could kill, you'd be a weapon of mass destruction.
On a scale from 1 to 10, you're a 9... And I'm the 1 you need.
I want someone to give me a loan and then leave me alone.
My friend says to me: "What rhymes with orange" I said: "No it doesn't"
Everybody wants to go to heaven. But nobody wants to die.
I really need another day between Saturday and Sunday.
Where do you find a cow with no legs? Right where you left it.
But of course I am athletic. I surf the Internet every day.
Well, here I am. What were your other two wishes?
I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not too sure.
Doing nothing is hard, you never know when you're done.
I ate a clock yesterday, it was very time consuming.
Hello, I'm a thief, and I'm here to steal your heart.
I know a lot of jokes about unemployed people but none of them work.
Don't you wish you could just mute people sometimes?
A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.
Here's all you have to know about men and women. Women are crazy, men are stupid and the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid.
Isn't it great to live in the 21st century? Where deleting history has become more important than making it.
If there was a pill to cure procrastination I would probably take it tomorrow.
Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
I wonder what my parents did to fight off boredom before the internet I asked my 17 brothers and sisters.
There's only two people in your life you should lie to. The police and your girlfriend.
A teacher asks a student, "Are you ignorant or just apathetic"? The kid answers, "I don't know and I don't care".
The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close.
A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
Whenever I feel the need to exercise I lie down until it goes away.
Have you ever noticed how "What the hell" is always the right decision to make?
Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.
What's big and grey and wears glass slippers? Cinderelephant.
What do you call a penguin in the Sahara desert? Lost.
It is better to be looked over than overlooked.
I just got out of the hospital. I was in a speed reading accident. I hit a bookmark and flew across the room.
Marriage is a great institution but I'm not ready for an institution.
What's another word for thesaurus?
If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?
What do you call a cow with no legs? Ground beef.
I bought some batteries, but they weren’t included. So I had to buy them again.
You know how it is when you go to be the subject of a psychology experiment and nobody else shows up and you think maybe that's part of the experiment? Well I feel like that all the time.
I installed a skylight in my apartment. Boy, the people who live above me are mad.
To do is to be (Nietzsche), to be is to do (Kant), do be do be do (Sinatra).
Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.
I'm proud to pay taxes in the United States. The only thing is, I would be just as proud for half the money.
What's the difference between baseball and politics? In baseball you're out if you're caught stealing.
My parents won't say which of their six kids they love the best, but they told me I finished just out of the top five.
I used to be addicted to soap, but I'm clean now.
My wife gave birth 4 times and still fits in her prom dress from high school. I gave birth 0 times and I don't fit in my pants from March.
It's a dog eat dog world out there and I'm wearing Milk Bone underwear.
The only thing wrong with immortality is that it tends to go on forever.
I got caught in police speed trap yesterday. The officer walked up to my car and said "I've been waiting all day for you " Well, I said, I got here as fast as I could". Wrong answer - ticket.
There are three kinds of people: Those who can count and those who can't.
Why did the picture end up in jail? It was framed!
Whenever I have a headache I take two aspirins and keep away from the children, like the bottle says.
I've always wondered what color do Smurfs turn if you choke them?
"I'm sorry" and "I apologize" mean the same thing. Except when you're at a funeral.
Why was the horse so happy? Because he lived in a stable environment.
Top 3 situations that require witnesses: 1) Crimes 2) Accidents 3) Marriages. Need I say more?
I received a call from the school telling me my son is constantly lying. I told them to tell him he's a good liar because, as he somehow knows, I don't have a son".
I really think this generation will have to go into separate rooms and text each other to work out their problems.
Why can't the bank keep a secret? It has too many tellers.
What's the best season to jump on your trampoline? Springtime.
You know this is just my part time job. At my real job, I have 102 people under me. Yeah, I'm a security guard at a cemetery.
Why did Santa’s helper go to see the psychologist. Because he had a low “elf” esteem!
What did one ghost say to the other ghost? "Do you believe in people"?
I asked my girlfriend what she wanted for Christmas. She told me "Nothing" would make her happier than a diamond necklace. So I got her "nothing".
What goes "oh oh oh"? Santa walking backwards.
What kind of motorcycle does Santa ride? A Holly Davidson!
How do you scare a snowman? Show him your new cordless hairdryer!
What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus? Claustrophobic.
Where does a polar bear deposit his money? In the snowbank!
I saw an ad for burial plots and thought to myself this is the last thing I need.
I accidentally handed my wife a glue stick instead of the chapstick. She still isn't talking to me.
A cop just knocked on my door and told me that my dogs were chasing people on bikes. I told him that none of my dogs even own a bike.
Why are you so late I asked my friend? Well, there was a man who lost a hundred dollar bill. Oh, were you helping him to look for it? I asked. No, he replied, I was just standing on it waiting for him to leave.
Why did the cross-eyed teacher lose her job? Because she couldn't control her pupils.
What do you call a priest that becomes a lawyer? A father in law.
Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.
What do you call a cow during an earthquake? A milkshake.
If a child refuses to sleep during nap time are they guilty of resisting a rest?
What do you call a cow with a twitch? Beef Jerky!
I'm no photographer, but I can picture us together.
What's the best place to grow flowers in school? In the kindergarten.
What do prisoners in jail use to call each other? Cell phones.
Grandma's been staring through the window ever since it started to snow. If it gets any worse I'll have to let her in.
Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants. Just in case he get a hole-in-one.
Someone broke into my house last night and stole my limbo stick. How low can you go?
What do you call the security guards at the Samsung factory? Guardians of the Galaxy.
Life can be scary. A friend of mine just drowned a couple of days ago. He fell out of a boat. Myself and a group of his other friends all showed up at the funeral wearing life jackets because we're sure that's what he would have wanted.
What do you call a frog stuck in the mud? Unhoppy.
What do you call cheese that's not yours? Nacho cheese.
Two things are infinite. The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.
A man got hit in the head with a can of Coke but he was alright because it was a soft drink.
What's the difference between a bird and a fly? A bird can fly, but a fly can't bird.
What's the difference between a piano and a fish? You can't tuna fish!
Why did the lion break up with his girlfriend? Because she was a cheetah.
It's better to have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy.
Why did the boy throw the butter out the window? To see a butterfly.
Why did the lady wear a helmet every time she ate? She was on a crash diet!
I've got a new anorexic girlfriend. It's not going too well though. I'm just seeing less and less of her.
If you keep looking at me that way I’m going to have to file charges.
Alcohol doesn’t solve any problems but neither does milk.
24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence?
A good conversation is like a mini skirt. Short enough to retain interest but long enough to cover the subject.
I drink to make other people interesting.
You know you're really so beautiful that you've made me forget all my pickup lines.
Not to brag but I don't even need alcohol to make really bad decisions.
A Chinese couple had a black baby and named it Sum Ting Wong.
I'm so upset. My computer's got what they call a Miley Virus. It just just keeps twerking.
I believe that if life gives you lemons then you should make lemonade. Then go try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka and then you can have a party.
I drank so much vodka last night that I woke up this morning with a Russian accent.
Teenager: "Mom, leave me alone. You're invading my personal space!" Mom: "Well you came out of my personal space so that makes us just about even".
God created whiskey so that the Irish could not conquer the world.
My girlfriend is always stealing my t-shirts and sweaters. But if I take one of her dresses suddenly "we need to talk".
When I read about the evils of drinking I gave up reading.
The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a live nativity scene in Washington D.C. This isn't for religious reasons. They just couldn't find three wise men and a virgin.
Who is the most popular guy at the nudist colony? The guy who can carry a cup of coffee in each hand and a dozen donuts.
Why do men find it difficult to make eye contact? Because breasts don't have eyes.
The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk they're sober.
Is your name Wi-Fi? Because I'm really feeling a connection.
It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is I can't remember if it's the ninth or the tenth.
I may not be Fred Flintstone but I can make your bed rock.
When you're in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, "Damn, that was fun".
Last night I caught my drunk neighbor on top of my roof. I asked him what the heck was he doing? He said earlier when I left the bar I told him to stop by and the drinks would be on the house.
Did you know that if you hold your ear up to a stranger's leg you can actually hear them say "what the **** are you doing?
I took a viagra pill the other day. It got caught in my throat and all I ended up with was a stiff neck.
My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion. He said okay, you're ugly too.
Hi, I'm a geologist. I was wondering if I could explore your natural resources.
How do you embarrass an archeologist? Give him a used tampon and ask him which period it came from.
What's the difference between a northern fairytale and a southern fairytale? A northern fairytale begins "Once upon a time ..." A southern fairytale begins "Y'all ain't gonna believe this ....
Hooking a husband is like fishing. You must wait until the fish comes to the hook but it helps if you wiggle the bait a little.
A man enters a store and says. "3 litres of wine please." The clerk asks, "did you bring a container for this?". "Yes" he replied, "You're looking at it."
When women go wrong, men go right after them.
I swear to drunk I'm not God, but seriously, stay in drugs, eat school, and don't do vegetables.
The only time I ever enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron.
Dear alcohol, we had a deal where you would make me funnier, smarter, and a better dancer. Well, I saw the video and we need to talk.
Marijuana must be the gateway drug to full blown procrastination. It took me 10 minutes to pick out which color Gatorade to buy!
When I'm good I'm very, very good. But when I'm bad, I'm even better.
I bought some shoes from a drug dealer. I don't know what he laced them with, but I've been tripping all day.
Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.
Did you hear about the drug addict fisherman who accidentally caught a duck? Now he's hooked on quack.
Hey baby. Where you from, Utah? Cause you're tall enough for me.
For me, being "clean and sober" means I'm showered and headed to the pub.
My brother was a state cop for over thirty years. He told me the best one he ever heard was from a guy who having been pulled over and asked why he was driving so fast said, "My wife is going to get pregnant tonight and I want to be there when it happens." No ticket.
Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
After kissing a girl on her sofa she said "let's take this upstairs"."Ok" I said "You grab one end and I'll grab the other".
Why did the duck get arrested? Because he was selling quack.
One martini is alright. Two is too many. Three is not enough.
I had a dream that all the babies prevented by the pill showed up. They were mad.
I got so drunk last night. I walked across the dance floor and I won the dance contest.
Two potatoes are standing on the street corner. How can you tell which one is the prostitute? It's the one with the sticker that says IDAHO.
There's some strange items out there to buy. I was at Target yesterday and they had an endcap of cordless extension chords.
Looking back at life we realize we all make some bad mistakes especially when we're drinking. One of my worst drunken mistakes was taking a taxi to the drive in. Cost me $240.00 to go to the movies! Plus the tip!
When I look back at it I now realize that I really did come from a tough neighborhood. Like the ice cream truck played Helter Skelter.
Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business.
My day started out pretty rough. I ran through a stop sign off 22nd near Tyrone and a cop pulled me over. He asked me,"didn't I see the stop sign?" I said "Well, yeah but I don't believe everthing I read". Ticket.
I just recently found out that I was cesarian born. Finally! That explains why whenever I leave my house I want to go out through the window.
The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and then gradually getting poorer.
What's the hardest thing about dating a blind woman? Getting her husband's voice just right.
An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation: Dear Son, I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden because your mother always loved planting them. I’m just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren’t in prison. Love, Dad. Shortly, the old man received this telegram: For Heaven’s sake, Dad, don’t dig up the garden!! That’s where I buried the GUNS!!’ At 4 a.m. the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns. Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what had happened, and asked him what to do next. His son’s reply was: ‘Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you, from here.
The little boy was playing by himself in the backyard. Wearing his favorite baseball cap, a bat, and a ball. He proudly proclaimed, "I'm the greatest baseball player that ever lived." He picked up the ball, threw it up in the air, swung and missed. With confidence he picked up the ball and again tossed it in the air and again he missed it. After examining the bat and ball he again proclaimed,"I'm the greatest baseball player who ever lived." Then he threw the ball up in the air again, swung and missed. "Wow!!!" he shouted, "What a pitcher !!!".
If you’re ever having a bad day, just remember that in 1976 Ronald Wayne sold his 10% ownership investment in Apple back to Jobs and Wozniak for $800.00. They tried to keep him involved in Apple but he said he was more interested in working on slot machine technology. Later that year he signed a contractual settlement with Jobs and Wozniak for $1,500.00 absolving him of all future company liabilities or earnings! A legal buyout. Today, the estimated value of that $1,500.00 would be around 100 BILLION dollars!!!!! It gets worse. In the early 1990's he sold the original settlement contract he had signed with Jobs and Wozniak for $500.00 to someone. In 2011 THAT contract sold at an auction for 1.6 million dollars !!!!!!!!!! Wayne has stated that selling that original contract so cheaply is the one thing he really regrets.
A man emailed a small hotel in a town he planned to visit on his vacation. He asked if he could bring his dog who he said was well behaved. The email response he got back from the hotel had him doubling up in laughter. "Dear Sir, I've been operating this motel for many years and in all that time I've never had a dog steal towels, silverware, or pictures off the walls. I've never had to evict a dog in the middle of the night for being drunk and disorderly. And I've never had a dog run out on a hotel bill. So, indeed, your dog is welcome to stay in my motel and if your dog will vouch for you then you're welcome to stay here too."
Reaching the end of an extensive job interview, the HR person asked a young Engineer fresh out of college, "And what starting salary were you looking for?" The engineering graduate said, "In the range of $100,000 - 125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package." The HR person said, "Well, what would you say to a package of 5 weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, a company matching retirement fund for 50% of your salary, and a company car leased every 2 years -- say, a brand new BMW?" The engineering graduate sat up straight and said, "Wow! Are you kidding?" The interviewer replied, "Yeah, but you started it".
A husband and wife are shopping in Sams when the man picks up a case of Budweiser and puts it into the shopping cart. "What do you think you're doing?" asks the wife. "They're on sale today, only $10 for 24 cans" he says. "Put them back. We can't afford it" says the wife and so he capitulates and they continue shopping. A few aisles later the woman picks up a $20 jar of face cream and puts it into the shopping cart. "What do you think you're doing?" asks the man. "It's my face cream. It makes me look beautiful." she says. The husband replies... "SO DOES 24 CANS OF BUDWEISER AND IT'S HALF THE PRICE!"
Rules To Live By For Men: It’s important to have a woman who helps you at home. It’s important to have a woman who cooks from time to time. It’s important to have a woman who keeps the house clean and who has a job. It’s important to have a woman who likes you. It’s important to have a woman who can be your very best friend and who can also make you laugh. It’s important to have a woman who you can trust and who doesn’t lie to you. And It’s really, really, really important to have a woman who enjoys "adult night time activities". And, it’s VERY! VERY! VERY! important that these nine women do not know each other.
I was having trouble with my computer. So I called David the 11 year old next door whose bedroom looks like Mission Control and asked him to come over. In five minutes David clicked a few buttons and solved the problem. As he was walking away I called after him,"So, what was wrong?" He replied, "It was an ID ten T error." Well, I didn't want to appear stupid but nonetheless inquired "An ID Ten T error? What's that? In case I need to fix it again." David grinned "Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?" "No" I replied. "Write it down" he said "and I think you'll figure it out." So I wrote it down: I D 1 0 T error. I used to like that kid.

Life 750+

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, “ WOW what a ride!!!".
The only way to live is to accept each moment as an unrepeatable miracle.
Some people have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even ecstasy.
Trust in life’s process. Everything is falling together perfectly. Even though sometimes it looks as if things are falling apart. When life is “falling apart,” things could actually be falling together. Maybe even for the first time.
We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that fate has waiting for us.
Let go of the need to complain about life. Instead, spend your moments actually living its beauty. Change the phrase “have to” to “get to.” So many things we complain about are things others wish they just had the chance to do.
What if I told you that 10 years from now, your life would be exactly the same? I doubt you would be happy. So, why are you so afraid of change?
I can't go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.
One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching.
You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.
Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.
Your response is always more powerful than your circumstance. A tiny part of your life is decided by completely uncontrollable circumstances but the vast majority of your life is decided by your responses.
I have done my best. That is about all the philosophy of living one needs.
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us but what we have done for others remains and is immortal.
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
You are a product of your past but you don’t have to be a prisoner of it. You become a prisoner when you cling to the negatives of the past. So remember that if you’re brave enough to say "goodbye" to the negatives life will reward you with a new "hello".
A simpler life is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful. Thus, you are wealthy in proportion to the number of unnecessary things you can afford to live without.
The essential lesson I've learned in life is to just be yourself. Treasure the magnificent being that you are and recognize first and foremost you're not here as a human being only. You're a spiritual being having a human experience.
One of lifes life’s biggest tragedies is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself.
Sometimes when things are falling apart, unknowingly they may actually be falling into place.
Living in the present brings the one thing most people spend their lives striving to achieve. That being peace of mind. Relaxing into the present moment puts you into the mental and physical state of calm, quiet, and tranquility.
There is no part in life that doesn't contain lessons. If you are alive there are lessons to be learned.
Take just ONE minute today and look around you and within you and try for just that minute to understand the utterly amazing miracle and incredible perfection and beauty you are experiencing and observing!
Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.
Circumstances and people will occasionally break you down to the lowest of lows. But if you keep your mind focused on the positive, your heart open to love, and continue to put one foot in front of the other, you can come back much stronger and happier than ever before.
You must not procrastinate. Rather, you should make preparations so that even if you did die tonight, you would have no regrets. If you develop an appreciation for the uncertainty and imminence of death, your sense of the importance of using your time wisely will get stronger and stronger.
Life is not, in fact, fair. You may, indeed, have a more difficult life path than others around you, deserved or not. If you desire a life that is more serene and centered you must cast away the phrase "life's not fair" and leave it far, far behind you.
The secret to a long and healthy life is to be stress-free. Be grateful for everything you have, stay away from people who are negative, stay smiling and keep running.
The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. As such the only moment we have is right here and now. So I'll try to make the very best of these moments.
When we are faced with a great challenge always remember that a wonderful life message lies on the other side of that adversity. Struggles and crises are nature’s way of forcing us to change so that something new and better can grow in its place. Every great success requires some kind of struggle to get there.
Just because we’re in a stressful situation doesn’t mean that we have to get stressed out. You may be in a storm but the key is, don’t let the storm get in you.
You never know what's around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. But just keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you'll look back and realize that you've successfully climbed the mountain.
I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.
Truth be told today is really just the beginning for all of us and we must prevent the wrong thoughts and beliefs from getting the best of us as we move forward with our lives.
Stop your worrying, panicking and stressing. Breathe! Remember, you made it this far through difficulties that sometimes seemed impossible. Remember how many times you were saved at the very last minute — this time is no different.
I want to wake up each morning feeling deeply grateful and curious about what and whom I'll meet along the road today.
I choose to be fully present in each glorious moment I'm given and see the goodness presented to me in every beautiful day.
We carry within us, the wonders we seek around us.
Every negative experience in life teaches us something if we take the time to reflect and heal the trauma.
Who knows what treasured ideas we might find while digging in the shallow soil of everyday life.
Everything in life is temporary. Nothing lasts. Every moment gives us a new beginning and a new ending. We literally get a second chance every second.
Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no chaos, trouble, or hard realities to deal with. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still remain mentally and emotionally centered.
We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
It began in mystery and it will end in mystery, but what a rare and beautiful country lies in between.
No matter what’s happening, anyone can efficiently fight the battles of just one day. It’s only when you add the battles of those two abysmal eternities, yesterday and tomorrow, that life gets overwhelmingly complicated.
Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't.
I bless this day for the wonderful adventure it can become as I walk through it with eyes of wonder.
Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.
If you play the game of "life" know that you will have plenty of wins and losses regardless of your talent level.
Go enjoy your life because there's millions of people, right now, fighting like hell for theirs.
I will embrace each so called ordinary day as a treasure to be opened. Whether my previous day lifted me up to the top of the mountain or pushed me into the valley of sadness. I will today live a life of purpose striving to be happy with every gifted moment .
Life isn’t all that predictable.There is ebb and flow – light and dark – sometimes in rhythm, but often not. I don’t have to delight in every circumstance, but I am invited to tilt into the season at hand and trust that I have put down deep roots and they will hold me fast while the winds blow and seas roar.
One of the most important moments on any journey is the moment you finally find the courage to let go of what can’t be changed.
Help me to be less fearful of the measure of time, and more fully alive in the time that simply is. Help me to live time, not just to simply use it.
Something precious is lost if we rush headlong into the details of life without pausing for a moment to pay homage to the mystery of life and the gift of another day.
May you embrace this day, not just as any old day, but as this day. Your day. Held in trust by you, in a singular place, called now.
Most people make themselves unhappy simply by finding it impossible to accept life just as it is presenting itself right now.
I don’t know what tomorrow holds and never have. That answer is way past my pay-grade. I'm just going to be the best person I can be with the limited time I have left.
Something precious is lost if we rush headlong into the details of life without pausing for a moment to pay homage to the mystery of life and the gift of another day.
The reality is that beginnings are often disguised as painful endings. But know that there is a pleasant destiny beyond this present moments disappointment and you must embrace the predictable truth that "this too shall pass". It always has and it always will.
You’re imperfect. Life is messy. Show up anyway and enjoy the ride.
Success is to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
Success is when you've finally achieved inner peace despite life's hardships and imperfections.
I don't want to hang out with people who aren't positive and productive. Their negative energy rubs off and the ony energy I want rubbing off on me is from positive and productive people.
Life is a circle of happiness, sadness, hard times and good times. If you're going through hard times have faith that good times are on the way.
I choose to make the rest of my life the very best of my life.
Heal the past. Live the present and dream the future.
Life doesn't always give you second chances so you might want to take the first one.
If you want to find your true purpose in life know this for certain. Your most significant purpose will be found in your time spent in service to others.
Don't give up because of one bad chapter in your life. Keep going. Your story doesn't end here.
You have mental habits that automaticaaly trigger feelings of unhappiness when people or situations around you do not fit your expectations. In other words, your expectations create your unhappiness.
Better to step out of your comfort zone, enjoy new experiences and not know what’s coming your way, than stick to routines and be bored with the same end results.
Life will bring you pain all by itself. Your responsibility is to create joy.
Only you can create your unhappiness or happiness. Look no further.
Life is like a dream. Sometimes it is good and sometimes it is bad but in the end it is over.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
Life has been immensely better since I have been forced to stop taking it so seriously.
Life is not always a matter of holding good cards sometimes it's simply a matter of playing a poor hand well.
Life can only be understood looking backwards but it must be lived moving forward.
A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot and realize how blessed you are for what you have.
Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.
Life at any time can become difficult. Life at any time can become easy. Good or bad they are all seasons in life. It all depends upon how you take in life and adjust to these seasons.
We say life isn’t perfect. And it isn’t. It isn’t perfectly good but it also isn’t perfectly bad.
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Go live the life you have imagined.
Fall in love or fall in hate. Get inspired or be depressed. Ace a test or flunk a class. Make babies or make art. Speak the truth or lie and cheat. Dance on tables or sit in the corner. Life is divine chaos so embrace it.
Don't cry over the past because it's forever gone and don't stress about the future for it hasn't yet arrived. Live in the present moment and make it beautiful.
Each new day can be an interesting adventure. So let's learn how to enjoy each and every new day.
Life is short so laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can’t change.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Sometimes life will test you but remember this. When you walk up a mountain your legs get stronger.
Life is about balance. Be kind but don’t let people abuse you. Trust but don’t be deceived. Be content but never stop improving yourself.
One of the essential principles for living an inspired life is to remember that our desires don’t always arrive on our schedule. But they will arrive when they’re supposed to.
There are specific moments in each of our lives as to influence our life’s task. There is a cosmic pull of the lever that switches the tracks beneath us. If such providence is obvious in the lives of the great then why not in all of us?
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them for that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some absurdities have no doubt crept in. Forget them as soon as you can.
Instead of continually striving and fighting lifes perceived negative events merely learn to remain mentally and emotionally flexible. Always walk towards calm seas.
Life is not measured by the amount of breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away.
There's so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and you're going to get through it. Just stay focused and be strong.
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.
Life is a stage and you only get one performance so make it a good one.
Life’s greatest gifts often come wrapped in adversity.
As for me I've tasted a little from every cup and grown through the struggles. I have loved until I ached from loving and wept until my heart was sick with tears. I have known life in all its complexity and looking back I would not undo even one moment.
Life is not so much a problem to be solved as a mystery to be lived.
Life is a play that does not allow testing. So, sing, cry, dance, laugh and live intensely before the curtain closes and the piece ends with no applause.
Often the days are long but yet the years feel short.
In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on.
When I look back on all these worries I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his life. Most of which had never happened.
Be content with what you have. Rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking the whole world belongs to you.
So the universe is not quite as you thought it was. Well then you’d better rearrange your beliefs because you certainly can’t rearrange the universe!
Whatever the past has been you have a spotless future.
The most important story we will ever write in life is our own. Not with ink but with our choices.
Don’t die with your music still inside you.
Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference.
Whatever the present moment contains accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it not against it.
Some days you will be the light for others and some days you will need some light from them. As long as there is light though there is hope and there is a way.
The longer I live the more appreciative I become of the fact that life is not tidy and predictable. But it's filled with all the emotions that we can handle and sometimes even more. I'm grateful that we never know who we will become or what will happen next.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Frame every so-called disaster with these words. In a year will this even matter?
The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire, the size of your dream, and how you handle disappointment along the way.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the things that you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Explore, dream, and discover.
Tomorrow: A mystical land where 99% of all human productivity, motivation, and achievement is stored.
The most important thing to keep remembering is that life is not so much something to be understood. It is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be fully participated in. So embrace all the surprises both the good and bad.
It's never too late to become the person you want to be.
To live a wonderful life create more, buy less, hug more, scold less, give more, take less, forgive more, worry less, and be grateful everyday for life.
In the long run the quality of your life depends directly upon how you set and respect your priorities today.
Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Was it worth it?
Don’t waste your time looking back at what you’ve lost. Move on for life is not meant to be traveled backwards.
If you don’t make the time to work on creating the life you want you’ll eventually going to be forced to spend a lot of time dealing with a life you don’t want.
To be yourself in a world that is trying to make you something else is a great accomplishment.
Live your dream. People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those of us who are doing it.
Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor.
If you’re not willing to learn no one can teach you. But if you’re determined to learn no one can stop you.
We all take different roads seeking fulfillment, joy, and success and just because someone isn’t on your road doesn’t mean they're lost.
Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are but we are responsible for who we become.
Rock bottom became a solid foundation upon which I rebuilt my life.
Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect.
The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.
Never start a fight with someone who has nothing to lose.
The past is nonexistent and the future is imaginary. The more your thoughts dwell on the past, or on the future, the more you'll miss the oppurtunities to enjoy your life today.
Carry your presence with you wherever you go. Appreciate the little moments. Remind yourself that there are few joys in life that equal a good laugh, a good conversation, a good afternoon hug, or a good deep breath at the end of the day.
Yes, I am a messy person. I am still full of idiosyncrasies and imperfect in many ways. But, I'm on my way. I've learned lessons and will continue to improve my thinking and behavior. Please, be patient with me. I won't disappoint you.
No one will get through this life without being emotionally unscathed. What of it! We must learn to be courageous and use our wisdom to cheer ourselves onward to a more wholesome and stable life.
You cannot always control what goes on outside of you. But you can always control what goes on inside of you.
Some days I wish I could go back in life, not to change anything, but to feel a few things twice.
The measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate but in what you give away.
Life ain’t always beautiful but it’s a beautiful ride.
Listen with ears of tolerance! See through the eyes of compassion! Speak with the language of love.
If you don't design your own life plan chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much!
With everything that has happened to you you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened to you as a learned gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You always get to choose.
When I hear somebody sigh that life is hard I am always tempted to ask compared to what?
Live your life for you not anyone else. Don’t let the fear of being judged, rejected, or disliked stop you from being yourself.
Life is balance of holding on and letting go.
Don’t live the same year 50 times and call it a life.
When we perceive life with reverence we will then stand in awe at the experience of the physical life that's been gifted to us and walk the earth with a very deep sense of gratitude.
Your goals minus your doubts equals your reality.
We do not heal the past by dwelling there. We heal the past by living in the present.
Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.
Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
Don’t ruin a good today by thinking about a bad yesterday.
You only live once? False. You live every day! You only die once.
I've looked at life from both sides now. From win and lose and still somehow it's life's illusions that I recall. I really don't know life at all.
Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift. Another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. Today will never happen again. Don't waste it away.
Don’t worry about those who talk behind your back. After all they’re behind you for a reason.
Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect.
It doesn’t matter what you did or where you were. What matters now is where you are and what you’re doing. So get out there! Sing the song that's in your heart and never let anyone shut you up!
Don't worry about the people in your past for there's surely a reason they didn't make it to your future.
Look at your life through the windshield not the rear view mirror.
When you are content to simply be yourself and don’t compare and compete everybody will respect you.
We are all in motion, always. Those who are not climbing towards something are descending towards nothing.
The more you see yourself as what you’d like to become and act as if what you want is already there the more you’ll activate the dormant forces that will collaborate to transform your dreams into reality.
Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in but with what it is still possible for you to do.
You teach people how to treat you by what you allow, what you stop, and what you reinforce.
Take constructive criticism seriously but not personally. Listen and then operate with your own intuition and wisdom as your guide.
Find the thing that stirs your heart and make room for it. Life is about the development of self to the point of unbridled joy.
We make our choices then our choices make us.
No matter how strong, tough, and intelligent a person is no one is invincible.
Without goals and plans to reach them you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.
Why are you trying so hard to fit in? After all you were born to stand out.
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened!
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
Forget your mistakes in the past and press on to your forthcoming great achievements in the future.
Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head to sit down and shut up.
Even at the moment of your failure you are beautiful. You may not realize it but you do have the ability to reinvent yourself endlessly.
Set the standard. Stop expecting others to show you love, acceptance, commitment, and respect when you don’t even show it to yourself.
Be willing to look at another person’s behavior toward you as a reflection of the state of their relationship with themselves rather than a statement about your value as a person.
Satisfaction in life is knowing you are exactly where you belong. Disconnected people strive to be somewhere else or someone else.
There is no worse disease than insatiable desire.
It’s humble self-acceptance and self-love that makes one genuinely feel comfortable in their own skin.
We live our lives in a perpetual forward motion but can only understand it fully when looking backward.
Every storm no matter how big and strong passes eventually. Just know and remember that your spirit is much bigger and stronger than any storm that comes your way and that all storms will fall apart long before you ever will.
Your best stories will come from overcoming your greatest struggles. Start looking at life’s harsh realities and toughest challenges as friends that are going to help you grow.
After each tragedy or difficulty press forward and be strong. Understand that you can defeat any obstacle that you face.
What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for each other?
Open your ears and mind to people’s concerns and opinions without judgment. Don't listen so you can reply. Listen to understand.
Tolerance, compromise, understanding, acceptance and patience. I want them all to be very sharp tools in my shed.
Drama does not just walk into your life. Either you create it, invite it, or associate with it.
We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment which is sparkling like a star in our hand yet melting like a snowflake.
One of life's greatest tragedies is we get old too soon and wise too late.
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.
Success can only be defined on your own terms. Don't let others project their values onto you and let it affect your opinion of yourself.
When things aren’t adding up in your life start subtracting. Life gets a lot simpler and more enjoyable when you clear the emotional and physical clutter that's currently making it unreasonably complicated.
Beautiful things happen in your life when you distance yourself from all the negativity and drama.
Imagine the mysteries solved if we could just see ourselves as others see us.
Life is change. You must accept the fact that things may never go back to how they used to be and that this ending is really a new beginning.
If you want to be effective and bright then let go of your need to always be right.
Be humble. Be teachable. The world is bigger than your view of the world. There’s always room for a new perspective, a new step, a new possibility and a new beginning.
If a person seems wicked do not cast him away. Awaken him with your kind words and elevate him with your deeds. Repay his injury with your kindness. Help him cast away his wickedness.
When we are no longer able to change a situation then we are challenged to change ourselves.
Truth be told. Today is the oldest you’ve ever been and the youngest you will ever be again.
No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow your progress you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t even trying.
There is no greater blessing than a family hand that lifts you from a fall. But there is no lower curse than a family hand that strikes you when you're down.
When writing the story of your life don’t let someone else hold the pen.
Try not to waste your time and energy fighting against where you are. The more logical course of action is to invest your time and energy into getting to where you want to go.
It’s always better to learn to stand on your own two feet and walk alone when you must rather than have someone carry you around your whole life. And once you are self-sufficient then relying on someone else from time to time is an act of inner strength and not weakness.
Excuses are seldom truthful, often illogical, and rarely productive. Don't make excuses. Just make things happen.
You deserve quiet moments away from the daily hustle in which no problems are confronted, no solutions are explored and no demands are being made of your time. Schedule time every day to not be busy.
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
Someday everything will make a perfect sense. So for now laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason.
A smile is indeed a choice. And smiling is a choice that actually makes you feel better. It's been clinically proven that the simple act of smiling sends a message to your brain that you’re happy and then your body pumps out all kinds of feel-good endorphins.
The journey of 1,000 miles begins with the first step.
Choosing a path for convenience and speed is usually a recipe for mediocrity. The things that most enrich our lives usually demand a bigger investment of time and discipline.
In the end, more than anything else, you will regret the chances you didn’t take. The relationships you were too afraid or too busy to deal with and the decisions you waited too long to make.
By simplifying your lifestyle and making conservative choices along the way it is possible to live on less and thus work fewer hours in order to enjoy more of what truly matters.
One of life’s sharpest paradoxes is that our brightest future hinges on our ability to pay attention to what we’re doing right now.
However, good or bad a situation is now it will change. That’s the one thing you can count on. So embrace it and realize that change happens for a reason. It won’t always be easy or obvious at first but in the end it will be worth it.
You’ve got to dance like there’s nobody watching. Love like you've never been hurt. Sing like there’s nobody listening and live like it’s heaven on Earth.
Look forward to this day! For it is life! Our yesterdays are but a memory and our tomorrow’s aspirations. But today, well-lived, makes every tomorrow a source of happiness.
The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. No, not at all. When crossing over fences carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be.
One of the most wonderful gifts of life is that we can change. We can and will, if we choose, learn to grow and thus become more mature and the wiser. A greater understanding of life is forever presenting itself to us. We just need to take the time to notice it and learn from it.
Either you own your problems and fears or they will ultimately own you.
The establishment of a clear central purpose or goal in life is the starting point of all success.
Give thanks to the things and people that didn't work out in your life because they just made room for the people and things that will.
Life is a continuous exercise in creative problem solving.
Live a life that is open to everything but attached to nothing.
There may not be a tomorrow for you. Consider that right now someone is planning something for tomorrow without realizing that they're going to die today. So spend your time wisely today and pause long enough to fully appreciate it.
Do yourself a favor and pause once a day and place your hand over your heart and say aloud "hope" lives here.
Remember there is no perfect life just perfect moments. And it's these moments you must cherish. It's these moments that make the whole journey worthwhile.
The real tragedy in life is not death. It's simply the passion we let die inside of us while we are still alive.
The way you live each day is a sentence in the story of your life. Each day you make a choice as to whether that sentence will end with a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point.
We can live without a lot of things but hope isn't one of them.
The rest of your life is being shaped by the goals you chase, the choices you make, and the actions you take.
Don't expect to see positive changes in your life if you surround yourself with negative people.
Some people come into your life as blessings while others come into your life as lessons.
In the grand scheme of things you really don't have much time left. No one does! So look around at the gift you've been given as its miracles unfold before your very eyes and enjoy it all.
When you awake in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive. To breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Arise! Make each day count!
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Life is to be enjoyed, not endured. Follow a path that moves you. Remember, you are always free to do something that makes you smile.
When you consciously choose to let go of the way it should be, you free your mind to deal with life’s unexpected changes and challenges in the most effective way possible
People who think optimistically see the world as a place packed with endless opportunities.
Despite the struggles you'll face along the way never give up on yourself. You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as capable as you could have ever imagined.
Life is not complicated. We are complicated. When we stop doing the wrong things and start doing the right things then life becomes simple.
In the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
There is no stage of life that does not contain new lessons. As long as you live there will always be something more you can learn.
Everything in life is temporary. So if things are good then enjoy it because it won't last forever. Moreover, if things are bad don't panic for your current troubles won't last forever either.
Respect and trust are two of the easiest things in life to lose and they have also proven to be one of life's greatest challenges to get back.
We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring we are sure to arrive where we started and know that place for the very first time.
If you want love, give love. If you want friends, be friendly. If you want money, provide value. It really is just that simple.
We can learn so much from babies. They don't at all care about money. They only care about kindness, love, and living in the moment.
There is freedom waiting for you, on the breezes of the sky, and you ask "What if I fall". Oh, but my darling, what if you fly.
What will mess you up the most in life is the picture in your head of how it’s supposed to be.
Living a life of honesty creates peace of mind and peace of mind is priceless. Period!
Sit alone in silence for at least ten minutes every day. Use this time to think, plan, reflect and dream.
In the end we only will regret the chances we didn't take, the relationships we were afraid to have, and the decisions we waited too long to make.
Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know in your heart that there is strength inside of you that is greater than the challenges you are now facing.
Take everything you've ever learned with all the crazy experiences and lessons that have happened to you and place them all in a box and then label it "Thank You".
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
Be ready when opportunity comes. Remember, luck is when preparation and opportunity meet.
Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you can’t change. That's what life is. Change! It’s not some magic trick. It’s your destiny. Your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, and then your actions become your reality. Change is inevitable and necessary.
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
Believing in negative thoughts and then acting on them is the single greatest barrier to living a good life.
If you allow self-defeating thoughts to dwell in your mind they will succeed in robbing you of peace, joy, productivity, and meaning.
Time spent living is time worth appreciating.
Life is full of ups and downs. Without the downs though the ups wouldn't mean anything.
What matters is the value we’ve created in our lives, the people we’ve made happy and how much we’ve grown as people.
Life is 20% what happens to you and 80% how you react to it.
Life is a balance between what we can control and what we cannot. I am learning to live between the effort and the surrender.
When thinking about life remember that no amount of guilt can heal the past. Furthermore, no amount of anxiety can change the future.
When life is sweet say thank you and celebrate. When life is bitter say thank you and grow.
We choose our destiny in the way we treat others.
Enjoy the little things in life for one day you will look back and realize that they were the big things.
A meaningful life is not being rich, being popular, or being perfect. It’s about being real, being humble, being able to share ourselves and touch the lives of others.
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
Your face will change. Your body will change. The only kind of beauty that endures is the kind that lives in your heart.
You can be anything you want to be if you only believe with sufficient conviction and act in accordance with your faith. For whatever the mind can conceive and believe the mind can achieve.
If you’re still looking for that one person who will change your life then you need to just take a look in the mirror.
Life is about trusting your feelings and taking chances, losing and finding happiness, appreciating the memories, learning from the past, and realizing people change.
Never define yourself by your relationships, your income, or your looks. It’s your generosity, kindness, and compassion that counts the most.
The presence of fear does not mean you have no faith. Fear visits everyone. But make your fear a visitor not a resident.
I have done my best. That is all the philosophy of living one needs.
The goal is to die with many wonderful memories, not dreams.
I stopped telling myself that I’m lost. I’m not. I’m on a road with no destination, I’m just driving with hope that I’ll find a place that I like and I’ll stay there. I’m not lost, I’m on my way.
Life is short. There is no time to leave important words unsaid.
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.
Life's a dance between making it happen and letting it happen.
The purpose of life is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate and to have it make some difference that you have lived here and and lived well.
Where the heart is willing it will find a thousand ways to succeed but where it is unwilling it will find a thousand excuses.
What you do today is supremely important because you're exchanging a day of your life for it.
I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better.
The world would be a happier and more peaceful place if we all tried to understand and not judge each other. If we would take the time to pause before we react and gave each other the benefit of the doubt instead of assuming the worst.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present.
Life is temporary. Nothing lasts. Every moment gives us a new beginning and a new ending. We literally get a second chance every second.
Sometimes the bad times in our life putsh us on a direct path to the very best times in our life.
Every situation in life is temporary. So when life is good make sure you enjoy and receive it fully. Likewise, when life is not so good remember that it will not last forever and better days are on the way.
I will always survive because the fire inside of me always burns brighter than the fire around me.
People aren't looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.
The ideals which light my way and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully have been kindness, beauty, and truth.
Procrastination is attitude's natural assassin. There's nothing more fatiguing than an uncompleted necessary task.
I love getting older. My understanding deepens. I can weave stories of experience and apply them. I can integrate the lessons I've learned along the way which further increases my ability to grow and be the wiser. All things simply become more fascinating with age!
When there's a disappointment realize it's not the end of the story. It most likely is the beginning of a great adventure.
When life knocks you down just roll over and look at the stars.
Live your life for you not for anyone else. Don’t let the fear of being judged, rejected or disliked stop you from being yourself.
There are exactly as many special occasions in life as we choose to celebrate.
Why didn’t I learn to accept and appreciate it all and treat every day like it was the last day? Honestly, my biggest regret now is how often I believed in tomorrow.
Don't be discouraged by your incapacity to dispel darkness from the world. Just light your little candle and step forward.
No matter how good or bad you have it wake up each day thankful for your life. For someone, somewhere is at this very moment, desperately fighting for theirs.
Remember that we’re all just living, breathing, crazy little human beings floating around on this planet through a limitless universe for a microscopic moment of time. None of us really know what the heck is going on here. So look around, enjoy, be grateful and be loving.
My goal is not to be better than anyone else but be better than what I used to be.
For a happy life use things not people and love people not things.
Life is short. There is no time to leave important words unsaid.
You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.
There comes a day when you realize turning the page is the best feeling in the world because you realize there is so much more to the book then the page you were stuck on.
To get over the past you first have to accept the fact that the past is over. No matter how many times you revisit it, analyze it, regret it, or sweat it. It's over! It can hurt you no more unless you invite it back into your mindset.
When someone is mean don’t listen. When someone is rude walk away. When someone tries to put you down stay firm. Don’t let someone else’s bad behavior destroy your inner peace.
Don’t take negative projections from others personally. Observe unpleasant responses and false judgments from others without adopting them as your reality. Be at peace with the stability of your own integrity.
Evaluate the people in your life. Then promote, demote, or terminate them as need be. For after all you are the CEO of your life.
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life that he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
When you try to control everything you enjoy nothing. Sometimes you just need to relax, breathe, let go and live in the moment.
When you live on a round planet there’s no choosing sides.
If you really want to live your life to the fullest and realize your greatest potential then you must be willing to run the risk of making some people mad. People may not like what you do and some people may not like how you do it but these people are not living your life. You are!
I believe that sometimes the bad times in our life put us on a direct path to the very best times in our life.
When life is sweet say thank you and celebrate. When life is bitter say thank you and grow.
To be alive is to totally and openly participate in the simplicity and elegance of the here and now.
At the end of life, what really matters is not what we bought but what we built. Not what we have but what we shared. Not our competence but our character. And not our success but our significance. Live a life that matters. Live a life of love.
At the end of life of the questions are very simple. Did I live fully? Did I love well?
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon but that we wait so long to begin it.
To experience peace does not mean that your life is always blissful. It means that you are capable of tapping into a blissful state of mind amidst the normal chaos of a hectic life.
Life is a balance between what we can control and what we cannot. I am learning to live between effort and surrender.
You have a clean slate every day you wake up. You have a chance every single morning to make a change and be the person you want to be. You just have to decide to do it. Decide!
Sometimes you can do everything right and things will go wrong. The key is to never stop doing what's right.
Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of living and loving.
You are strong when you know your weaknesses. You are beautiful when you appreciate your flaws. You are wise when you learn from your mistakes.
While we may not be able to choose all the things that happen to us in life we do get to choose how to react to those things. We get to choose what it means to us.
Today is a most unusual day because we have never lived it before and we will never live it again. So live today as if it were your last day alive for one day you are sure to be right.
I smile because I have survived everything the world has thrown at me. I smile because when I was knocked down I got back up.
Life is too ironic. It takes sadness to know what happiness is. Noise to appreciate silence and absence to value presence.
Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tiptoe if you must, but take a step.
Allow yourself more moments of awe, wonder, passion and grace. These are your quite friends who will make your spirit blossom.
In the end you've got to be your own hero because everybody's too busy trying to save themselves.
Life is a circle of happiness, sadness, hard times and good times. If you are going through hard times or sad times have faith that good times and happiness are now on their way.
Throughtout life the two most futile emotions are guilt, for what has been done, and worry about what might be done.
Don't be afraid to take an unfamiliar path. Sometimes they're the ones that take you to the most extraordinary places.
Life only comes around once so do whatever makes you happy and be with whomever makes you smile.
Life is like a camera. Focus on what's important. Capture the good times. Develop from the negatives and if things don't work out well then just take another shot.
Life is really not all that complicated. Just find what gives you joy and go there.
Everyday may not be good but there is some good in every day.
Let me do all the good I can, for all the people I can, as often as I can, for I shall not pass this way again.
There’s no possible way to be 100% certain about anything in this world. Life is sophisticated, complex and unpredictable so you’re left with a choice. Either appreciate it and look for the beauty in it or focus on the worst and dwell on it.
Believing in negative thoughts and acting on them is the single greatest barrier to living a good life.
Most of our problems in life are because of two reasons. We either act without thinking or we keep thinking without acting.
Most humans are never fully present in the now. Unconsciously, they believe that the next moment must be more important than this one. The reality is that the present moment is, by far, the only moment that matters.
Obstacles in life are there to bring you new lessons. The message behind them will only be revealed to those who work hard to overcome them.
Our purpose, time, health, and relationships are amongst our most precious commodities.
The real potential of in-depth living requires involvement by recognizing a need, overcoming fear and taking responsibility. Watching from the sidelines does not achieve worthwhile goals and provides very little fulfillment.
No matter what age, race or sex you are, underneath all your external decorations you are a pure, beautiful being and you have light to shine and missions to accomplish. Celebrate being different.
Only when we are brave enough to explore the dark corners of ourselves will we discover the hidden power of our inner light.
Don't bother telling anyone your problems. Understand that 40% of the people don’t care and the other 60% are glad you have them.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
You cannot control exactly what happens in life but you can control how you respond to it all. Your response is your greatest power.
We don’t stumble accidentally into a wildly fulfilling, deeply satisfying, jaw-dropping life. We must create it.
Our life began as a mystery and it will end in mystery. But what a rare and beautiful landscape lies in between.
Plan your life like you will live forever and live your life like you might die the next day.
When you arise in the morning think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive. To breathe, to think, to enjoy and to love.
Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
Acceptance makes an incredible fertile soil for the seeds of change.
It matters not how strait the gate or how charged with punishments the scroll. For I am the master of my fate and I am the captain of my soul.
I can't change the direction of the wind but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me"?
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.
We can either crumble under life’s pressures or embrace them and become more evolved versions of ourselves.
Our true nature is who we are underneath our struggles and stories and accessing that nature is the key to feeling at peace.
We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.
The higher we are placed the more humbly we should walk.
The mind is our biggest battleground. It’s the place where the strongest conflict resides. It’s where half of the things we thought were going to happen never did happen. It’s where our expectations always get the best of us. It’s where we fall victim to our cravings to control the uncontrollable.
When all else is lost remember that the future still remains.
Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren’t enjoying today’s sunshine.
Don't expect to see positive changes in your life if you surround yourself with negative people.
Life is always now. Not tomorrow or next week.
Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place. That being the unique you.
Each of us has the opportunity to change and grow until our very last breath. Happy creating.
It's calm under the waves in the blue of my oblivion.
Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance.Those directives will help support you in creating a wonderful, enjoyable and satisfying life.
Every morning when you wake up you need to empty out anything negative from the day before.
When things are unraveling in front of you just slow down, calm down, don't worry, don't hurry and trust this process. Calmness and clarity will then return to you.
Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive. Enjoy the day. Live life to the fullest and make the most out of each day for the reality is that it's later than you think.
Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they have and underestimate the value of what they may gain by giving that up.
There is a garden in every childhood. An enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant.
Worrying never changes the outcome. Breathe more and worry less. Train your mind to see the lesson in every situation and then make the best of it.
Just wish people well even if they’re rude to you. Embracing their negative energy only harms you at the end of the day. Smile and move forward.
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground put some responsibility on their shoulders.
Our lives are fashioned by our choices. First we make our choices. Then our choices make us.
You alone get to choose what matters and what does not. The meaning of everything in your life has precisely the meaning you give it.
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
I think the secret to a happy life is a selective memory. Remember what you are most grateful for and quickly forget what your not.
Ask yourself what is really important and then have the courage to build your life around your answer.
Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.
Alone we can do so little but together we can do so much.
Life will never stop throwing obstacles at you no matter how much you try to avoid them. Instead of running from them learn to see them as opportunities to make what you currently have better.
Closing the door, completing the chapter, turning the page, etc. It doesn’t matter what you title it. What matters is that you find the strength to simply leave all the negative in the past. Those negative parts of your life are over so now you can better attend to the matters at hand.
Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and then you will.
You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself.
In the depth of winter I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
One of the hardest things to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which one to burn.
Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.
Through humor you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter no matter how painful your situation might be you can survive it.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Destiny is not a matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for. It is a thing to be achieved.
If you live long enough you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them you'll be a better person.
There comes a time in life when you have to let go of all the pointless drama and the people who create it and surround yourself with people who make you laugh so hard that you forget the bad and focus solely on the good.
You are free to choose what you want to make of your life. You ARE in charge of your destiny.
Life is not always a celebration. So be ready to courageously face disappointments when they come and be sure to grow stronger and wiser from them.
You can actually overcome all the limitations of life and achieve your dreams if you don't give up too early.
When I find that I don’t have time for what matters, I will stop doing the things that don’t matter
Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.
Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in but with what it is still possible for you to do.
We seal our fate with the choices we make.
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in awhile that shapes our lives. It's what we do consistently.
Before you act, listen. Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try .
Today is only a small manageable segment of time in which our difficulties need not overwhelm us.
Do you know what the number one barrier to living a good life is? Negative thinking. We like to make life more complicated than it is but trust me now in this and thank me later. Know that all battles are won from the inside out.
We must be willing to let go of the life we've planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in your journey.
Every morning when you wake up you are given an invitation to live a life of complete engagement and rich adventure. Don’t turn it down!
You do not need to know precisely what is happening or exactly where it's all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment and to embrace them with courage, faith, and hope.
Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry alone.
No one is good at everything but everyone is good at something.
Life is short. Say what you want to say. Do what you want to do. Don’t wait until the only thing you can say is, I wish I’d had the courage to do it sooner.
You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.
You can't stop the future. You can't rewind the past. The only way to live is to press play and dance.
The longer I live the more appreciative I become of the fact that life is not tidy and predictable but it is filled with all the emotions that we can handle. Sometimes even more. I'm grateful that we never know who we will become.
As for me I've tasted a little from every cup and grown through the struggles. I have loved until I ached from loving and wept until my heart was sick with tears. I have known life in all its complexity and looking back I would not undo one moment.
The most important thing to keep remembering is that life is not so much mean't to be understood as it is to be lived. It is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be participated in fully.
Living in the moment brings you a sense of reverence for all of life's blessings.
Quarrel with a friend and you're both wrong.
New wonderful beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.
What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it.
Live a life that makes you proud. One that matters and makes a difference. Live a life that's full of passion and love.
If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love then you must find the courage to live it.
The two most important days in your life are the the day you were born and the day you find out why.
Be relaxed, be at peace with yourself, confident, emotionally neutral and free-floating. These are the keys to successful performances in almost everything.
Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.
Life is too short to be in a hurry.
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived.
There is a story behind every person. There are reasons why they are the way they are. Try to understand that and respect them for who they are.
You cannot live a brave life without disappointing someone.
The most fortunate are those who have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder.
One of the curious paradoxes in life is that it's only when I accept myself just as I am that I can begin to make positive changes in my own life.
You may be deceived if you trust too much but you’ll live in torment if you don’t trust enough.
Remember that life has an expiration date so live your life to the fullest every day and remember to love deeply and always, always forgive.
When life is sweet say thank you and celebrate. And when life is bitter say thank you and grow.
Your time is limited so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
I respect my role as creator of my life and I am grateful that my actions determine my results.
When we're truly grateful for all that we are and for all that we have then our hearts and souls guide us in the direction of our most loving wishes and our most inspired purpose.
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined.
Your true worth is directly proportional to your gratitude for and unconditional love of life.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all have confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.
It took me a while to realize this but more than anything else the things you believe in are what makes you the person you are.
The older I get the more I realize that it's never too early to start appreciating the people in your life.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember that you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars and to change the world.
Life's not about how you survive the storm. It's about how you joyfully dance in the rain.
One of life's greatest pleasures is doing something successfully that which people say you can't do.
Every day of your life is a page in your history.
Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
When you thrive you give permission for others to do the same. Playing small or staying stuck in worries or fears serves no one.
No matter what brilliant answers you have for life's important questions ultimately what counts is that you break through the fears and doubts that hold you back and take action to make a change.
Life repeats itself until we're ready to accept the lessons that we need to learn.
Every yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is but a vision. But, today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Such is the salutation to the dawn.
From your parents you'll learn love and laughter and how to put one foot in front of the other. But when books are opened you'll discover you have wings.
Move forward towards a stronger participation and a deeper involvement in life. This effort doesn't always come easily but understand that each one of us is given the same number of minutes and hours in each day to pursue our dreams. Waste not the time you have left.
The question is not whether we will die but rather how we will live until then.
The purpose of life is to live it. You must assert your need for new experiences and reach out eagerly and journey without fear.
Life is short so break the rules. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that makes you smile.
Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable and receives the impossible.
What becomes fragile when we age is not our bodies as much as our egos. The best time to take some daring steps is when we get older.
We cannot tell what may happen TO us in the strange medley of life. But we can decide what happens IN us. How we then react and what changes we will pursue will make us all the wiser.
There is a great value in living fully and making mistakes if you learn from them because then your knowledge is authentic. It comes from your own experience. Great mistakes will lead to great wisdom if you pay attention.
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
Life isn't tied with a bow but it's still a gift.
Live for the moments that you can't put into words.
Understand that you can never actually master life. Striving to do so will only lead you into a state of frustration. The best you can do is to master the process by which you experience life. It's the learning process itself that will bring true value to your existence.
Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.
It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves.
There is no part of life that does not contain lessons. If you are alive there are lessons to be learned.
As I walked down the avenue the late afternoon sun was turning the lovely and dying sycamore leaves into fragments of brilliantly stained glass and I said to myself, "This alone is worth the price of admission to our broken and glorious world."
ME: I'm finally happy! LIFE: lol, just wait a sec.
No matter how far you've gone down the wrong road it's never too late to turn around and start a new journey on the right road.
Get up in the morning and invite good things into your life. I am blessed, I am strong, I am talented, I am disciplined, I am focused, I am prosperous. Take inventory of what you're giving credence to. Life is too short to go through with negative thoughts holding you down.
Never let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
There are hundreds of paths up the mountain all leading to the same place. It doesn’t matter which path you take. The only person wasting time is the one who runs around the mountain telling everyone that his or her path is wrong.
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experiences to the utmost, to reach eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences.
Don’t be pushed by your problems just be led by your dreams.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
The years in your life are less important than the life in your years.
There isn't time, so brief is life, for bickering, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving and but for an instant, so to speak, for that.
The meaning of life is precisely the meaning that you give it.
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
Plenty of people miss their share of happiness. Not because they never found it but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it.
Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome.
When the winds of change blow some people build walls while others build windmills.
Life can be messy, strange, and hard sometimes. It gets even harder when the faith you once had in yourself is bulldozed by your inability to take a deep breath and calm yourself down.
We must realize that the experiences we have, even seemly negative ones, are here to teach us, challenge us, and allows us to grow.
You can have a heartbreaking story from the past, without letting it rule your present.
Take the time each day to acknowledge the beauty around you. Appreciate the amazing people who reach out and touch you and then make this world a better place through your thoughts, words, and actions.
One of life’s greatest paradoxes is that when life is easy, everything seems easy but when life is hard, everything seems hard.
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder.
Life isn't perfect and that is a fact you must accept.
You don’t get to choose how or when you’re going to die but you can decide how you’re going to live.
You can't stop the future and you can't rewind the past. The only way to live your life is to press the play button and dance.
Every situation in life is temporary. So, when life is good, make sure you enjoy and receive it fully. Likewise, when life is not so good, remember that it will not last forever and better days are on the way.
Learn to trust the journey, even when you do not understand it. Sometimes what you never wanted or expected turns out to be exactly what you need.
Life is as it is. We can take it to be hard or easy. It's all about our perception, attitude and level of gratitude.
Never be in a hurry. Do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace over anything even if your whole world seems upset.
People will throw stones at you. Don’t throw them back. Collect them all and build an empire.
Your purpose in life will never be fulfilled without setbacks. So prepare yourself for the battles and get on with it.
Life is grace. Sleep is forgiveness. The night absolves. Darkness wipes the slate clean, not spotless to be sure, but clean enough for another day's enjoyment.
The goal is to die with memories, not dreams.
Success is being able to come home, lay your head on the pillow and sleep in peace.
If you wish success in life make perseverance your close friend and experience your wise counselor. Furthermore, make caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.
Success requires the vision to see, the faith to believe, and the courage to do.
Never force anything. Do your best, then let it be. If it’s meant to be, it will be. Don’t hold yourself down with things that are out of your control.
It's only when we truly realize that we have a limited time on earth do we begin to live each day to its fullest. Your time is, BY FAR, your most precious commodity.
Learn to trust the journey, even when you do not understand it. Sometimes what you never wanted or expected turns out to be what you need.
The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.
Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just be.
The answer to life's questions lie inside you. All you need do is to look, listen, and trust.
It’s during the toughest times of your life that you’ll get to see the true colors of the people who say they care about you. Notice who sticks around and who doesn’t and be grateful to those who leave you, for they have just made room for the ones who will care.
When things aren’t adding up in your life, begin subtracting. Life gets a lot simpler and more enjoyable when you clear the emotional and physical clutter that makes it unnecessarily complicated.
We crave that deep place within that cannot be touched by the ups and downs of life, but rather just IS!! So stay calm and you'll be rewarded by being fully connected and whole.
The more we sense the rareness and value of our own life the more we realize that how we live it and how we manifest it is all our responsibility.
Negative thinking stops us from seeing and experiencing positive outcomes, furthermore, being able to distinguish between the negativity you imagine and what is actually happening in your life is an important step towards living a happier life.
Here's some free advice. When things go wrong just don't go with them.
The answers to life’s questions lie within you. All you need to do is look, listen and trust.
It's important that we don't allow the negative experiences of the past affect our present mindset or actions.
May you have warm words on a cold evening. A full moon on a dark night and a road downhill all the way to your front door.
I'd rather be honest and authentic and disappoint some people than to exhaust myself trying to keep up the façade of perfection.
You’ll never see all the awesome things ahead of you, if you keep looking at all the bad things behind you. Sometimes you just have to turn around, give a little smile, throw the match and burn that bridge. Live, learn and don’t look back.
Life is a great sunrise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one.
They say "you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone". The truth is, you knew exactly what you had. You just didn’t think that you were going to lose it.
Inner peace begins the moment you take these deep breaths and choose not to allow the past to rule your present thoughts and emotions.
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.
Life is really simple but we insist on making it complicated.
The meaning of life is exactly the meaning you give to it.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Connection knows no status, gender, or age and when it comes in the form of compassion it is a wonderful and powerful force in the healing of another.
The acquisition of knowledge doesn’t mean you’re growing. The growing happens only when what you know changes how you live.
If you can meet triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same then yours is the earth and everything that’s in it.
It is necessary to accept the truth that "life happens" and that even under the best of circumstances suffering and loneliness sometimes lies just around the corner preparing to visit.
If somebody is working on themselves and changing for the better it’s unnecessary to keep bringing up their past. People can change and grow and yes, growth can be painful. Change can be painful. But in the end nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere in the past.
The purpose of life is to live a life filled with purpose and meaning.
Sometimes in life all you need is a hug. No words, no advice, just a hug to make you feel better.
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it and join the dance.
At some point in life we all lose our way but that doesn't mean we have to lose hope.
Removing blame means never assigning responsibility to anyone else for what you've done or not done.
Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind instead be led by the dreams in your heart.
Always engage in the quest for life’s meaning, which is inner peace.
I have endured. I have been broken. I have known hardship and I have lost myself. But here I stand still moving forward while growing stronger each day
Those who contemplate the beauty of the Earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
Life is short and unpredictable. Don't waste another minute on people, places, or things that don't make you happy.
It’s funny how we outgrow what we once thought we couldn’t live without, and then we fall in love with what we didn’t even know we wanted.
If in our daily life we need to smile authentically. If we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.
We teach people how to treat us by deciding what we will and won’t accept. I have ceased letting anyone take advantage of me. I am not a doormat. It is not my responsibility to entertain other people and make them happy. Accept me or forget me.
Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no chaos, trouble, or hard realities to deal with. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still remain mentally, emotionally, and physically centered.
Inner peace begins the moment you take a deep breath and choose not to allow another person or event to control your thoughts. You are not what happened to you. You are what you choose to become in this new moment. Let go, breathe, and begin again.
Regardless of what’s going on around you, peace of mind arrives the moment you come to peace with what’s on your mind.
Everybody you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something. Know this. Respect this. And be extra kind. Take time to really listen. Take time to learn something new. Take the time to say thank you.
Life keeps leading us on journeys we would never go on if it were up to us. Don’t be afraid. Have faith. Find the lessons and trust the journey.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of it? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something wonderful and that with purposeful effort this goal will be attained.
If you want to have a full and happy life, in good times and in bad, you have to get used to the idea that facing misfortune squarely is better than trying to escape from it.
Mistakes are a great educator when one is honest enough to admit them and willing to learn from them.
We each have our own journey of discovery. Where we are isn’t who we are. It’s just a step along our path. It’s so important to keep in mind that we’re never too late, too old, or too stuck to change the direction of our lives.
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.
Life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful!
We all must invest our time and energy into things that matter to us. We need to feel we’re making a positive difference in the world and to genuinely connect with other caring people in the process.
Never force anything. Do your best then let it be. If it's meant to be it will be. Don't hold yourself down with things you can't control. Instead, control how you respond. Your response is your greatest power.
Truth be told inner peace begins the moment you take a new breath and choose not to allow an uncontrollable event to dominate you in the long-term. You are not what happened to you. You are what you choose to become in THIS moment. So let go, breathe, and begin again.
Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty and anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
Remember, you are your own best investment. Invest in yourself and your lifestyle. Quality of life is a key component in finding joy and maintaining self-confidence.
Life is what happens while we’re busy worrying about everything we need to change or accomplish. Slow down, get mindful, and try to enjoy the moment. This moment is your life.
We must have our own life under control before we try to solve other people's problems. Otherwise, we are in for a debilitating accident.
The older we grow, and the more real-world tragedies and challenges we witness, the more we realize how incredibly blessed we are and how frequently the delusions in our heads hold us back from these blessings.
Life is short, our energy limited. But with this limited energy we have to find the unlimited. With this short life we have to find the eternal. Don't waste it on unimportant matters.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
A learning experience is one of those things that says, you know that thing you just did? Don’t do it again.
If you can't figure out your purpose then figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.
There’s a big difference between empty fatigue and gratifying exhaustion. Life is short. Invest daily in meaningful activities
Life's not about waiting for the storms to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain.
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, honorable, compassionate, and to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
You never get a second chance to make a good first impression!
Enjoy your life because It unfortunately comes with an expiration date.
You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens.
One day, you’ll look back and realize that you worried way too much about things that don’t really matter.
You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, look at the skies, sing, dance, write poems, and sometimes even suffer. For all of this is life.
The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.
Optimism, hope and faith are all needed to create the life you want. If you really believe, and act on those beliefs, than anything and everything is possible.
We are not given a good life or a bad life. We are given a life. It’s up to us to make it good or bad.
Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend.
Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering.
Life will happen no matter what. But, when you learn how to embrace it and welcome it, change will inspire you and motivate you to succeed in every way. Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.
Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change. And for things to change, YOU must change!
Think positively, masterfully, with confidence and faith. Life will then become more secure, more fraught with action and richer in achievement and experience.
I choose to live by choice, not by chance. To make changes, not excuses. To be motivated, not manipulated. To be useful, not used. To excel, not compete. I choose self-esteem, not self pity. and I choose to listen to my inner voice, not the random opinion of others.
Learn to believe in your heart that you’re meant to live each moment full of passion and purpose.
I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued. We are hardwired to connect with others and it's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. Without it there is only suffering.
When you stay stuck in regret of the life you think you should have had, you end up missing the beauty of what you do have.
Most humans are never fully present in the now, because unconsciously they believe that the next moment must be more important than this one. But then you miss your whole life, which is always in the present.
A good friend is a connection to life, a tie to the past, a road to the future and the key to sanity in an insane world.
If fate doesn't make you laugh, you just don't get the joke.
Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It's your place in the world. It's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.
I trust so much in the power of the heart and the soul. I know that the answer to what we need to do next is in our own hearts. All we have to do is listen, then take that one step further and trust what we hear.
How would your life be different if you stop making negative judgmental assumptions about people you encounter? Let today be the day you look for the good in everyone you meet and respect their journey.
Each of us has meaning and we bring that to life. It is a waste to be asking the question, what's the meaning of life when we ourselves ARE the answer.
If you allow your experience and your heart to be your main teachers, checked by your reasoning, you'll empower yourself to find new and wonderful reasons for your life.
When you are truly clear about what you want, the whole universe stands on it's tiptoes waiting to assist you in miraculous and amazing ways to manifest your dream or intention.
Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.
This life is a test. Had it been an actual life you would have received further instructions on where to go and what to do.
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened.
If your mind and thoughts are in alignment with the passion of your heart, this will predispose you to right action and catapult you toward success.
None of us know how much time we have left on this earth. What is left in the end are your actions and how you made people feel.
The future is not some place we are going but one we are creating.The paths are not to be found, but made. And the activity of making them changes both the maker and their destination.
The only way to live is to accept each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
Transform your world by transforming your internal state. Start by letting go of negative self judgment and replace it with positive and loving thoughts about yourself. Be kind to yourself and watch your external world change!
Life is the leading cause of death. So live passionately and do what you love to do for it's later than you think.
Wherever you go you will always take your entire emotional self with you. For you may travel on for ten thousand miles but still stay where you are.
Some great advice: Remain childlike. Be open. Be adventurous. Be curious. Be eager to learn. Be genuine. Don't judge and acknowledge the wonder of life and the amazing experience and surprises it brings to you.
Do your best to let life's small annoyances go by the wayside. Make an effort to notice at least one insignificant little frustration that you would normally get frustrated about and simply let it go.
Life is what we make it. Always has been, always will be.
Don't waste your time looking back on what you've lost. Time passes, that's life. You resist, but it makes no difference. But if you accept, then you'll be happier. Move on.
Loving ourselves opens us to truly knowing ourselves as part of the matrix of existence, inextricably connected to the boundlessness of life.
Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates. At the first gate, ask yourself “Is is true?” At the second gate ask, “Is it necessary?” At the third gate ask, “Is it kind?
We suffer least when we can accept reality just as it is and not to resist seeing the truth. That’s not to say do nothing to correct or improve things but we benefit most when we open our heart in compassion and our mind in appreciation.
Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs and that is the risk of doing nothing.
We all have our own struggles, frustrations and issues that we're trying to deal with. I know my own but it is unlikely that I will ever fully know the depth of your battles. As such I have no right to ever pass judgement on you.
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
If you don't think that every day is a good day just try missing one.
To be alive in this beautiful, self-organizing universe. To participate in the dance of life with senses to perceive it, lungs that breathe it, organs that draw nourishment from it is a wonder beyond words.
Keep your mind and heart focused in the right direction and approach each day with faith and gratitude. You then will be empowered to live life to its very fullest.
We learn from our mistakes and the mistakes of others. With that said I don’t always let go when I need to. We all have the tendency to hold on too tightly to the negative things in our lives.
We are shaped by the environment that we're in. We are like a seed that's planted in a garden. We are then nurtured and will become a child of the the type of garden we are in.
An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. When life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means it’s going to launch you into something great. So just focus, and keep aiming
Mindfulness enables us to get perspective on our experience and develop greater insight into it.
Embrace life and live every moment to the fullest, for tomorrow is but a fragile promise.
Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there's already footprints on the moon.
A good life is a collection of many happy moments.
Nobody knows, in fact, what death is. Perhaps it just might be the greatest of all blessings.
When painful emotions start surging within you challenge your mind to remain calm. Learn from your mistakes and forgive those who have hurt you. Regroup and move on.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
Live simply. Love generously. Speak truthfully. Work diligently. And even if you fall short, keep going.
Life is an echo. What you send out, comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you. Remember, life is an echo. So always give goodness.
Get clear on who you are and put it in writing. Read it often. Do what you love and surround yourself with people who inspire you. Then go after your dreams until they become your reality.
We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.
Every moment of your life is a second chance.
There comes a time in your life when you must walk away from all the drama and the people who create it. You must surround yourself with those people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus solely on the good.
We are defined and become a reflection of our habits so we must develop good ones.
Sometimes life slaps us really hard and we attach ourselves to the pain even when we know better. The better course however is to just let go.
Our lives begin and end in the time it takes the universe to merely blink.
Never assume that loud is strong and quiet is weak.
Yes, life can be tough, but you are tougher. Find the strength to laugh every day. Find the courage to feel different, yet beautiful. Find it in your heart to make others smile and don’t stress over things you can’t change.
Always look at what you have, instead of what you have lost. Because it’s not what the world takes away from you that counts. It’s what you do with what you have left.
One of the keys to a well lived life is having the right time perspective. This means not just knowing how much of our time to spend in the past, present, and future, but also being able to engage with these different stages in positive ways.
You can’t control how other people behave. You can’t control everything that happens to you. What you can control is how you respond to it all. Your response is your greatest opportunity.
I am thankful for my struggle because without it, I wouldn’t have stumbled upon my strength.
Lots of people want to ride with you when you’re in the limo, but what you really want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
We do not have to attend every drama we’re invited to. Decline the invitation and keep moving.
My mission, should I choose to accept it, is to find peace with exactly who and what I am. To take pride in my thoughts, my appearance, my talents, my flaws and to stop this incessant worrying that I can’t be loved as I am.
It’s our interpretation of the past and how we project the future that determines the roads we take to all of our tomorrows.
Love the people who treat you right and pray for the ones who don’t. Life is too short to be anything but happy.
You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts.
Ultimately, it’s about letting go of what you assume your life is supposed to be like right now and sincerely appreciating it for everything that it is. At the end of this day, before you close your eyes, smile and be at peace with where you’ve been and be grateful for what you have.
Sometimes our light goes out but the flame is relit by a chance encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.
None of us are getting out of here alive. So please stop treating yourself like an afterthought. Eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth you’re carrying in your heart. Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. There’s no time for anything else.
Don’t be afraid of death. Be afraid of an unlived life. You don’t have to live forever. You just have to, well, live!
Find somebody who needs love and kindness and use whatever resources you have to help them. Convince them that their life is important and meaningful.
The days are sometimes long but the years seem so short.
Don’t let a hard lesson harden your heart. Lifes best lessons are often learned at the worst times and from the worst mistakes.
In life you will realize there is a role for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you, some will love you, and some will teach you. But the ones who are truly important are the ones who bring out the best in you for they are the rare and amazing people who remind you why it’s worth it.
When you wake up in the morning say thank you for grace. Thank you for mercy. Thank you for understanding. Thank you for wisdom. Thank you for your parents. Thank you for love. Thank you for kindness. Thank you for humility. Thank you for peace. Thank you for prosperity. Say thanks in advance for what's already yours.
You can disappoint people and still be good enough. You can fail and still be smart, capable and talented. You can let people down and still be worthwhile and deserving of love and admiration. We all make mistakes sometimes. Take a deep breath. You are allowed to be human.
Life is unpredictable. Love may arrive when it’s least expected. Laughter may occur at any moment and tears may fall without warning. Happiness may be around the corner or sadness over the next hill. Embrace every moment and every emotion. Your life is unique and it’s a journey that only you will travel.
Start the day with a task completed. Find someone to help you through life. Respect everyone. Life is not always fair, move forward. Don't be afraid to fail often. Take risks. Step up when the times are toughest. Face down the bullies. Lift up the downtrodden and never, ever give up.
Life's way too awesome to waste your time with people who don't treat you right. So surround yourself with those people who make you laugh and smile and who genuinely care about you. Then do your very best to reciprocate. For they are the wonderful shining stars in your galaxy of life.
Where there is pain, I wish you peace and mercy. Where there is self-doubting, I wish you renewed confidence in you ability to work through it. Where there is tiredness or exhaustion, I wish you understanding, patience and renewed strength. Where there is fear, I wish for you love and courage.
When upset embrace the idea that you can, with practice, direct your angst by analyzing the situation as a third party neutral observer. Simply observe what’s happening instead of taking it all so seriously and you'll see viable solutions that will eventually return you to a state of calmness.
Life is hard and some days we dress up and show up using every ounce of energy and willpower that we can possibly muster up. So try to be more patient, kinder, more empathetic and far less critical of others because we all have our crosses to bear and some days it's just harder to move forward.
Stop drinking, using, blaming, complaining and learn to be still while enjoying the present moment. Understand that there is no special sauce, no magical happiness-to-sadness ratio, and no one-size-fits-all solution to living happily. We each have to define happiness for ourselves and live our life accordingly.
Your mind is your fiercest battlefield. It’s the place where your most challenging and most ruthless conflicts reside. It’s where half of the things you feared were going to happen never actually happened. It’s where your expectations always get the best of you. It’s where you fall victim to your own train of thought, time and time again.
Did I bring a smile today to someone’s face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits here in this world and in the life to come.
At times the world can seem to be an unfriendly and a sinister place. But believe us when we say that there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough. And what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may be the first step of an incredible journey.
In life, you will realize there is a role for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you, some will love you, some will teach you. But the ones who are truly important are the ones who bring out the best in you. They are the rare and amazing people who remind you why it’s all worth it.
No moment is wasted when you live it with presence and purpose. Value and enjoy the journey, even when there are detours along the way. Appreciate every moment, whatever each moment may bring. From the genuine appreciation of these little moments will come a remarkable life.
Expressing our appreciation and gratitude for others through acknowledgment is one of the most loving and empowering things we can do for those around us. Acknowledgment, both reactive and proactive, is the best way for us to connect with people to let them know how much they mean to us.
We may not always love everything about our lives, but deep down we must love and appreciate the magic of life itself. Some part of us believes that everything and anything is possible. Sadly, though, we don’t always believe these possibilities are fully within our reach. But the reality is they are. We all live lives of endless possibilities.
Life feels permanent but it’s an illusion. Instead it moves on and it takes us with it, giving us opportunities to change, to drown, to thrive, to transition from one thing to the next. So just take each day as it comes, have fun pursuing whatever interests you and be open to the possibilities that will inevitably arise.
The meaning of life does not lie in how much money you make, how fat your paycheck is or how popular you are. The meaning of life is to be found in the simple things that you do for others that makes their life purposefull. Simply put, help and love others so they're happy and then you will feel purposeful and happy.
I believe that our deepest purpose is to discover our true nature, to cherish our true selves, to listen to the call of our soul, to heal the wounds that keep us in the shadow, to become more compassionate, to love the ordinary as well as the extraordinary, to serve, and to enjoy doing nothing from time to time.
Every day is an opportunity to have a fresh start. It doesn’t matter what happened yesterday. All that counts is today. When you wake up in the morning know that today is full of opportunities waiting to be grabbed. It is a new day and a new start. The beginning of a new life awaits you.
You can't really appreciate life until it has knocked you down a few times. You can't really begin to appreciate happiness until you've known sadness. You can't appreciate love until your heart has been broken. Clearly you have to sometimes struggle up the mountainside to appreciate the breathtaking view at the mountaintop.
Your life is like a play with several acts. Some of the characters who enter have short roles to play others much larger. Some are villains and others are good guys but all of them are necessary otherwise they wouldn’t be in the play. Embrace them all and move on to the next act.
Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don’t and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get the chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.
Every passing face represents a story just as captivating, complicated and worthy as our own. Everyone has gone through something that has inadvertently changed them and forced them to struggle, adapt and grow. Everyone’s smiles have been earned. Everyone we meet has fought hard and continues to fight in some way and to them it’s equally as significant and worthwhile as whatever you're going and have gone through.
If you really want world-class success decide today to stop caring what other people think and keep your own counsel. Others may or may not have your best interests at heart but you always will. Calm down and listen to the little voice inside and have the guts to follow it. Trust yourself and know that if you’re wrong you have the ability to bounce back. Caring about other people is an asset. Caring about what other people think can sometimes be a liability.
Be present. I would encourage you with all my heart just to live in the present. Be present and open to the gifted moments that are continuously unfolding before you. Your life is simply a string of these new moments strung together one after the other. So, don’t miss them by being lost in the past or anticipating the future.
Life is tough but you are tougher. Find the strength to laugh every day. Find the courage to feel different, yet beautiful. Find it in your heart to make others smile too. Don’t stress over things you can’t change. Live simply, love generously, speak truthfully, work diligently and even when you fall just get back up and keep going.
Out of everyone you know in the world, the only person that is always present in your life, non-negotiable, day and night, is you. So if you don't like being all by yourself, at least from time to time, you might need to work on the most important relationship you'll ever have in life. The one with yourself. Once I decided to embrace myself with love and compassion, being alone didn’t feel scary or hard and I started to enjoy my own company.
Sooner or later we must realize there is no station or one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, cry less, watch more sunsets, swim more rivers, and laugh more. Life must be lived as we go along. Our final station will come along soon enough.
Thoroughly unprepared, we take the step into the afternoon of life. Worse still, we take this step with the false presupposition that our truths and our ideals will serve us as hitherto. But we cannot live the afternoon of life according to the program of life’s morning, for what was great in the morning will be little at evening and what in the morning was true, at evening will have become a lie.
Stop holding on to what hurts and start making room for what feels good. You needn't concern yourself with what happened to you in the past. You are now living in this moment! What will you do with it? Embrace it fully and passionately or cloud it with unpleasant memories? It's your choice.
We take the good times at face value in the moment for all they’re worth and then we let them go. But when we’re depressed, struggling, or fearful, it’s easy to heap on more pain by assuming tomorrow will be exactly like today. If you don’t allow yourself to move past what has happened, what was said or what was felt, you will look at your present and future through that same dirty lens. You will keep on justifying, reliving, and fueling a perception that is worn out and false.
Life doesn't always introduce you to the people you want to meet. Sometimes life puts you in touch with the people you need to meet. These people will sometimes help you but sometimes hurt you. Some will sometimes leave you but yet some will unconditionally love you. They are all a part of your journey and are all there to gradually strengthen you and help you become the better person that you are meant to be.
Life isn’t always fair. Some people are born into better environments. Some people have better genetics. Some are in the right place at the right time. But, if you’re trying to change your life all of this is irrelevant! All that matters is that you accept where you are, figure out where you want to be and then do what you can to change the things that need changing. Keep moving forward!!!!
You fall, you rise, you make mistakes, you live, you learn. You’re human, not perfect. You’ve been hurt, but you’re alive. Think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive. To breathe, to think, to enjoy, and to chase the things you love. Sometimes there is sadness in our journey but there is also lots of beauty. We must keep putting one foot in front of the other even when we hurt for we never know what is waiting for us just around the bend.
In life friendships change, divorces happen, people move on and others die. Money and jobs will come and go. Live long enough and your health and body will change. It goes with the territory of being human. The fact that you are still here gives you an advantage. Don’t look back. Look straight ahead. Decide to use all of your knowledge, skills, experiences and your life lessons from your mistakes, defeats and setbacks to start over again. Life changes. You may not have the same life as before but you can still enjoy your life.
When I was 16 years old and too young to fully grasp the sensitivity of the situation I interviewed my grandmother’s friend, JoAnn, who was terminally ill for a school project entitled “The Speed of Life.” About five minutes into the interview I began questioning JoAnn about her illness and her life situation. “So,” I tried to so delicately ask, “What is it like to wake up every morning and know that you are dying?” “Well,” she replied “What is it like to wake up every morning and pretend that you are not?”
In the game of life we all receive a unique set of unexpected negative variables that will come our way. The question is how will you respond to the harsh hands you’ve been dealt? You can either focus on the negative aspects in front of you or you can decide to tackle the problems sensibly and resourcefully. Decide to make the best out of every heart breaking and devastating situation. Empower yourself to stay strong and move forward.
It doesn’t matter who you used to be. What matters is who you decide to be today. You are not your mistakes and you are not your mishaps. You are not your past and you are not your wounds. You are offered a new opportunity with each breath to think, choose, decide and act differently in a way that supports you in being all that you are capable of being. You are not less than. You are enough.
Changing direction from a less than authentic existence to an authentic one does not mean that we're no longer able to attract abundance and prosperity into our lives or that we lose our desire to be productive. It does mean that we feel the natural bliss of being turned into our inner wholeness.
Switch the focus from blaming others to understanding yourself. Whenever you’re upset over the conduct of others take the focus off those you’re holding responsible for your inner distress. By changing the way you choose to perceive the power that others have over you, you will see a bright new world of unlimited potential for yourself and you will know instantly how to forgive and let go of anything.
Life is simply what it is. WE determine what we want it to mean. So, I urge you, the next time you’re scared or angry or worried, the next time life seems to be dishing out unpleasantries. The next time you feel like life has treated you unfairly, ask yourself, is there another way I can define this? A way that works better for me? A way that can serve me better in the future?
When life doesn’t go to plan, we must embrace the change and realize that our lives are comprised of chapters. One has ended, and another one is about to begin. But we can’t move on to the next chapter if we continually re-read old ones. We have to willingly accept the fact that life goes on, and that we have a chance to create something bigger and better.
To laugh much and often. To win the respect of intelligent people. To earn the affection of little children. To earn the appreciation of honest critics. To endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty. To see the best in others. To leave the world a better place whether by having a healthy child, a wonderful blossoming garden or by helping end a social wrong. To know even one life has breathed easier because you lived. This is to have succeeded.
Sensitive people are the most genuine and honest people you will ever meet. There is nothing they won’t tell you about themselves if they trust your kindness. However, they live with guilt and constant pain over unresolved situations and misunderstandings. Despite the deeply rooted pain and guilt they constantly feel they remain the most compassionate people worth knowing and they often become activists for the broken-hearted, forgotten and the misunderstood.They are angels with broken wings that only fly when loved.
Many people live their entire lives on default settings never realizing that they can "customize" everything. Don’t be one of them. Don’t settle for the default settings in life. Don’t be afraid. Don’t let your expectations of how everything “should be” blind you to the beauty of the life you are living. Explore this life with passion and energy. Move into uncharted territories. Live fully!
Choose friends who you are proud to know, people you admire, who love and respect you. People who make your day a little brighter simply by being in it. Ultimately, the people in your life make all the difference in the person you are capable of being. Life is just too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. When you free yourself from these people, you free yourself to be YOU and being YOU is the only way to truly live.
Often we learn to be humble through suffering ourselves. We can now feel for others in like predicaments. Life's inevitable disappointments, broken hearts and lost dreams will, if you allow them, make you bitter, resentful and angry. Or you may learn from your experiences in such a way that you grow more forgiving, grateful, wise, compassionate and caring.
Live your life with purpose. Focus on your blessings, not your misfortunes. Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Be yourself and don't wait for the approval of others. But most importantly, have a positive and humble mindset no matter what situation you are in. Count your blessings, not your problems, and you will realize how beautiful your life truly is.
People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed or just felt. They have come to assist you through a hard time, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. Then, suddenly, the person disappears from your life. Your need has been met. Their work is done. Some people come into your life for a SEASON because your turn has come to share or grow or give back. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They give you great joy. Believe it. It is real. But only for a season. LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons—things you must build upon to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all your other relationships. Think about the people in your life over the years. Whether they were there for a reason, a season or a lifetime, accept them and treasure them for however long they were meant to be part of your life. And when they are gone, be thankful for the gifts you received from them when they were here—for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, that within me there's something stronger, something better pushing right back.
When you commit an unhealthy behavior forgive your wounded self. This does not mean you accept it as okay or that you shouldn’t take accountability for your actions. It simply means you don’t need to demean yourself and continue to punish yourself for it. You must first forgive yourself, move on, and try to focus more on doing actions that make you feel good about yourself.
Today, I hope you will have a delightful day and that you will chase your dreams boldly and, if need be, dangerously. That you will love and be loved in return and that you will find the strength to accept and grow from the problems or situations you can’t change. Most importantly be wise with your decisions and choices and always be extra kind to yourself and others.
The bottom line is that when life dishes you a harsh dose of reality the best first step would be to just sit calmly and witness the thoughts and emotions passing through you. Begin by deflecting the negative emotional responses that are trying to surface and concentrate on finding solutions to the problem or problems that are presently before you. Use the energy you would have wasted in your panic instead to find the best course of action under the circumstances.
I have come to accept the feeling of not knowing where I am going and I have trained myself to love it because it is only when we are suspended in mid-air with no landing in sight, that we force our wings to unravel and alas, begin our flight. And as we fly, we still may not know where we're going to but the miracle is in the unfolding of the wings. You may not know exactly where you’re going but you know that so long as you spread your wings the winds will carry you somewhere.
Letting go is not giving up. It’s about surrendering any obsessive attachments to specific people, outcomes, and situations. It means showing up every day in your life with the intention to be your best self, without expecting life to go a certain way. Have goals and dreams, take purposeful action, and build great relationships, but detach from what you think every aspect of your life “must” look like in order to be "good enough". This is the subtle art of letting go.
Embrace reality and the broad range of life experiences you encounter while taking in the good with the bad. This includes all of your emotions, all of your ups and downs, all of your blissful moments and painful ones, and the entirety of everything in between. Life is not just rainbows and butterflies. It is wonderfully intricate and remarkable.
Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.
You will meet many types of people in your life. You will meet delicate flowers, raging oceans, quiet forests, towering mountains and colorful skies. You will meet thunderstorms, you will meet lightning.They will knock you down and some will leave you breathless.You will meet sunrises. You will meet gardens.They will give you light and they will take you on adventures. Explore them. Get lost with them.They all have something different to teach you.
Work hard for what you want because it won’t come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.
The mind is our biggest battleground. It’s the place where our strongest conflicts reside. It’s where half of the bad things we thought were going to happen never do happen. It’s where our expectations always get the best of us. It’s where we fall victim to our cravings to control the uncontrollable.
Life moves on whether we act as cowards or heroes. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate, or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, or evil can become a source of beauty, joy and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.
Not one person in this world has the same set of interests, skills, and experience as you. Your talents, curiosities, and qualities aren’t random. I believe they were given to you for a reason. Put them to use. Let the world see what you’re capable of. Let others join you and share in your example of creativity, love, kindness and compassion.
One of the hardest lessons in life involves the ability to change your perspective and let go. Whether it’s guilt, anger, love loss, or betrayal change is never easy. We fight to hold on and we fight to let go. But letting go, from the inside out, is often times the healthiest path forward.
Avoid thoughts and activities that involve telling people who are perfectly capable of making their own choices what to do. In your family remember that you do not own anyone. This is always true. In fact disregard any inclination to dominate in any of your relationships. Listen rather than expound. Pay attention to yourself when you’re having judgmental opinions and see where self-attention takes you. When you replace an ownership mentality with one of allowing you’ll begin to see the true unfolding in yourself and other people. From that moment on you’ll be free of frustration with those who don’t behave according to your ego-dominated expectations.
I guess the real fact of the matter is that we don't know what tomorrow will bring to us and the only thing we really have is right now. So don't stay mad for too long and learn to forgive. Love with all your heart. Have fun. Live your life the way you want to live it. Don't worry about the people that don't like you. Enjoy the ones that do.
The truth is that no one wins a game of chess by only moving forward. Sometimes you have to move backward to put yourself in a position to win. And this is a perfect metaphor for life. Maybe you were meant to hang a left back when you took a right and that’s perfectly fine. Life gradually teaches us that U-turns are allowed. So turn around when you must because there’s a big difference between giving up and starting over in the right direction.
Life batters us whether we are rich or poor, public or private. On the outside we may look as if we've got our act together but each one of us encounters those dark stormy days when we feel very small, very fragile and very frightened. When this happens we need to change our thinking by simply being kind to ourselves. You are like everyone else. Perfectly imperfect.
People who consistently notice and act with compassion are never lonely. You can be busy doing for others by being pleasant, polite, and even thoughtful but if there is no real connection, no exchange between you and the other person beyond the superficial it won't ward off loneliness. True, sincere, connective compassion ends our deep loneliness. Always help others wholeheartedly.
Be a conscious witness of your thoughts. The process of thought-watching is the very alchemy of true mindfulness. As you become more and more deeply rooted in "witnessing" the chaotic thoughts you're having will start disappearing. The way you feel is the way YOU choose to feel, and the way YOU react is the way YOU choose to react.
Rules about life for young people: Life is not fair! Get used to it! The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself. If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping.They called it opportunity. If you mess up, it's not your parents fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them. Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real world. Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to their jobs. Remember, be nice to nerds because chances are one day you're going to end up working for one. Smoking does not make you look cool. It makes you look moronic. Next time you're out cruising, watch an 11-year-old with a butt in his mouth. That's what you look like to anyone over 40. Ditto for "expressing yourself" with purple hair, ten tattoos and/or pierced body parts. Furthermore, you are not immortal. If you are under the impression that living fast, dying young and leaving a beautiful corpse is romantic, you obviously haven't seen one of your peers at room temperature lately. Enjoy school while you can. Sure your parents are a pain, school's a bother, and life is depressing. But someday you'll realize how wonderful it was to be a kid. Maybe you should start now. You're welcome.
We all hope for an uncomplicated life and one with less stress. We are all looking for the happiness, harmony, and peace of mind that comes with living a virtuous life. That does not mean that it is easily achieved but it does give us a focus and something to strive for as we continue to learn about ourselves and the world around us.
All life is expression par excellence. From the roses in spring to the leaves turning brown and gold in autumn, life is about expression. We were not born to hide away, like a mouse in a cave, but rather to emerge onto the vast savanna of life and roar like a lion. By being visible, by impacting and leaving our mark, we are fulfilling our destiny, which is to create the world around us, not simply live inside it!
Let us walk into the future with a clear heart and mind. If you owe me, don’t worry about it. If you wronged me, it’s all good, lesson learned. If you’re angry with me, you won. I’ve let it go. If we aren’t speaking, it’s cool. I truly wish you well. If you feel I’ve wronged you, I apologize. It wasn’t intentional. I’m grateful for every experience that I received. Life is too short for pent up anger, holding of grudges and extra stress or pain. Remember, forgiving someone is for YOUR benefit. Lastly, remember to always be grateful for your blessings for they are truly many.
Suppressing emotions doesn't work because emotions are messengers from our inner world. Positive emotions keep us content and happy. Such a wonderful place to be. But negative emotions really do need our immediate attention. Let yourself acknowledge the negative emotion in your body whenever you can sense it arriving. Name the emotion such as "frustration is here" instead of "I'm frustrated". This validates a message to your inner world that it’s been heard, but it also creates distance from the emotion so YOU don't get embroiled in it. Then tell whatever the negative emotion is that you appreciated its arrival, you've learned from it, it has served its purpose but now it's time for it to simply go away.
The purpose of life is to be happy. To grow, thrive, and experience life to it's fullest.To worry less about our achievements, productivity, and the meaning of our life and to prioritize the things we enjoy even if they serve no apparent purpose. The only real way to make your life matter is to make it matter to YOU. Acknowledge your inherent true worth and then contribute your unique perspective to this world. Go in service and strive to always be kind and compassionate while taking care of your loved ones and yourself. Help and support others. Not because you have to earn worth, but because you want to improve their lives. Go make the time to discover your true passions and do the things that you really love to do as often as you can. Walk in the sun, sit on the beach, lie in the grass. Why? Just because it feels good! Do it without feeling guilty or beating yourself up for the lack of purpose. Stop fretting over whether you are important enough, useful enough, influential, significant, or deserving enough because at the end of the day, purpose may add somewhat to your happiness but it’s NOT a prerequisite. You don’t need a mission, purpose, or a direction for your life to be worth living. You don’t have to justify your existence or prove your worth. Not to your parents, family, friends, boss, or society. Most importantly, you ceratainly don't have to prove your worth to yourself because you ARE worth personified. You matter! Right here and right now!
The bottom line is that every moment of your life builds upon the next. This moment is the bridge between the reality of where you are and the vision of where you want to be. Reality is indeed approaching you every second and the great thing is you’re able to alter it as it arrives. You just have to decide what you want to do with it.
Once upon a time, there was a girl who could do anything in the world she wanted. All she had to do was choose something and focus. So one day she sat down in front of a blank canvas and began to paint. Every stroke was more perfect than the next, slowly and gracefully converging to build a flawless masterpiece. And when she eventually finished painting, she stared proudly at her work and smiled. It was obvious to the clouds and the stars, who were always watching over her, that she had a gift. She was an artist. And she knew it too. She felt it in every fiber of her being. But a few moments after she finished painting, she got anxious and quickly stood up. Because she realized that while she had the ability to do anything in the world she wanted to do, she was simply spending her time moving paint around on a piece of canvas. She felt like there was so much more in the world to see and do – so many options. And if she ultimately decided to do something else with her life, then all the time she spent painting would be a waste. So she glanced at her masterpiece one last time, and walked out the door into the moonlight. And as she walked, she thought, and then she walked some more. While she was walking, she didn’t notice the clouds and the stars in the sky who were trying to signal her, because she was preoccupied with an important decision she had to make. She had to choose one thing to do out of all the possibilities in the world. Should she practice medicine? Or design buildings? Or teach children? She was utterly stumped. Twenty-five years later, the girl began to cry. Because she realized she had been walking for so long, and that over the years she had become so enamored by everything that she could do – the endless array of possibilities – that she hadn’t done anything meaningful at all. And she learned, at last, that life isn’t about possibility – anything is possible. Life is about making a decision – deciding to do something that moves you. So the girl, who was no longer a girl, purchased some canvas and paint from a local craft store, drove to a nearby park, and began to paint. One stroke gracefully led into the next just as it had so many moons ago. And as she smiled, she continued painting through the day and into the night because she had finally made a decision and there was still some time left to revel in the magic that life is all about.

LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS 400+

People are made to be loved and things are meant to be used. The confusion in this world today is that people are being used and things are being loved.
All we really want is to be accepted, connected and loved.
Were it not for my string of failed romantic relationships I never would have learned the power of loving myself first.
It's always nice to have someone in your life that makes you smile even when they're not around.
Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy, thank you for loving me and receiving my love in return. Thank you for the memories I will cherish forever. But most of all, thank you for showing me that there will come a time when I can eventually let you go.
If someone really misses you, they will give you a call. If someone really wants you, they will make the effort to tell you. If someone really cares about you, they will always try and show you. If they don’t bother then they just aren’t worth your time.
A woman with a beautiful body is good for a night, but a woman with a beautiful mind is good for a lifetime.
I never knew how quickly I would go from someone that you loved to someone you used to know.
To love someone is to acknowledge the goodness of who they are. Through loving a person we awaken their awareness of their own innate goodness. It is as though they cannot know how worthy they are until they look into the mirror of our love and see themselves.
Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment, are precisely the ones you need in your life at this moment. There is a hidden meaning behind all events, and this hidden meaning is serving your own evolution.
A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words.
Find yourself someone to love and live each day with them as if it were your last day on earth.
I never knew how quickly I would go from someone that you loved to someone you used to know.
Never ignore a person who cares for you because someday you'll realize that you lost a diamond while you were merely collecting stones.
In order to thrive in this world, feeling unconditional love is essential to our wellbeing and so we must learn to give that to ourselves.
When we see people shamelessly sin and hurt others do not use force to punish their behavior. Instead, resolve to send them humble love for only that can subdue their future transgressions.
If you ask me how many times you've crossed my mind I would tell you once. Because you have already come and have never left.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
You are allowed to terminate your relationship with toxic family members. You are allowed to walk away from people who hurt you. You don't owe anyone an explanation for taking care of yourself.
True love means you love a person for what they are, not for what you think they should be.
There are people that take the heart out of you, but thankfully there are people who will put it back together.
The people who are mean't to be in your life will always gravitate back towards you no matter how far away they wander.
Every time you smile at someone it is an action of love and a gift to that person.
If you don't love yourself nobody else will . Furthermore, you just won't be good at loving anyone else.
Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation.
You will find when you look back on your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.
Love is the only perfect medicine that can heal our souls and make our hearts feel free.
In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.
While sitting around the campfire the elder was asked by the young man, "Which is more important?. To love or to be loved?". He replied, "Which is more important to the bird? The left wing or the right wing?".
If you don't love yourself nobody else will. Not only that but you won't be good at loving anyone else. Real loving starts with the self.
Life is imperfect. People are imperfect. Love is the perfect response.
Not all of us can do great things. But we can all do small things with a great love.
Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.
When you like someone you like them in spite of their faults. When you love someone you love them with their faults.
If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
Unless its mad, passionate, extraordinary love, it's a waste of your time. There are too many mediocre things in life but love should not be one of them.
You’re not rich until you have something that money can’t buy.
If I could give you one thing in life I would give you the ability to see yourself through my eyes.
You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy even if you’re not going to be a significant part of their happiness.
There is no remedy for love but to love more.
When you’re at peace with yourself and love yourself it is virtually impossible to do things to yourself that are self-destructive.
Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.
Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history but not a part of your destiny.
Men fall in love with their eyes. Women fall in love with their ears.
Loving people live in a loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world. Same world.
If you love somebody let them go. If they return they were always yours and if they don’t they never were.
I will greet the day with love in my heart for this is the greatest secret of success in all ventures.
Their love was different. She was happy every time he kicked her in the stomach. Every time he kicked her she loved him even more. She could hardly wait for the time she would hold her baby for the first time.
The best and the most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched but are felt in the heart.
For it was not into my ear you whispered but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed but my soul.
And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
Love me when I least deserve it because that’s when I really need it.
Love cures people. Both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
I've looked at love from both sides now. From give and take and still somehow it's love's illusions that I recall. I really don't know love at all.
There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.
The most wonderful places to be in the world are in someone’s thoughts, in someone’s prayers, and in someone’s heart.
A wonderful thing in life is finding someone who knows all your shortcomings and idiosyncrasies and still finds you absolutely amazing.
You didn’t just cheat on me but you cheated on us. And you didn’t just break my heart you broke our future.
There is no greater joy or greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone’s life.
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.
I try to leave the past where it belongs and enjoy the present. Most of us have had more than our share of bad relationships. But now I look forward to sharing and creating unforgettable memories with a caring and loving partner.
"And so how is it that we managed to stay together dear for 65 years" said the elderly wife? "Oh darling", replied her husband, "we were born in a time when if something was broken we would fix it, not throw it away."
If you are not happy being single you will never be happy in a relationship. Get your own life in order first. Then share.
One of the very best ways to let someone know that you really love them is to say and mean sincerely, "I'm sorry I hurt you. Please forgive me".
A beautiful thing happens when we start paying attention to each other. It is by participating more in your relationship that you breathe life into it.
I’m not upset that you lied to me. I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.
May those whose hell it is to hate and hurt be turned into lovers bringing flowers.
We are made BY love, we are made OF love, and we are made FOR love.
It’s easy to feel unloved and unwanted when people aren’t able to communicate and connect with you in the way you expect. Furthermore, it’s hard not to internalize that disconnection as a reflection on your own worth.
Sometimes the darkest times can bring you to the brightest places. Your most painful struggles can grant you the greatest growth and the most heartbreaking losses of relationships can make room for the most wonderful people.
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve to have love and affection.
The most important decision of your life and the one that will affect every other decision you make is the commitment to love and accept yourself. It directly affects the quality of your relationships, your work, your free time, your faith, and your future.
Through careful communication, lovers can be reconciled, commitment can be renewed, and romance refreshed. Don't let giant walls come between you and your partner. Take care of problems while they are still small.
Divine love is a love that never changes and never varies.
We are saved only by love. Love for each other and the love that we find inside ourselves.
Some people come into our lives and leave quickly. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same.
Loving people live in a loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world. Same world.
Surrender your self-interest. Love others as much as you love yourself. Then you can be entrusted with all things under heaven.
I want love, passion, honesty, companionship, and sex that drives me crazy and conversation that drives me sane.
The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring.
If you share your shame stories with the wrong person they can easily become one more piece of flying debris in an already dangerous storm.
I try to align myself with people who support my growth. If you meet someone whose soul is not aligned with yours send them love and move along.
You can't give away what you don't have. If you don't have love for yourself then you can't be loving to others.
Perhaps they are not stars in the sky but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know that they are happy.
Never pass up a chance to say “I love you” to the people you care most about because we nor they are promised a tomorrow.
Send love. I urge you to send love in place of those judgments and criticisms to others when you feel they impede your joy and happiness and hold them in that place of love.
I love the silence between two people. The quiet acknowledgement. The falling into knowing and comfort between words as we lapse into our own minds. I love the sound of your silences. I notice them. I recognize them. I melt into them because your silences sound like mine.
When you judge another you do not define them you simply define yourself.
Almost two decades ago when I asked my grandfather for some relationship advice he said, “Honestly, the moment I stopped trying to find the right woman and started trying to become the right man your grandmother walked up to me and said - "Hello".
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.
Accept everyone as a valuable human being. Show those around you that they are loved for who they are not for what they do or how much they please you.
Sometimes someone isn’t ready to see the bright side. Sometimes they need to sit with the shadow first. That's when a friend can sit with them and help make the darkness beautiful.
Never underestimate how impactful your few words can be to someone when spoken with sincerity and love.
The radiance of love falls on all of us and we are nothing without each other.
It's the thought that matters. Not where you are or where the person is.
People don't always need advice. Sometimes all they need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand them.
It's really very simple. We all merely just want to be loved and appreciated.
Give space to those who are upset, cranky, or having a bad day. We all have our moments. Sometimes just your silence will be enough to help them realign their emotions.
Thank the things that didn’t work out in your life because they just made room for the things that will. And thank the people who walked away from you because they just made room for the people who won’t.
It took a while for her to figure out she could run but when she did she was long gone, Long gone.
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I am I and if by chance we find each other it will be beautiful.
If I had a star for every time you brightened my day there would be a galaxy in my head.
Most of the arguments we have with one another are pointless. Be selective in your battles.You simply don’t need to attend every argument you’re invited to.
Love always rules over fear because it reflects our true nature and inevitably attracts support from others.
Always love the giver more than the gift.
Build someone up. Put their insecurities to sleep. Remind them they are worthy. Tell them they are magical. Stand by them and become the glowing light in their self perceived dim world.
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Hearts are often broken by words left unspoken and this includes your own heart.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness for only light can do that. Likewise, hate cannot drive out hate for only love can do that.
The more love that beats in your heart the happier and more buoyant your heart will be. Furthermore, the more you love life the more life will love you back.
You'll never lose by treating your partner as a unique and special person.
Silence is often the loudest cry. Sometimes what a person needs most is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.
We are not perfect for everyone. We are only perfect for those select few people that really take the time to get to know us and love us for who we really are. To those select few being our imperfectly, perfect self is what they love about us.
The less time you spend upset with the people who hurt you the more time you'll have to love the people who truly love and care about you.
It's wiser to lose someone over being who you are rather than to keep them by being someone you're not.
Choose to spread some love and kindness to at least one person every day. Just imagine the amount of happiness you will have then created in your lifetime for others.
Love the people who treat you right and distance yourself from the ones that don't.
A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words.
Love and kindness is a way of living. Where there is love there is no judgement. And where there is judgement there is no real love.
Be grateful for what you have, who loves you and who cares for you. You'll never know how much they mean to you until the day they're no longer beside you.
I just don't have time to hate people who hurt me because I'm too busy loving the people who I know love me.
Breaking someone's heart. Ergo- Grab a plate and throw it on the ground. "Okay, done." Did it break? "Yes" Now say sorry to it. "Sorry". Did it go back to the way it was before? "No". Now do you understand?
If you allow people to make more withdrawals than deposits in your life you will be out of balance and in the negative. Know when to close the account!
The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give others.
During your youth love will be your teacher. In your middle age love will be your foundation. In your old age remembering your fondest memories of love will bring you immeasurable delight.
It's easy to love some people. The true moral test is to love someone who's hard to love.
Often the problems we have with others, particularly those close to or related to us, don't really have much to do with them at all. Rather the problem lies within us and it then becomes our obligation to self examine and try to recreate a friendlier and more loving relationship.
If you have anything in your heart, other than love, you’ve got to get it out.
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is how to love and then be loved in return.
Listen to your heart, because although it's on your left side, it's always right.
People will rarely remember what you did but they will always remember how you made them feel.
You can't promise to love someone for the rest of their life but you can sincerely love them for the rest of yours.
There are certain people who aren't meant to fit into your life. But no relationship is ever a waste of time. If it doesn't bring you what you want then it will surely teach you what you don't want.
When I came in with tears in my eyes you always knew whether I needed you to hold me or just let me be. I don't know how you knew it but you did and that made it so much easier for me.
Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you.
Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.
People are who they are. You can’t force someone to be who you want them to be. If you choose to stay do it because you can accept them not because you think you can change them.
Never chase love, affection, or attention. If it isn’t given freely by another person, it isn’t worth having.
If you find yourself constantly trying to prove your worth to someone else then you have already forgotten the enormity of your value.
There is no surprise more magical than the surprise of being loved.
When you have to start compromising yourself or your morals for the people around you then it’s definitely time to change the people around you.
If you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your path.
Everyone comes with baggage. Find someone who loves you enough to help you unpack.
The people who are the hardest to love are the ones who sometimes need it the most.
Be there. Be open. Be honest. Be kind. Be willing to listen, understand, accept, support, and forgive. This is what it means to love.
Breakups hurt, but losing someone who doesn’t respect and appreciate you is actually a gain, not a loss.
It’s better to let someone walk away from you then all over you.
Sometimes when the wrong people leave your life the right things start to happen.
Don’t look for someone who will solve all your problems. Look for someone who won’t let you face them alone.
May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.
To the world you may be just one person but to one person you may be the world.
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you I could walk through my garden forever.
Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
If you live to be a hundred then I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live a day without you.
If we open our hearts we will also find open hearts. It is always mutual.
Love is when you sit beside someone doing nothing yet you feel perfectly happy.
To all the people I love. Please realize that I would never intentionally hurt or disappoint you. I may do both at times but I will always try to make it right.
People don't always need advice. Sometimes they just need a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand them.
When you can't, for whatever reason, look at the bright side then I will sit with you in the dark until you can see the light.
Love is the universal power that connects us all together and brings meaning to life.
I like weird people. The black sheep, the odd ducks, the rejects, the eccentrics, the loners, the lost and the forgotten. More often than not these people have the most beautiful souls.
The sign of a beautiful person is that they always see the beauty in others.
If you can lie down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better then you know you had a good day.
Relationships are about trust. If you have to play detective then it's time to move on.
Don't let loneliness drive you back into the arms of someone you know you don't belong with.
Pick your battles. You don't have to show up for every argument you're invited to.
The greatest gift you can give someone is your time because when you give your time you are giving a portion of your life that you will never get back.
It's a wonderful thing, as time goes by, to be with someone who looks into your face when you've gotten old and still sees what you think you look like.
The less you open your heart to others the more your heart will suffer.
The truth is the way other people treat us isn't about us. It's about them and their own struggles, insecurities and limitations. You don't have to allow their judgement to become your truth.
Don't tell someone to get over it. Instead, help them get through it.
Alone doesn't always mean lonely. Relationships don't always mean happy. Being alone will never cause as much loneliness as the wrong relationship. If things don't feel right take a break and spend some time with number one. You!
I have no desire to argue with anyone. I choose to walk away because I just want peace.
So you want to change the world? Easy. Just go home and love your family.
The secret of a long life is -- laughter. The secret of a long lasting relationship is -- laughing together.
Guess what people do who really love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.
Passion is momentary while love endures.
Love isn't a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.
When you have to start compromising yourself and your morals for the people around you then it's probably time to change the people around you.
A healthy relationship will never require you to sacrifice your friends, your dreams or your dignity.
A true relationship is two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other.
Sometimes the most ordinary things are made extraordinary simply by doing them with the right person.
Don't dwell on who let you down. Cherish those who hold you up.
People are who they are. You can’t force someone to be who you want them to be. If you choose to stay do it because you can accept them not because you think you can change them.
My willingness to be intimate with my own deep feelings creates the space for intimacy with another.
Love wholeheartedly every chance you get in spite of the risks of being hurt.
You’re imperfect and you’re wired for struggle but you are worthy of love and belonging.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
I knew you were the one when you walked into my chaos and never left.
Have a big enough heart to love unconditionally and a broad enough mind to embrace the differences that make each of us unique.
The worst feeling is not being lonely. It's when someone makes you feel special, then suddenly leaves you and you have to pretend you don't mind at all.
The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood and the best way to understand people is to listen to them.
Love, ultimately, is a practice. A daily rehearsal of honesty, presence, communication, acceptance, forgiveness, and heartfelt patience.
When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody then you'll want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.
Sometimes the only logical thing to do when someone you love hurts you is to disconnect, eject, proceed and move on.
The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others the greater is our own sense of well-being.
A baby is born with a need to be loved and never outgrows it.
Some people are so afraid of losing someone they love that they find it easier to refuse to love anyone.
The compatibility of a couple and the quality of a relationship lies in the way they handle their arguments and differences.
Our survival is so dependent on the help of others that a need for love lies at the very core of our existence. This is why we need to cultivate a genuine sense of responsibility and a sincere concern for the welfare of others.
Being broken hearted is like having broken ribs. On the outside it looks like nothing's wrong but every breath hurts.
Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being able to love others.
Having someone wonder where you are when you don't come home at night is a very old human behavior.
Being taken for granted is an unpleasant but sincere form of praise. Ironically, the more reliable you are and the less you complain, the more likely you are to be taken for granted.
Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Giving your partner the space to save face, and not taking things personally when they’re occasionally upset, cranky, or having a bad day, is a priceless gift.
Watching you walk out of my life does not make me bitter or cynical about love. But rather makes me realize that if I wanted so much to be with the wrong person before how beautiful it will be when the right person comes along.
People who care about each other enjoy doing things for one another. They don't consider it servitude.
No matter how hard your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
A relationship without trust is like a car without gas. You can stay in it all you want but it won't go anywhere.
Sometimes you have to learn to let go of the person you loved and just hold on to the memory of what was.
I am thinking of you in my sleepless solitude tonight. It may be wrong to love you as much as I do but my heart just won't let me be right because I'm drowning in thoughts of you and I feel I can't pull through without you by my side.
Feel free to follow your heart but take your brain with you.
There once was this little girl who stole my heart and she used to call me Daddy.
If you truly love someone then the only thing you want for them is to be happy. Even if it's not with you.
We just have to accept the fact that some people are going to stay in our hearts even if they don't stay in our lives.
Having a broken heart is like falling off a horse. Most people will get back on but some walk away too afraid of the pain to take another chance.
It's a lot easier to be angry at someone than it is to tell them you're hurt.
The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others the greater is our own sense of well-being.
Don't give up on the people you love. Your patient love and faithfulness may be exactly what they need to make a complete turnaround.
Most heartless people have a heart. They'll just do anything to protect their heart even if it means that they have to break yours.
We are most alive when we are in love.
Don’t hold on to someone who’s leaving otherwise you won’t meet the one who’s coming.
You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around and why his parents will always wave back.
I love you. I am who I am because of you. You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I've ever had and no matter what happens to us in the future every day we are together becomes one of the greatest days of my life. I will always be yours.
Love is of all the passions the strongest for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.
You don't want someone who chooses you solely for what's good about you. You need someone who sees the bad too and still appreciates you just the way you are.
Stop getting involved in relationships for the wrong reasons. There's no need to rush. If something is meant to be it will happen in the right time, with the right person, and for the best reasons. Fall in love when you're ready. Not when you're lonely.
Stop trying to change people. Start accepting people just the way they are. In most cases it's impossible to change them anyway and it's rude to even try. Save yourself from needless stress. Instead of trying to change others give them your support and lead by example.
Some people come into your life for a reason, some for a season, and some for a lifetime. However long it was be thankful for the gifts you received from them.
I acknowledge the balance in all people, things, and events and I know the true meaning of all exists is love.
Intimate love is not just about finding the right person but working with them to create the right relationship. A relationship should be healthy, caring, loving, kind, upbeat and positive. It should make your smile a little wider and your life a little brighter in the long run.
At times we feel we are not capable of love anymore partly because of our confusion and partly because of the heartbreak and pain we carry. As a result the suffering we see around us sometimes becomes buried within us. But remember in spite of our history we must learn and continue to love again.
Love is generous without need. It is fulfilling in itself. It is courageous. Above everything else love offers kindness with no requirement in return.
We can love and care for others but we must not possess our children, lovers, family, or friends. We can assist them, pray for them, and wish them well but in the end their happiness or suffering depends on their own thoughts and actions.
You want to know who I'm in love with. Read the first word.
A good relationship is when someone accepts your past, supports your present and encourages your future.
Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
It always helps to have people we love beside us when we are faced with the difficult things in life.
It only takes seconds to open profound wounds in persons we love but sometimes it takes many years to heal them.
How people treat other people is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves.
Love isn't a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way they are right now.
Having loving human relationships in life is essential. When the gusty winds blow and shake our lives into a downward spiral we need to know that there are still some people who love and care about us and then we will be able to bend with those winds and we won't break.
Your greatest task isn't to find love but to discover and destroy all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
Love in the past is only a memory while love in the future is only a fantasy. But true love lives in the heart right here now.
Feeling good about ourselves is essential in our being to love others.
If you spend all your time judging people then you'll have no time to love them.
Love is like the wind. You can't see it but you can feel it.
It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.
I love my children.That will never change. I have prayed to them for forgiveness and hope that they will forgive me. I never meant to hurt them.
No matter what has happened we can always return to the greatness of the heart.
Love creates a communion with life. Love expands us, connects us, sweetens us and enables us. Love will always spring up in tender concern and blossom into caring action. It enables us to step beyond our small self and embrace each other as beloved parts of the whole.
The key to our survival is love. When we love someone and feel loved by them somehow our suffering subsides, our deepest wounds begin healing, and our hearts start to feel safe to open up a little wider.
You will find as you look back on your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.
Love is the only true reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
When we’re trying to fill a love-sized hole it doesn’t matter what we’re trying to stuff into it. Drugs, money, alcohol, approval, sex. If it’s not pure love it won’t truly satisfy us. We’ll just keep wanting more and more.
You don't need someone to complete you. You only need someone to accept you completely.
It's hard to tell your mind to stop loving someone if your heart still does.
There is a pain I often feel which you will never know because it is caused by the absence of you.
If someone you love hurts you then cry a river, build a bridge and then go over it.
I'm going to smile and make you think I'm happy. I'm going to laugh so that you don't see me cry and I'm going to let us go in style, even if I know it's going to kill me.
Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never knew.
There's this place in me where your fingertips still rest, your kisses still linger and your whispers softly echo. It's that place where a part of you will forever be in a part of me.
I want to be your favorite hello and your hardest goodbye.
At some point you have to realize that some people will forever stay in your heart but not in your life.
For you I was a chapter. For me you were the book.
Love one another, but make not a bond of love. Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Apologizing doesn’t always mean you’re wrong and the other person is right. It just means you value your relationship more than your ego.
There is no greater power in heaven or on earth than pure unconditional love.
My wish isn’t to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.
The bank of love is never bankrupt.
Hone your skills of using "loving communication" for implementing change in your behavior and subtle miracles will begin to happen in your life. Always pull away from the seperate self, "me vs you" process and begin to live in a unified self, "me AND you" experience. Life will then be your friend, not your advesary.
You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.
I finally understood what true love means. Love means that you care for another person’s happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be.
Love does not come to those who seek it, but to those who give love. It is a binding force between souls who have nothing to give but themselves to one another.
Don’t rush into any kind of relationship. Work on yourself. Feel yourself, experience yourself and love yourself. Do this first and you will soon attract that special loving other.
I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.
Love wholeheartedly. Be surprised. Give thanks and praise then you'll discover the richness of your life.
Let love and faithfulness never leave you. Bind them around your neck and write them on the tablet of your heart.
Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. Things break. And almost all things can be mended. Some with time, as they say, and some with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly and unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you.
Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, heard, or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
Love what you do, until you can do what you love. Love where you are, until you can be where you love. Love the people you are with, until you can be with the people you love most. This is the way we find happiness, opportunity, and peace.
Have you called your Mama today. I sure wish I could.
Love is the most highly evolved, pristine form of connection and connection is what gives meaning to people's lives. When we feel whole we are able to love other people and that is how we connect.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
Those who deserve love the least are the ones who need it the most.
You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects something you love or hate about yourself.
If you have one person in your life you genuinely care about and who genuinely cares about you, you’re successful.
We were designed for love and when we do, something good develops inside. We feel clean, rich, and whole. Even better, we become less concerned with how we feel and more concerned with the lives of others.
There really is something special in every person and the more you practice looking for the good in others the more you will see it.
When we are genuinely interested in others a graciousness comes over us that is soothing and compelling.
Love is patient and love is kind. It does not envy or boast. It is not proud, rude or self seeking. It is not easily angered and it keeps no record of wrongs.
Let all that you do be done in love.
I think it's easier to really love everybody when you're happy.
Love yourself like your life depends on it. Why? Because it does.
When you begin to love EVERYONE UNCONDITIONALLY, including yourself, then the poeple around you will begin to mirror your loving energy and will end up emulating your love in a way that they never could have done before.
I don’t have time to hate the people who hate me because I’m too busy loving the people who love me.
One of the very best ways to let people know we really love them is to say I'm sorry I hurt you. I sincerely mean it and please forgive me.
The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?
Do we really need much more than this? To honor the dawn. To visit a garden. To talk to a friend. To contemplate a cloud. To cherish a meal. To bow our heads before the mystery of the day. Are these not enough?
Any kind of relationship that imagines that we can fulfill ourselves through another is bound to fail. Ideally, people should come together already fulfilled within themselves.
Fear knocked at the door. Love answered and no one was there.
You ARE deeply loved and will be cherished forever. You will be taken care of. You have nothing to fear.
The more tightly we hold onto others the more we will suffer.
We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to align yourself with heaven's gift to you. The wonderful news is that soon you'll be a part of heaven itself.
Love has no boundaries. Loving people feel happy and happy people feel loved.
Attachment says, "I love you therefore I want you to make me happy". Genuine love says, "I love you therefore I want you to be happy".
The only people that really matter in life are the people that can see the love that's really in your heart.
Holding a grudge & harboring anger or resentment is a poison to the soul. Get even with people but not with those who have hurt you. Forget them. Instead get even with those who have helped you.
If you're giving love and you're receiving love then there can be no regrets. Only the absence of love creates regrets.
There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One is roots; the other, wings.
When approval seeking is the guiding principle of life it's virtually impossible to achieve a loving long term relationship with another human being. Both persons must remain authentic and both need to continue to become more insightful with every passing day.
In human relationships, distance is not measured in miles but in affection. Two people can be right next to each other, yet miles apart.
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
When you communicate with empathy and challenge, you not only connect with the other person, but you also help them build feelings of self-worth. And that may be the greatest gift of honest communication.
You only meet a handful of really good people in life. So hold onto them.
Treat me like a queen and I’ll treat you like my king. Treat me like a game. And I’ll show you how it’s played.
Do not sabotage your new relationship with your last relationship’s poison.
Love and forgive. The degree to which you are able to truly love as an expression of your character, not merely as a feeling, the more you will be willing to forgive. The more you are able to forgive, the more you will be free to love. They go hand-in-hand.
If you send out goodness from yourself, or if you share that which is happy or good within you, it will all come back to you multiplied a hundred times over. In the kingdom of love there is no competition so the more love you give away, the more love you will have.
Look for a spouse who will make a great parent to your future kids. Date with that in mind. You will never marry someone you don't date, so don't date someone you would never marry.
Hate, anger and resentment are heavy walls we erect, which destroy our peace of mind and limit our reach. Love has no such liabilities. It is empowering and liberating.
Know the wholeness, perfection and beauty that you are. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home. Find the love you seek by first finding the love within yourself.
Love leads to connection and oneness, acceptance and compassion. It's the path we need to take, both to survive and to evolve. It's the path that more and more people are taking.
Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have.
It is only with true love and compassion that we can begin to mend what is broken in the world. It is these two blessed things that can begin to heal all broken hearts.
If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, your heart will soon be filled with love and understanding, a feeling that nurtures the soul.
Love always rules over fear because it reflects our true nature and power, and also attracts support from others and the universe.
Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard but always there. Still loved, still missed, and still very dear.
The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.
Family is not an important thing ---- it's everything!
A friend is someone you can be alone with, not able to think of anything to say and be comfortable in the silence.
Fortunately love is our true nature and is unlimited in supply.
Dedicate yourself to love. Decide to let love be your intention, your purpose, and your total focus. Then allow love to inspire you, support you, and guide you in every action you take.
No day is wasted in which I touch another person's life in any positive, meaningful way.
If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I'm not perfect and I don't pretend to be but before you start pointing fingers make sure you hands are clean!
Find something to love today and every day, no matter how small, and you’ll find it that much easier to weather the truly hard times.
If she's amazing, she won't be easy. If she's easy, she won't be amazing. If she's worth it, you won't give up. If you give up then you're not worthy. Truth is, almost everybody is going to hurt you. You just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.
The biggest coward of a man is to awaken the love of a woman without the intention of loving her.
They told me that to make her fall in love with me that I had to make her laugh. But every time she laughs I'm the one who falls deeper in love!
A loving relationship is one in which the loved one is free to be themselves. To laugh with me, but never at me. To cry with me, but never because of me. To love life, to love being loved. Such a relationship is based upon freedom and can never grow in a jealous heart.
Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here. The spiritual journey is the relinquishment, or unlearning, of fear and the acceptance of love back into our hearts.
Love is our true essence. Love has no limitations of caste, religion, race, or nationality. We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love.
Words have energy and power with the ability to help, heal, hinder, hurt, harm, humiliate and/or humble us. As such, we must choose our words carefully.
Love one another and help others to rise to higher levels simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.
Without receiving love we feel uncared for and not worthy. Moreover, without giving love we feel immeasurably disconnected.
Do not doubt your own basic goodness. In spite of all the confusion and fear, you are born with a heart that knows what is just, loving, and beautiful.
One night the moon said to me, if she makes you cry why don't you leave her? I looked at the moon and said, my friend moon, would you ever leave your sky?
The best time to love with your heart is always now, in this moment because no breath beyond the current is promised.
Unconditional love is when you give love without expecting anything in return.
People will sometimes disappoint us, and yes, people will occasionally do malicious things. But, in the end we have to get over this. We need to move on from continuously licking our wounds so we can heal them and start living fully again.
How can I be reasonable? To me our love was everything and you were my whole life. It is not very pleasant to realize that to you it was only an episode.
When you're lonely I wish you love. When you're down I wish you joy. When you're troubled I wish you peace. When things are complicated I wish you simple beauty. When things are chaotic I wish you inner silence and when things look empty I wish you hope.
Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement or destructively using words of despair.
When we live a life full of integrity and trustworthiness we can better learn to accept others mistakes and flaws. We can also learn to trust that despite what others may do, or how they might disappoint us, we will be able to get through it. Our faith in humanity will stay intact.
Love your partner. Not because you need them to love you back, not because you’re desperate to be needed, but because loving them is a miraculous thing to do.
Just remember that the foundation of love is to let those we care about be unapologetically themselves and not distort them to fit our own egotistical ideas of who they should be.
We must learn to trust despite knowing we may get hurt. It is only by opening our hearts that we can have flourishing relationships, see the opportunities around us, and begin to live a more fulfilled life.
You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it. You say you love sun, but you seek shelter when it is shining too brightly. You say you love wind, but when it comes you close your windows. So that's why I'm scared when you say you love me.
A woman's heart is a deep ocean of secrets.
We need less ego and more love.
Tell your ego to sit down and allow your love light to shine brightly.
Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go and love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world awaits in darkness for the light that is you.
One of the best ways to let people know that you really love them is to say, and mean it, I'm sorry I hurt you. Please forgive me.
At times you might make the mistake of losing yourself trying to hold onto someone who doesn't care about losing you.
Love cannot save life from death but it can fulfill life's purpose.
We are all much softer and more vulnerable than we may appear. We long for acceptance and love, and rejection cuts very deep. Sometimes so deeply that we resolve never to expose ourselves to the risk of it again. It doesn’t have to be this way. No matter how long you have lived according to this pattern, you can reconnect with your innate capacity to love and be loved.
I am in awe of the beauty around me. The beauty in nature, the miracles of the world, but most importantly, the beauty found in loving others. The intense beauty revealed in receiving, giving, and knowing true love. That is the true secret of the uIf someone comes into your life and has a positive impact on you, but for some reason they can’t stay, be thankful that your paths crossed and that they somehow made you happy, even if it was just for a short while. Life is change. People really do come and go. Some come back, some don’t, and that’s okay. And just because one person leaves, doesn’t mean you should forget about everyone else who’s still standing by your side. Continue to appreciate what you have, and smile about the memories.
The small details of our lives are what REALLY matter in a relationship. It's NOT the mansion, the fancy car, the property or the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give you happiness in themselves. So find the time to be your spouse's best friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Now! Go create a happy marriage.
When someone you love backs themselves into a corner, look the other way until they get themselves out, and then act as though it never happened. Allowing someone to save face in this way, and not reminding them of what they already know is not their most intelligent behavior, is an act of great kindness.
You ARE worthy of love and compassion. You might believe that you need to lose 25 pounds, cease on your addiction or learn to be more understanding, compassionate and forgiving. All of which might be true! But understand, EVERYONE is fighting their own self imposed battles. All we can do is to firstly, recognize our short comings and then develop a plan to self improve. NEVER lose sight of the fact that you are, right now, imperfect but completely worthy and deserving.
Nothing can replace the experience of being loved. Loving cures us of many of life's wounds. Being loved helps us to discover the treasures buried within our own hearts. We then can enter the extraordinary virtuous circle of life. That being that the more we help others the happier we are and the happier we are the more we feel like helping others.
Today, my 8-year-old son hugged me and said, “You are the best mom in the whole entire world!”. I smiled and sarcastically replied, “How do you know that? You haven’t met every mom in the whole entire world.” My son squeezed me tighter and said, “Yes I have. For you ARE my entire world".
Love yourself enough to create an environment in your life that is conducive to the nourishment of your personal growth. Allow yourself to let go of the people, thoughts, and situations that poison your well-being. Cultivate a vibrant surrounding and commit yourself to making choices that will help you release the greatest expression of your unique beauty and purpose.
Practice giving. In the midst of arguments or disagreements practice giving rather than taking before you exit. Giving involves leaving the ego behind. While it wants to win and show its superiority by being contrary and disrespectful your spirit needs to seek peace so choose harmony instead. You can reduce your quarreling time to almost zero if you practice this procedure.
Love is not simply a feeling of romantic excitement. Furthermore, it's more than a desire to marry a potential partner. It also goes beyond intense sexual attraction. Real love is an expression of the deepest appreciation for another human being. It is to have an awareness of his or her needs and longings. It always strives to be unselfish, giving and caring.
Unconditional love is the greatest force in existence. It has no boundaries, limitations, or opposition. It's the alpha and the omega.The beginning and the end. It embraces everyone and everything equally. It's neither positive or negative. It's the energy and light born when positive and negative emotional energies are perfectly balanced.
The best kind of people are the ones that come into your life and make you see the sun where you once only saw clouds. The people that believe in you so much that you start to believe in yourself too. The people that love your simply for being you. These are collectively the "once in a lifetime" kind of people.
If someone comes into your life and has a positive impact on you, but for some reason they can’t stay, be thankful that your paths crossed and that they somehow made you happy even if it was just for a short while. Life is change. People really do come and go. Some come back, some don’t, and that’s okay.
Love is not about sex, going on fancy dates or showing off. It's about being with a person who makes you happy. It's about caring for someone when they need your help. It's about doing everything you can to protect and look after them. It's really simple. Just love each other wholeheartedly.
If we can infuse gratitude into our pain we will experience miraculous shifts in our lives. My hope for you is this. That you can move through your pain, heal your heart, and one day when you run into that person you once dreaded seeing you can look at them boldly and say “thank you for being a part of my life".
When someone rejects you, for whatever reason, that rejection reflects their wants, not your limitations. You are in no way defined by the rejection, or the acceptance, of anyone else. Your worth depends on no one. And as hard as it can be to see it as such, there is just as big a gift in not connecting with those who don’t see your value, as there is in uniting with those who do.
Relationships end for a reason. And when it happens, it’s okay. Your ex wasn’t the only person on the planet who is capable of loving you. On the contrary, if you use your breakup as an opportunity to improve things about yourself, you will attract a partner with whom you’ll find so much more love and connection that you’ll wonder how you lasted as long as you did in your past relationship.
Love is what we were born with. How to fear is what we have learned. The spiritual journey is the relinquishment - or unlearning - of fear and the acceptance of love back into our hearts. Love is our ultimate reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life.
Friends or acquaintinces? Today my sister and I were in a bad car accident. My sister is "Ms. Popular" at school – she knows everyone. I’m a bit of an introvert – I hang-out with the same two girls all the time. My sister immediately posted a comment on Facebook about our accident. And while all her friends were merely commenting about the situation online to each other my two friends showed up independently at the scene of the accident before the paramedics even arrived.
I might not be someone’s first choice, but I am a great choice. I don’t pretend to be someone I’m not because I’m good at being me. I might not be proud of some of the things I’ve done in the past but I’m proud of who I am today. I may not be perfect but I don’t need to be. I am the way God made me. Take me as I am or watch me as I walk away.
No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background. Nor hated because of his religion. People learn to hate and if they can learn to hate then they can be taught to love. For love comes much more naturally to the human heart than to its opposite.
There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend. One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she could see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “now that you can see the world, will you marry me?” The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend was blind too, and refused to marry him. Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her saying: “Please, just take care of my eyes my love”.
Two little teardrops were floating down the river of life. One drop said to the other, "I am the teardrop of a girl who loved a man and lost him." Who are you? "Well, I am the teardrop of the girl who won him." Love is very strange. Love can make you bear any kind of pain and any kind of sacrifice. Yet it can also make you feel stupid and act stupidly. Loving tears are bound to shed from your eyes no matter how you force yourself to keep them in. But, to truly love someone you must give yourself freely and lovingly. For it's the times when you're loving someone completely that you will feel the most alive. And that is why a teardrop is oh so BEAUTIFUL.
When I was a kid, my Mum liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then and I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening, so long ago, my Mum placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burnt biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for the biscuit, smile at my Mum and ask me how my day was at school. I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember hearing my Mum apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I ll never forget what he said: “Honey, I love burned biscuits”. “Later that night I went to kiss my Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, “Your momma put in a long hard day at work today and she is real tired. And besides….. A burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!” You know, life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. I’m not the best at hardly anything and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone. What I have learned over the years is that learning to accept each other’s faults and choosing to celebrate each other’s differences is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship. So please pass me a biscuit. And yes, the burnt one will just do fine.
A lovely little girl was holding two apples with both hands. Her mum came in and softly asked her little daughter with a smile. My sweetie, could you give your mum one of your two apples? The girl looked up at her mum for some seconds, then she suddenly took a quick bite on one apple, and then quickly on the other. The mum felt the smile on her face freeze. She tried hard not to reveal her disappointment. Then the little girl handed one of her bitten apples to her mum, and said " mummy, here you are. This is the sweeter one". The message is oh so obvious. No matter who you are, how experienced you are, and how knowledgeable you think you are, always delay judgement. Give others the privilege to explain themselves. What you see may not be the reality. Never conclude for others.
Far from being selfless, loving ourselves unconditionally is a reclaiming of our authentic perspective. As you become more practiced at putting yourself in the arms of love, you feel more loving towards others and are able to help people in ways that work for BOTH parties rather than only one.
When two people are angry at each other their hearts become distant. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are the louder they will have to shout to hear each other to cover that great distance. So when you argue do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that will distance each other even more or else there will come a day when the distance is so great that neither of you will find the path to return.
Focus on being someone who loves. That is, allow love to flow through you as often as possible. Focus on what you love about the people you meet. Focus on what you appreciate while going to the store, sitting in a meeting, or while speaking to someone. Simply, adjust your body to positive emotions by finding as many things to love and appreciate as possible.
No day is wasted in which I touch another person's life in any positive, meaningful way. And so it is that I enrich MY days by giving something of myself whether through a warm smile, a kind word, a sympathetic ear, a gentle embrace, or a helping hand. I don't know the meaning of life, the purpose of humanity, or why I'm even here. But I do know that anytime I act out of love, the world just feels right to me.
I think a lot of people don’t understand what real romance is. Anyone can buy flowers and candy and jewelry, there’s no love in that. The truly romantic things in life are those little things you do every day to show you care and that you’re thinking of them. It’s going out of your way to make them happy. The way you hold her hand when you know she’s scared, or you save the last piece of cake for him. The random text in the middle of the day, just to say “I love you” or “I miss you”. The way he stops to kiss you when he passes by. It’s dedicating her favorite song to her, and letting her eat your fries… and telling her she’s beautiful, even when she’s in her sweats.. with her hair in a ponytail and no makeup. It’s putting your favorite show on pause so she can tell you about her day, and laughing at his joke even the really lame ones. It’s slow dancing in the kitchen and kissing in the rain. Romance isn’t about buying, it’s about giving. True romance is in the gestures.
Most people get married believing a myth that marriage is beautiful box full of all the things they have longed for. Companionship, intimacy, friendship etc. etc. The truth is that marriage at the start is simply an empty box. You must put something in before you can take anything out. There is no love in marriage. Love is in people and people put love in marriage. There is no romance in marriage. You have to infuse it into your marriage. A couple must learn the art and form the habits of continually giving, loving, serving and praising their partner in order to keep the box full.
Everyone has ups and downs, but if there are people in your life who are consistently negative, unkind or toxic, changes need to be made. Walk away from or decrease your exposure to those people who drain you in negative ways. You deserve to be treated with love in every scenario.
Let's say you have what you believe to be a healthy marriage. You’re still friends and lovers after spending more than half of your lives together. The dreams you set out to achieve in your 20s — gazing into each other’s eyes in candlelit city bistros when you were single and skinny — have for the most part come true. Two decades later you have the 20 acres of land, the farmhouse, the children, the dogs and horses. You’re the parents you said you would be, full of love and guidance. You’ve done it all: Disneyland, camping, Hawaii, Mexico, city living, stargazing. Sure, you have your marital issues, but on the whole you feel so self-satisfied about how things have worked out that you would never, in your wildest nightmares, think you would hear these words from your husband one fine summer day: “I don’t love you anymore. I’m not sure I ever did. I’m moving out. The kids will understand. They’ll want me to be happy.” But wait. This isn’t the divorce story you think it is. Neither is it a begging-him-to-stay story. It’s a story about hearing your husband say “I don’t love you anymore” and deciding not to believe him. And what can happen as a result. Here’s a visual: Child throws a temper tantrum. Tries to hit his mother. But the mother doesn’t hit back, lecture or punish. Instead, she ducks. Then she tries to go about her business as if the tantrum isn’t happening. She doesn’t “reward” the tantrum. She simply doesn’t take the tantrum personally because, after all, it’s not about her. Let me be clear: I’m not saying my husband was throwing a child’s tantrum. No. He was in the grip of something else — a profound and far more troubling meltdown that comes not in childhood but in midlife, when we perceive that our personal trajectory is no longer arcing reliably upward as it once did. But I decided to respond the same way I’d responded to my children’s tantrums. And I kept responding to it that way. For four months. “I don’t love you anymore. I’m not sure I ever did.”His words came at me like a speeding fist, like a sucker punch, yet somehow in that moment I was able to duck. And once I recovered and composed myself, I managed to say, “I don’t buy it.” Because I didn’t. He drew back in surprise. Apparently he’d expected me to burst into tears, to rage at him, to threaten him with a custody battle. Or beg him to change his mind. So he turned mean. “I don’t like what you’ve become.” Gut-wrenching pause. How could he say such a thing? That’s when I really wanted to fight. To rage. To cry. But I didn’t. Instead, a shroud of calm enveloped me, and I repeated those words: “I don’t buy it.” You see, I’d recently committed to a non-negotiable understanding with myself. I’d committed to “The End of Suffering.” I’d finally managed to exile the voices in my head that told me my personal happiness was only as good as my outward success, rooted in things that were often outside my control. I’d seen the insanity of that equation and decided to take responsibility for my own happiness. And I mean all of it. My husband hadn’t yet come to this understanding with himself. He had enjoyed many years of hard work, and its rewards had supported our family of four all along. But his new endeavor hadn’t been going so well, and his ability to be the breadwinner was in rapid decline. He’d been miserable about this, felt useless, was losing himself emotionally and letting himself go physically. And now he wanted out of our marriage; to be done with our family. But I wasn’t buying it. I said: “It’s not age-appropriate to expect children to be concerned with their parents’ happiness. Not unless you want to create co-dependents who’ll spend their lives in bad relationships and therapy. There are times in every relationship when the parties involved need a break. What can we do to give you the distance you need, without hurting the family?” “Huh?” he said. “Go trekking in Nepal. Build a yurt in the back meadow. Turn the garage studio into a man-cave. Get that drum set you’ve always wanted. Anything but hurting the children and me with a reckless move like the one you’re talking about.” Then I repeated my line, “What can we do to give you the distance you need, without hurting the family?” “Huh?” “How can we have a responsible distance?” “I don’t want distance,” he said. “I want to move out.” My mind raced. Was it another woman? Drugs? Unconscionable secrets? But I stopped myself. I would not suffer. Instead, I went to my desk, Googled “responsible separation” and came up with a list. It included things like: Who’s allowed to use what credit cards? Who are the children allowed to see you with in town? Who’s allowed keys to what? I looked through the list and passed it on to him. His response: “Keys? We don’t even have keys to our house. I remained stoic. I could see pain in his eyes. Pain I recognized. “Oh, I see what you’re doing,” he said. “You’re going to make me go into therapy. You’re not going to let me move out. You’re going to use the kids against me.” “I never said that. I just asked: What can we do to give you the distance you need ... “Stop saying that!” Well, he didn’t move out. Instead, he spent the summer being unreliable. He stopped coming home at his usual six o’clock. He would stay out late and not call. He blew off our entire Fourth of July — the parade, the barbecue, the fireworks — to go to someone else’s party. When he was at home, he was distant. He wouldn’t look me in the eye. He didn’t even wish me “Happy Birthday.” But I didn’t play into it. I walked my line. I told the kids: “Daddy’s having a hard time as adults often do. But we’re a family, no matter what.” I was not going to suffer. And neither were they. MY trusted friends were irate by my behavior. “How can you just stand by and accept this behavior? Kick him out! Get a lawyer!” I walked my line with them, too. This man was hurting, yet his problem wasn’t mine to solve. In fact, I needed to get out of his way so he could solve it. I know what you’re thinking: I’m a pushover. I’m weak and scared and would put up with anything to keep the family together. I’m probably one of those women who would endure physical abuse. But I can assure you, I’m not. I load 1,500-pound horses into trailers and gallop through the high country of Montana all summer. I went through Pitocin-induced natural childbirth. And a Caesarean section without follow-up drugs. I am handy with a chain saw. I simply had come to understand that I was not at the root of my husband’s problem. He was. If he could turn his problem into a marital fight, he could make it about us. I needed to get out of the way so that wouldn’t happen. Privately, I decided to give him time. Six months. I had good days, and I had bad days. On the good days, I took the high road. I ignored his lashing out, his merciless jabs. On bad days, I would fester in the August sun while the kids ran through sprinklers, raging at him in my mind. But I never wavered. Although it may sound ridiculous to say “Don’t take it personally” when your husband tells you he no longer loves you, sometimes that’s exactly what you have to do. Instead of issuing ultimatums, yelling, crying or begging, I presented him with options. I created a summer of fun for our family and welcomed him to share in it, or not — it was up to him. If he chose not to come along, we would miss him, but we would be just fine, thank you very much. And we were. And, yeah, you can bet I wanted to sit him down and persuade him to stay. To love me. To fight for what we’ve created. You can bet I wanted to. But I didn’t. I barbecued. Made lemonade. Set the table for four. Loved him from afar. And one day, there he was, home from work early, mowing the lawn. A man doesn’t mow his lawn if he’s going to leave it. Not this man. Then he fixed a door that had been broken for eight years. He made a comment about our front porch needing paint. Our front porch. He mentioned needing wood for next winter. The future. Little by little, he started talking about the future and it was Thanksgiving dinner that sealed it. My husband bowed his head humbly and said, “I’m thankful for my family.” He was back. And I saw what had been missing: pride. He’d lost pride in himself. Maybe that’s what happens when our egos take a hit in midlife and we realize we’re not as young and golden anymore. When life’s knocked us around. And our childhood myths reveal themselves to be just that. The truth feels like the biggest sucker-punch of them all: it’s not a spouse or land or a job or money that brings us happiness. Those achievements, those relationships, can enhance our happiness, yes, but happiness has to start from within. Relying on any other equation can be lethal. My husband had become lost in the myth. But he found his way out. We’ve since had the hard conversations. In fact, he encouraged me to write about our ordeal to help other couples who arrive at this juncture in life. People who feel scared and stuck. Who believe their temporary feelings are permanent. Who see an easy out and think they can escape. My husband tried to strike a deal. Blame me for his pain. Unload his feelings of personal disgrace onto me. But I ducked. And I waited. And it worked!

PATIENCE 25+

You should sit quietly for fifteen minutes today to gather your thoughts and review your priorities unless you’re too busy in which case you should sit for an hour.
Patience is not the ability to wait but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.
It might take a year, it might take a day, but what's meant to be will always find a way.
I am currently under construction. Thank you for your patience.
Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things unfold in their own time.
Patience is never more important than when you are at the edge of losing it.
Some of your greatest blessings come with patience.
Patience and silence are two powerful energies. Patience makes you mentally strong while silence makes you emotionally strong.
Patience is not passive waiting. Patience is active acceptance of the process required to attain your goals and dreams.
Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you had in mind.
One moment of patience may ward off great disaster while one moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.
Be patient. Good things come to those who wait.
Patience is a great companion of wisdom.
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
Patience is the best remedy for almost every trouble.
Patience is a great virtue. We should learn from the sun and moon. Both patiently wait their turn and each one gets their chance to shine.
In a culture that seeks quick and easy results we must learn the beauty of effort, patience, and perseverance.
If you are patient in one moment of anger you might just escape one hundred days of sorrow.
Don’t make a permanent decision for your temporary emotion.
Patience is a genuine expression of confidence, acceptance, serenity, and faith in your own ability. It’s a sign of strength.
With love and patience nothing is impossible.
The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things the way they are and look realistically at the world around you. Then have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.
Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait.
Learn to wait and assess instead of reacting from untrained instinct.
The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are and look realistically at the world around you and then have faith in yourself and in the decisions you have made.
One of the most sincere forms of respect is to actually listen patiently to what another has to say.
Isn't it unfortunate that the older we get the more patient we become? Why do we have to wait?
Patience my friend, patience. Remember that the world’s greatest composers weren’t writing symphonies the first day they sat at a piano.
The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind. It gives us a certain amount of inner peace, which allows us some self-control, so that we can choose to respond to situations in an appropriate and compassionate manner, rather than being driven by our disturbing emotions.

RELIGIOUS 275+

Our children are the only possessions we can take to heaven.
See the divine in everyone.
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
Thru God's loving eyes you're already perfect.
One should always be kind to strangers, lest they may be angels in disguise.
You will only come to truly know God when you give up the past and the future and merge totally into the now because God is ALWAYS here right now.
Treat everyone you meet as if they have infinite value because in God’s eyes they do.
When the Christian faith isn't being "forced" onto another person the faith can be, undeniably, helpful to many people.
The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
When God blesses you financially don't raise your standard of living. Raise your standard of giving.
The spread of Christianity can be attributed, in part, to the excellent values the faith teaches.
If you knew who walked beside you at ALL times on the path that you have chosen you would NEVER experience fear or doubt again.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted. He rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
It's really nice to wake up in the morning realizing that God has given me another day to live.
We are such fragile people. Please, help us Jesus to always love you with all our heart and then let us humbly share your limitless love with everyone we meet.
When we feel poisoned by stress, pain, pressure and failure the best antidote is to pray. Nothing more, nothing less.
The ultimate question that God asks when we pass on is “did you learn to love?”
God determines who walks into your life. It’s up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go.
The smile on my face doesn't mean my life is perfect. it just means I appreciate what I have and what God has blessed me.
Look for friends who have integrity and character. Go to them often and express appreciation for their examples. Pray for guidance and protection and Jesus will always sustain you and be your trusted friend.
We need to find God and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature, trees, flowers and grass grow in silence. See the stars, the moon and the sun and how they move in silence. We need silence to be able to touch our souls.
You are a divine creation of God. You are a spiritual being. You don’t need anyone else to confirm that. Simply believe!
Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
Ego. It is the misdirected self belief that defines how important we think we really are. In reality it's simply a sad way of Edging God Out of our lives.
What if you slept? And what if, in your sleep, you dreamed and in your dream you went to heaven and there you plucked a strange and beautiful flower. Then what if when you awoke you had that flower in your hand?
If you hope for happiness in this world hope it from God, not from the world.
No good thing will God withhold from those who walk with integrity.
I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.
Faith is having a living and daring confidence in God's grace. This being to the extent that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times over.
Don’t ask God to make your life easier. Ask him to make you stronger.
True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that. It is a spiritual transaction with the Creator of Heaven and Earth.
When my children were small and just a touch away I covered them with blankets against the cold night air but now that they are tall and out of reach I fold my hands and cover them with prayers.
God is eagerly waiting the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams just as he always has. But he can’t if you don’t pray and he can’t if you don’t dream. In short he can’t if you don’t believe.
The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature and have faith in yourself.
God I know that I am not perfect. I know sometimes I forget to pray. I know I have questioned my faith. I know sometimes I lose my temper but thank you for loving me unconditionally and giving me another day to start over again.
The unthankful heart discovers no mercies. But the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
If you want to be like me knowing that we are alike I will help you. If you want to be different than me I will wait until you change your mind.
Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.
Contentment whether you are pursuing a big dream or a small one means being at peace with whatever God gives you.
There is an abundance of love all around us. God, Jesus. the Holy Spirit, guardian Angels are ALL with us. Close your eyes, breathe deeply and feel their love.
Praise God in the happy moments. Seek God in the difficult moments. Trust God in the quiet moments and thank God for every moment.
Forgive others as quickly as God forgives you.
Every saint has a past and through the grace of God's love every sinner has a future.
Live simply. Aspire to inspire. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly and leave the rest to God.
Conscience is the voice of God in the nature and heart of man.
The peace and love of God surpasses all human understanding.
We are not material beings on a spiritual journey but rather spiritual beings that need an earthly journey to become fully spiritual.
If we'd take a few moments each day to ponder the magnificent blessings in our lives that we take for granted we'd never be unhappy.
Serenity is when you are at peace with yourself, others, and most importantly God. It’s when you no longer have to wear a different mask to be around others for you are now comfortable with who you are.
Our life is our prayer. It’s our gift to this universe, and the memories we leave behind when we someday exit this world will be our legacy to our loved ones. We owe it to ourselves and to everyone around us to be happy and to spread that joy around.
Having someone to love is family. Having somewhere to go is home. Having both is a blessing.
Faith is no irresponsible shot in the dark. It is a responsible trust in God who knows the desires of your heart, the dreams you are given, and the goals you have set. He will always provide for you the right path.
Until you make peace with God and yourself you will never be content with where you are or what you have.
When the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray.
Every small act of kindness, every little loving gesture, every moment of compassion and sharing is a treasure in the eyes of God and blesses the world around us.
All I want to do is learn to think like God thinks. All the rest is details.
Always pray to have eyes that see the best. A heart that forgives the worst. A mind that forgets the bad and a soul that never loses faith.
We sometimes wonder why God does not answer our prayers. Simple. We ask for the wrong things.
God help me to be less fearful of the measure of time and more fully alive in the time that simply is.
It is in giving that you receive. It is in loving that you are loved. It is in sharing your joy that you create happiness in yourself, others, and God.
Does a problem mean that God is punishing you or challenging you? Or is it possible that the problem you're facing isn’t really a problem at all but merely a God sent disguised opportunity?
What God knows about me is more important than what others think about me.
The moment you start acting like life is a blessing I assure you that it will start to feel like one.
Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
There is never a moment when God is not in control. Relax! He’s got you covered.
Sometimes you just have to bow your head, say a prayer and weather the storm.
Though my faith is not yours and your faith is not mine if we remain free to light our own flames then together we can banish some of the darkness of the world.
Some people come into your life as blessings. Others come into your life as lessons.
When you turn your worry into worship then God will turn your battles into blessings.
Stop focusing on how stressed you are and remember how blessed you are.
Appreciation is the vessel for future blessings.
At the end of the day I am thankful that my blessings are bigger than my problems.
Everybody is unique. Do not compare yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God's curriculum.
Instead of looking at what's depressing look at what's a blessing.
Keep your eyes open for blessings in disguise. They are everywhere and they are worth noticing, and appreciating.
Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.
There exists within all of us a Divine spark called I am that I Am. And when it's kindled and nourished it is capable of miracle-making at an astonishing level.
I asked God, "why are you taking me through these troubled waters?" He replied,"because your enemies can't swim."
May you take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention.
Ask, and you will receive. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened.
Put your trust in God and he will always get rid of your worries.
A Bible that has extensive wear is a Bible that's in good hands.
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
Angels descending, bring from above, echoes of mercy and whispers of love.
A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.
Many things are possible for the person who has hope. Even more is possible for the person who has faith. And still more is possible for the person who knows how to love. But everything is possible for the person who practices all three of these virtues.
When I started counting my blessings my whole life turned around.
Sometimes we don't realize the blessings we have until we no longer have them. Appreciate all the blessings in your life and take none for granted.
The best things that have ever happened to me have not been the result of anything I have done. Some might say that is luck. I call them blessings and in some cases miracles.
Be grateful for who you are and whatever you have. Everything you have is a gift from God.
Luck has nothing to do with being blessed. Luck is a toss of the dice and a slight of the hand. Being blessed is from God and knowing that he is the reason you're breathing.
Me and God have this little agreement. If he wakes me up to see another day I promise to try and be a better person than I was yesterday.
May the road rise up to meet you and may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again may God hold you in the hollow of his hand.
When I feel truly alone, with a sense of being lost, even empty inside, it is then I realize I have unknowingly moved away from God, so I move back.
In life no matter what you're going through, have faith, and believe your sorrows won't last forever because what time does not heal God will.
God restores everything. When I submit the broken pieces of my life to him he restores me to a beauty far more than what I prayed for.
My faith is that life is purposeful. There is a God. There is intelligence, consciousness and behind all of this there is an incredible compassion.
We are commanded to seek out those who are lost. We are to be our brother's keeper.
Remember who you are. Don’t compromise for anyone or for any reason. You are a child of Almighty God. Live that truth.
The smile on my face doesn't mean my life is perfect. It just means I appreciate what I have and what God has blessed me.
Contentment is just the realization that God has already provided for me today all that I need for my present peace and happiness.
The highest level of awareness is one in which the self actualized person does not notice appearances but rather sees only the unfolding of God in each person.
Even during our worst hardships when things in our lives are seemingly falling apart we can still find peace in the eternal love of God.
There is no greater power in heaven or on earth than pure, unconditional love. With God being the creator of both the spiritual and physical plane we will forever be loved and connected to him.
When I die burn what is left of me and scatter the ashes to the winds to help the flowers grow. And if you must bury something than let it be my faults, my weaknesses and all the prejudice I had against my fellow man. Give my sins back to the devil and give the rest to God.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Grace means undeserved kindness. It is a gift from God to man. We must have faith and realize that we are unworthy of God's favor but yet we will still be forgiven.
Talk like you are blessed. Walk like you are blessed. Think like you are blessed. Work like you are blessed. And you will be.
Heaven is a family gathering of believers from every tribe and nation but it is also our Father's house and in that house He is preparing a room just for you. When you arrive in heaven and Jesus opens the door you'll know you're home.
Through faith in the Lord Jesus alone can we obtain forgiveness of our sins and be at peace with God. But, by believing in Jesus through God we become the children of God. God is our Father and we may look to him for all the temporal and spiritual blessings which we need.
Every child that is born is proof that God has not given up on human beings.
Nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God.
God made man because he loves stories.
God created us, knows us, loves us, and guides us with his love and forgiving grace. So rejoice in this knowledge. Live a life of prayer, compassion, love and unbridled gratitude.
Most of us are already in the place where God wants us to be providing we are willing to deepen our roots, increase our courage and expand our vision and hope.
To one who has faith no explanation is necessary. To one without faith no explanation is possible.
Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece. Make friendship a fine art, and drink deeply from good books – especially the Bible. Build a shelter against a rainy day, while giving give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.
Stories are stepping stones on the path to spiritual enlightenment.
Hope is the extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them.
Let us always be open to the guidance and help offered by our guardian angels as they are of a higher frequency and thus are more in tune with the divine.
Always remember that God is ALWAYS the answer to your problems.
Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not relucantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. Furthermore, you are the only person on earth who can decide what the right level of giving is for you. Relax, God knows what's in your heart.
When we come to the place where we give simply because we have an unselfish, liberal heart of gratitude toward God, we will be well on the road to a blessed life.
You are a masterpiece still in progress. You aren't done yet but you're headed in the right direction. God is the potter and you are the clay. He is molding you into the person he wants you to be. It may not feel good right now but you're on your way.
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully everyone is blessed.
Place all your troubles on the altar of God. He will then transform them into love. Know that NOTHING is too big for God to handle.
You are deeply loved and will be cherished forever. You WILL be taken care of after your earthly journey. You have nothing to fear.
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is “Thank You God” it will be enough.
God is all around us but it takes stillness to know his message.
Regardless of how far off target you've gone God can and will put you back on the right track if you believe.
When everything around us is falling apart let us go within in silence and be guided by the one who dwells within us.
God has put all of his power at your disposal. Further, you have the right to use that power to get through any and every setback you face.
Why should we give God thanks? Because everything we have comes from God.
We all have our share of brokenness but don't EVER doubt the love of God.
You need to use your stumbling blocks as stepping stones when you go through hard times and use them as fuel. Say, "I'm not going to live like this. I'm not going to be down or depressed. If I have to crawl to Jesus, I'll do it". I know that he'll help me get up again.
God never gives us a burden heavier than we can carry. No matter what, he wants us to be more happy than sad.
In times of trouble God will be your strength and deliver you out of all of your troubles. He always stands close to those who are brokenhearted, wounded or crushed in spirit.
When you are feeling overwhelmed with life stop telling God how big your mountains are and start telling your mountains how big your God is.
Good actions are the invisible hinges on the doors to heaven.
The shape of true love isn't a diamond. It's a cross.
No matter what storm you face you need to know that God loves you. He will not abandon you.
If we're really honest with ourselves there are probably times when we think of what possible use can I be in this world? Then God's grace comes to us in the form of another person who tells us that we have helped them and what a blessing that is.
Faith is the complete reliance on the power and goodness of Spirit and the firm belief that you are always connected to this goodness.
Whenever you do not understand what's happening in your life just close your eyes, take a deep breath and say, God, I know this is your plan for me so please just help me get through it.
He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.
It's so simple. All we all want is to give love and be loved in return.
I shall never see myself as lacking in strength again. My strength is derived by my connection to God and God has no weaknesses.
The only thing that really counts is our faith expressing itself through love.
I may not have everything I want in life but I am blessed to have all that I need. For this I am thankful.
Grace is when God gives us the good things we don't deserve. Mercy is when he spares us from bad things we do deserve. Blessings are when he's generous with both. Truly, we can never run out of reasons to thank him.
For me the different religions are beautiful flowers from the same garden and are branches from the same majestic tree. Therefore, they are equally true, though being received and interpreted through human instruments all equally imperfect.
Listen to your life. Touch, taste, feel your way to the holy and hidden heart of it. Because in the last analysis all moments are key moments and life itself is a gift.
My God is amazing beyond words. I will try to follow in his golden footprints and live the life he has intended me to live.
Never drive faster than your guardian angels can fly.
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.
There are defining moments in everyone's life when we know, without any doubt, that God has his arms around us and is sheltering us from sadness with his ever lasting love.
Enveloped in your light, may I be a beacon to those in search of light. When sheltered in your peace, may I offer shelter to those in need of peace. Embraced by your presence, may I be always be available and present for others.
When we live as much of life as possible in God-realization, nothing can go wrong. What and who we need will surface, and we’ll notice that we can’t escape feeling that something much greater than our individual life is at work within and around us.
Don't let your past sins weigh you down. Instead, run with endurance towards God's forgiveness, grace and goodness.
Do not pray for an easy life. Instead pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.
Through persistence, self-knowledge, prayer, commitment, optimism, a resolute trust in God and the building of your own personal moral strength, you can enjoy the blessings of a deeper faith and face the difficulties of life with courage and confidence.
Know that God is with you. Keep going even when it’s scary and even when all your strength seems gone. You have to keep picking yourself back up and move forward because whatever you’re battling in the moment will pass and you will make it through.
The gate is small and the road is narrow that leads to true life.
My journey with God is filled with his love.
You can give without loving but you cannot love without giving.
The love that God gives to me is simply overwhelming.
Men are never duly touched and impressed with the conviction of their insignificance until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God.
Finding God has changed me and yet I am now more me than I've ever been.
God's grace is the oil that fills the lamp of love.
When you really feel God's love you needn't fear anything.
You can't lose God. You can wander away from him but he'll always be there when you return.
Why spend your life helping others? Simply because God loves to smile.
People who have truly found God are known as givers, not takers. They genuinely think that others matter as much as they do and they are particularly aware of those who are poor.
When we love we're free. We don't have to worry about a burdensome load of commands because when we are loving we cannot sin.
God help me think of you more and me less.
The things that are impossible with men are possible with God.
In the movie of life nothing matters except your relationship to God.
You are not a human having a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual person having a human experience.
Don't worry. God is never blind to your tears, never deaf to your prayers and never silent to your pain. He sees. He hears and He will deliver you.
Cease all your "negotiations" with Jesus. Trust in him completely and he will always take you down the right path.
Did you know that if you pray God will always help you? So don't try to go it alone - pray.
No matter how discouraged we get God will never ask us to do the impossible.
Sometimes people get the mistaken notion that spirituality is a separate department of life, the penthouse of existence. But rightly understood, it is a vital awareness that pervades all realms of our being.
We must always remember that God has given to every soul the responsibility of deciding what its character and destiny shall be.
I am still far from being what I want to be. But, with God's help I shall succeed.
The overwhelming, never ending, reckless love of God leaves me utterly speechless.
Hold God, feel God, know God and try to love God as much as he loves you.
The grace of God's will surpasses all human understanding and know that he will always protect those who have faith in him.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Lord help me to bring comfort when there is pain. Courage when there is fear. Hope where there is despair and acceptance when the end is near.
Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
If you feel far from God, guess who moved?
Our life is like a garden and with God's loving care it blossoms with the flowers of his blessings everywhere.
If you want to do the work of God then pay attention to people. Especially to the people nobody else notices.
How many of you have a poem to be written, a song to be sung, a book to be authored? Listen to God today as he calls you to a life of adventure. Life is never boring when you have a purpose.
This life was designed for us to walk daily with our creator. God is waiting for us. He doesn't force us to have a relationship with him. He waits until we're ready. Hold God's hand and he will lead you to a glorious future.
Let go of your hopes, dreams, and desires and allow God to paint his picture of your life. He will take good care of you. Trust him always in everything.
Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not yet seen.
God's grace is way bigger than our regrets. It is a beautiful combination of love, sympathy, compassion and mercy.
When life is too hard to stand, kneel.
Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
God has promised, to every single one of us, that even in our hardest time if we just hang on long enough the blessings will come.
God will always make a way even when there seems to be no way.
A beautiful life does not just happen. It is built daily by prayer, humility, sacrifice and hard work.
The world tells us to seek success, power and money. God tells us to seek humility, service and love.
Jesus, your birthday was the beginning of sanity on earth.
Success is remaining faithful to the process God has laid out for you.
When I pray, wonderful coincidences happen, and when I don't, they don't.
The passion that you feel is God inside of you beckoning you to take risks and be your own person.
The older we grow and the more real-world tragedies and challenges we witness the more we realize how incredibly blessed we are.
Without faith nothing is possible. With it nothing is impossible.
Lord, help me bring comfort to those who are in pain and to those who need courage but are in despair. May they be ready to accept the gentle touch of your love. With you they will find peace.
God places the best things in life on the other side of fear.
Jesus, thank you again. You are always right there to calm my worries and your grace gives me comfort when hopelessness and worthlessness try to torment my heart and mind.
God's grace is bigger than our regrets. It is a beautiful combination of love, sympathy, understanding, compassion and mercy.
Always go out of your way to help the less fortunate. Praying for them is a wonderful and righteous thing to do but actually helping them is even better.
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
Morning is God's way of saying go make a difference. Touch a heart, encourage a mind, inspire a soul and enjoy the day.
I can never fully atone for all the wrongs I've done. But I can, from now on, walk the rest of the way with you beside me showing me the right way to live.
Know that you don't have to "find" God. He's already walking right beside you. Just open your heart to him and he'll surround you forever with his grace and love.
Believe that you shall receive and you shall receive.
Sometimes you will go through awful trials in your life and then a miracle happens. God heals you.
The best mathematical formula I've ever seen. 1 cross + 3 nails= 4 given.
When you find yourself in need of spiritual nourishment, it is in the opportunities to serve others that you will find the abundance you seek.
God's dream is to establish a bond of universal love on which he can build his permanent kingdom and reign forever.
Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.
How do you want to see your life? If you see it through God's eyes ALL you'll see is love. Embrace God and everything around you will change for the better.
The memory of God comes to the quiet mind. Get quiet, let go of conflict, become peaceful, and remember the eternal gentleness that resides in you.
Alone, in the quiet of the night is when I feel the closest to Jesus. He brings to me a calmness that I can't altogether put into words. All I can think to say is - Thank you, Thank you.
When life knocks you down to your knees you are in the perfect position to pray.
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you. Love, prayer, and forgiveness.
God's plans will always be greater and more beautiful than all your disappointments.
If you knew who walked beside you at all times, on the path that you have chosen, you could never experience fear or doubt again.
Believe that your spiritual life is more important than your physical life. Know that God is fully present at work in your life every day. You ARE a beautiful part of an intricate tapestry of his creation.
Fear and faith cannot exist in the same space at the same time. Choose one.
The function of prayer is not to influence God but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
If God had a refrigerator your picture would be on it.
When we express our appreciation we are communicating from spirit. Therefore our prayers reach their destination and are returned with abundance.
Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.
Your faith doesn't make your life easier, your faith makes you stronger.
When your spirit is heavy, when your heart is broken, when your burdens seem unbearable trust God. Look to him.
God is the best listener because you don't need to shout, nor cry out loud. For God hears even the very silent prayer of a sincere heart.
The moment you start acting like life is a blessing I assure you it will start to feel like one.
The kingdom of God is within you.
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all ways.
Be in awe of the life you've been given and enjoy this life that God has gifted to you.
When you are going through something hard and start to wonder where God is just remember that the teacher is always quiet during a test.
It's not easy to "find your way". Don't go it alone. Bring Jesus with you.
When I call out to Jesus for guidance there is an ethereal intensity that permeates within me the second he responds. I know his love for me is absolutely unconditional.
In God’s eyes none of us are small. None of us are insignificant. All of us are Heaven sent. We are here to help each other. We are here to share our love and our kindness. We are here to make this world a better and more beautiful place.
May you always take your place in God’s glorious creation and may you always love well and shine bright.
For he shall command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. Neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed away.
There are two types of roads you can choose to go down. The "happy" roads or the "unhappy" roads. Every day YOU decide which roads you'll travel. Choose the "happy " roads and God will walk by your side. Choose the "unhappy" roads and, well, your on your own.
After seeing, first hand, all the struggles and incredibly difficult things that so MANY people have had to deal with I must say, humbly and thankfully, that Jesus has given me an INCREDIBLY wonderful life. WELL beyond anything I deserve!
I honor that extraordinary place within you in which the entire wonderful universe dwells. The place which is made up of love, truth, light, and peace. And when you and I are in that place we become one with God.
This world was made for you to enjoy it, explore it and experience it. It's God's gift to you. Don't be a wallflower in the dance of life.
Open your heart right now and spend some private time in Gods' illuminating presence. It will refresh your outlook and provide you the proper way to deal with todays problems. Invite and allow our master to complete the "composition" he has already written for our life.
You are an amazing creation of a God who knows and loves you. You can therefore rise to any height you're willing to climb. You have the potential inside of you right now, as you are, for creating something wonderful and relevant. Your move.
Without observing cruelty we would not be moved to compassion. Without personal trials we would not develop patience or failthfulness. We must realize that our earthly concerns matter little when compared to life eternal that allows us to know joy in the midst of sorrow and worry.
At times I feel the closest to God and Jesus are when I'm alone.
Understand, you only have control over this present moment. The past is behind you, unchangeable. But the future is not here yet. It remains vulnerable so guide it in the direction of Jesus' promise of unconditional love and your salvation is assured.
Gods grace gives us unmerited favor.
God always perfectly choreographs the sequence of events in our lives. He will never forsake us and he will always open his door when we knock to welcome us back into his love.
No matter what the circumstances are we can always know that God fulfills his promises. We must have faith knowing that will sustain us and our eternal life with him is assured.
Fill yourself with love for everyone. See the unfolding of God in everyone you meet. Especially those whom you’ve been taught to reject.
I used to feel incredibly lonely until the day Jesus came into my heart. Peace at last.
I will continue to be grateful for all that God has given me and for that matter, not given me.
How can I pray for earthly comforts and things for myself when I feel so unworthy and so overwhelmingly undeserving?
God's plan for us and his ways of working out his plans are frequently beyond our abilities to fathom or understand. Question not the path he has put you on for it is absolutely the right one.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure of heart for they shall one day see God.
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside somewhere where they can be quiet and alone with the heavens, nature, and God. As long as this exists, and it most certainly always will, then there will always be a comfort for every sorrow whatever the circumstances may be.
You think of yourself as a human searching for a spiritual awakening, when in fact you are a spiritual being attempting to cope with a human awakening. Seeing yourself from the perspective of the spirit within will help you to remember why you came here and what you came to do.
With God's help you have everything you need, right now, to end your addiction. Consider the following thought. "God gives food to every bird, but he doesn't throw it into their nest". So now allow God to send his angels so that you too can learn to fly freely without the weight of addiction. And you will.
Dear God, Why do you love me? Why do you show me mercy and forgive me when I can't even forgive myself? I'll never understand this fully but thank you God for all the times you've stood by me and shown me your mercy. You've given me so many blessings and I can only try to repay you by living the life you intended me to live.
No matter how far you've fallen the promise from God for your life is he will always love you. God feels the same way every time we let him down or let ourselves down. He's still our Father no matter how badly we behave he's always ready to welcome us into his arms and tell us,"it's going to be alright".
When the going gets tough and we’re feeling utterly down and discouraged we need to remember to trust the journey even when we do not understand it. We must accept what it is and have faith in the road ahead. Look for the blessings hidden in every struggle and you'll be able to forge ahead with confidence.
Before you speak to me about your religion first show me how you treat other people. Before you tell me how much you love your God show me how much you love ALL his children. Before you preach to me of your passion for your faith let me be witness to your compassion for all your neighbors.
One Sunday after church the five year old little girl sat at the kitchen table and started drawing on a sheet of paper. Being fully involved in her drawing for a considerable amount of time her Mother finally asked her what she was drawing. "I'm drawing a picture of God". "Oh, but dear no one knows what God looks like" said the Mother. "Well they will when I get finished !!!" said the little girl.
Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward with the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.
There are angels around us. Angels beside us. Angels within us. Know that when times are good or bad angels are always watching over us. Though not obvious, their wings are always gently wrapped around us. Now listen attentively to their poignant message. "You shall be and are forever blessed and loved".
Do not be concerned with the little details of life. Instead, know that I am working out the big stuff for you. One day you'll look back and completely understand the twists and turns you've had in life. Live well, be happy and always trust me in everything that happens. Walk confidently knowing that I'm always with you and keep walking steadily down the road of righteousness.
Though my troubles and my worries sometimes are all that I can see I must always remember that life is not only about me. Other souls are also hurting and I know that its God’s plan for us to reach out and help each other. I must extend my hand to be a comfort to them. All my troubles and worries will seem to fade out in the end. It is one of God’s truest lessons that happiness will arrive for me when I realize that life is not only about me.
Your life is just a series of moments and we all have a limited amount of moments left. But, we still carelessly take for granted how many we actually do have left. As the minutes dwindle down we start to realize how very pecious EVERY moment is and it's then that we begin to humbly thank God for the remaining time he has granted us and promise, wholeheartedly, to spend them very well.
I accept the fact that each one of us is a special and immensely valued child of God. We, as humans cannot fully understand the limitless capabilities of God. We need to understand that the more we love the more love we'll have to offer. So it is with God's love for us. It is inexhaustible.
God smiles when we praise and thank Him continually. Few things feel better than receiving heartfelt praise and appreciation from someone else. God loves it, too. An amazing thing happens when we offer praise and thanksgiving to God. When we give God enjoyment, our own hearts are filled with joy.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, or fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us all.
People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyways. If you are kind people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness some people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten. Do good anyway. Give the world your very best for you see in the end it's between you and God and it was never really between you and them anyway.
Know that God existed before there were human beings on earth and that he holds the entire world, believers and non-believers, in his omnipotent hand for eternity. Furthermore, he will remain enthroned on a level inaccessible to human comprehension long after the earth and everything that is on it has gone to ruins. Only those who profess faith and who, inspired by it, in veneration and complete confidence, will feel secure from the dangers of life under protection of the Almighty.
To start enjoying your free gifts from God you must ask him, right now, to show you all the ways of your wrong living. Then tell him that you realize that you have not been living the life he had chosen for you to live. Then pray. Jesus, I agree with you. I have not been living the way you have chosen me to live. I need to be healed and restored. Forgive me for my wrong doings. Lord, I am giving my life to you today. I want you to change me. I want you to put me on the road to my comeback.
Never forget that you are a child of God. Hold fast to your high moral standards and stand up for what you believe in. Sometimes that won't be easy, and you may be standing alone for a while but inevitably your righteousness will prevail.
You have to understand how much God loves you. He is compassionate, merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love. He doesn't point his finger at you and accuse you all the time or hold onto his anger. He already knows all about your limitations, your obvious weaknesses including your past wrongdoings. He doesn't treat you as your actions deserve. He doesn't even remember them. So stop dragging all the junk from the past around with you. It is forgotten as far as the east is from the west. God loves and forgives you.
Don't spend the majority of your free time with the believers and the converted. Use the majority of your free time reaching out to the people in your community who are going through troubled times. Show them compassion and love by helping them in any way you can. Praying for them is a wonderful thing but actually helping them is even better. ALWAYS go out of your way to help the less fortunate.
Reconnect to spirit. Make a new agreement with yourself to always stay connected to spirit even when it seems to be the most difficult thing to do. If you do this you will allow whatever degree of perfect harmony that your body has designed for you to proliferate. Turn your hurts over to God and allow his spirit to flow through you. This new agreement with reality in which you’ve blended your physical self and your spiritual God connected self will begin to radiate a higher energy of love and light. Wherever you go others will experience the glow of your God consciousness. Disharmony, disorder and all manner of problems simply will not flourish in your presence.
Lord, our God, our kind Heavenly Father, Who has bestowed upon us life and health to rejoice in You, we pray to You, send us Your Spirit to guard and protect us from every evil and deceitful thought. Teach us to do Your Will, to sanctify Your Name and to glorify You always. Consecrate our spirit, enlighten our hearts and our mind, that we may keep Your commandments and precepts. Inspire in us with Your Presence, Your pure thoughts, and guide us to serve You with joy. Our life, which we dedicate to You for the good of our brothers and neighbours, bless You Lord. Help us and support us to grow in every knowledge and wisdom, to learn from Your Word and to abide in Your Truth. Lead us in everything we think and do in Your Name, to be for the victorious success of Your Kingdom on Earth. Feed our souls with Your Heavenly bread, and strengthen us with Your Power, that we may succeed in our life. As You give us all Your blessings, so add unto us Your Love, to be our eternal law. For to You belongs the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory forever and ever. Amen.
Once upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed without a hitch. Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a major difference, and finally it exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of silence. One morning there was a knock on John's door. He opened it to find a man with a carpenter's toolbox. "I'm looking for a few days work," he said. "Perhaps you would have a few small jobs here and there. Could I help you?" "Yes," said the older brother. "I do have a job for you. Look across the creek at that farm. That's my neighbor, in fact, it's my younger brother. Last week there was a meadow between us and he took his bulldozer to the river levee and now there is a creek between us. Well he may have done this to spite me but I'll go him one better. See that pile of lumber curing by the barn? I want you to build me a fence. An 8-foot fence so I won't need to see his place anymore. Cool him down anyhow." The carpenter said "I think I understand the situation. Show me the nails and the post-hole digger and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you." The older brother had to go to town for supplies so he helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. The carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing, nailing. About sunset when the farmer returned the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer's eyes opened wide and his jaw dropped. There was no fence there at all. It was a bridge. A bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work handrails and all. And the neighbor, his younger brother, was coming across with his hand outstretched. "You are quite a fellow to build this bridge after all I've said and done." The two brothers stood at each end of the bridge and then they met in the middle taking each other's hand. They turned to see the carpenter hoist his toolbox on his shoulder. "No, wait! Stay a few days. I've a lot of other projects for you," said the older brother. "I'd love to stay on" the carpenter said "but I have many more bridges to build".
I asked God to give me happiness. God said No. I give you blessings, the happiness is up to you. I asked God to take away my habit. God said No. It's not for me to take away but for you to give up. I asked God to spare me pain. God said No. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me. I asked God to make my spirit grow. God said No, you must grow on your own but I will prune you to make you beautiful. I asked God for all things that I may enjoy life. God said No. But I will give you life that you may enjoy all things. I asked God to HELP ME LOVE OTHERS AS MUCH AS HE LOVES ME.... God said Ah, finally you have the idea!
Man : God, can I ask you a question?..... God: Sure.... Man: Promise you won't get mad.... God: I promise... Man : Why did you let so much stuff happen to me today? ...God: What do you mean?... Man: Well I woke up late....God: Yes ...Man: My car took forever to start....God: Okay ...Man: At lunch they made my sandwich wrong so I had to wait... God: Hummmmm..... Man: On the way home my phone went dead just as I picked up a call.... God: All right....Man: And on top of it all when I got home I just wanted to soak my feet in my new foot massager & relax. But it wouldn't work!!!! Nothing went right today! Why did you do that? ....God: Let me see.The death Angel was at your bed this morning & I had to send one of my Angels to battle him for your life. I let you sleep through that though....Man: Oh! .....God: I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that would have hit you if you were on the road and the first person who made your sandwich today was sick and I didn't want you to catch what they had. I knew you couldn't afford to miss work... Man: Oh, I see ....God: Your phone went dead because the person that was calling you was going to give false witness about what you said on that call. I didn't even let you talk to them so you would be covered.....Man: Now I see ......God: Oh and that foot massager it had a short in it that was going to throw out all the power in your house tonight. I didn't think you wanted to be in the dark all night long... Man: I' m so sorry for doubting you and not having faith in your guidance..... God: Don't be sorry, just learn to trust me in all things both the good and the bad. .......Man: I will trust you with all my heart ........God: And don't doubt that my plans for you today aren't better than your plans for they surely are. ......Man: I won't God, and let me just thank you for everything you did to help me today ..... God: You're welcome child. It was just another day being your God and I love looking after my children.
When tomorrow starts without me and I am not there to see if the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me. ***** I wish so much you wouldn't cry the way you did today while thinking of the many things we didn't get to say. ***** I know how much you love me as much as I love you and each time that you think of me I know you'll miss me too. ****** But when tomorrow starts without me please try to understand that an angel came and called my name and he took me by the hand. ***** He said my place was ready In heaven way far above and that I'd have to leave behind all of those I dearly loved. ***** But as I turned to walk away a tear fell from my eye for all my life I'd always thought I didn't want to die. ***** I had so much to live for so much left yet to do it almost seemed impossible that I was leaving you. ***** I thought of all the yesterdays the good ones and the bad I thought of all the love we shared and all the fun we had. ***** If I could relive yesterday just even for a while I'd say good-bye and kiss you and maybe see you smile. ***** But then I fully realized that this could never be for emptiness and memories would take the place of me. ***** And when I thought of worldly things I might miss come tomorrow I thought of you and when I did my heart was filled with sorrow. ***** But when I walked through heaven's gates I felt so much at home when God looked down and smiled at me from his golden throne ***** He said this is eternity with all that I have promised you for today your life on earth is past but here life starts anew. ***** I promise no tomorrow but today will always last and since each day's the same way there's no longing for the past. ***** You have been so faithful, so trusting and so true though there were times you did some things you knew you shouldn't do. ***** But you have been forgiven and now at last you're free so won't you come and take my hand and share your life with me? ***** So when tomorrow starts without me don't think we're far apart for every time you think of me I'll be right there in your heart.

SADNESS - WAR - ANGER 225+

The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart the less capable you are of loving in the present.
Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging.
If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.
The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.
The world has achieved brilliance without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants.
Getting angry can sometimes be like leaping into a wonderfully responsive sports car, gunning the motor, taking off at an exhilarating high speed but then discovering that the brakes aren't working.
It's rare to find a consistently creative or insightful person who is also an angry person. When your anger moves in, generosity and creativity often move out. It's very difficult to use revenge or animocity to fuel great work.
My bleakest thought. What if my whole life has been wrong?
Today I will reject shame. Shame is the overwhelming sense that who I am isn't good enough. But, guess what? I am good enough and my imperfections are simply a part of me being human. Goodbye shame!
He who harbors hatred and bitterness injures himself far more than the one towards whom he manifests these evil propensities.
If you let anger into your heart, it will push out your ability to love.
Sometimes, the strongest among us are the ones who smie through silent pain, cry behind closed doors and fight battles nobody knows about.
The only thing that feeling bad accomplishes is to plummet you into anxiety, despair, depression, and stress. In such situations, ask yourself in that moment what THOUGHT you can have that will make you feel GOOD!
Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.
Service to a just cause rewards the worker with more real happiness and satisfaction than any other venture in life.
For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy and to redirect your anger and your energy into something positive.
A heart filled with anger has no room for love.
Anger is like a flame blazing up and consuming our self-control. It makes us think, say, and do things that we will probably regret later.
Though we all have the fear and the seeds of anger within us, we must learn not to water those seeds and instead nourish our positive qualities of compassion, understanding, and loving kindness.
Holding onto resentment is like holding your breath. You will soon start to suffocate.
We need never be ashamed of our tears. Do not apologize or feel ashamed for crying. Without this emotion you are only a robot. Crying is one of our highest devotional gifts and the ones who know this as fact are the ones capable of being fully spiritual.
May all that's been reduced to noise within you become music again.
Don’t worry about the haters. They are just angry because the truth you speak contradicts the lie they live.
Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.
A moment of patience in a moment of anger prevents a thousand moments of regret.
If you're angry at a loved one hug that person and mean it. You may not want to which is all the more reason to do so. It's hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that's precisely what happens when we hug each other.
Any person capable of angering you becomes your master. Furthermore, they can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
The love of one's country is a natural thing. But why then do we stop at the border?
You can't be strong all the time. Sometimes you just need to be alone and let your tears out.
Poverty is the worst form of violence.
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward
Remember that time a while back when you thought the world was ending? Well, it didn’t and it isn’t ending this time either.
The worst-tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong.
When you feel dejected, uneasy, or out of sorts ask yourself this. Do I choose to use this gifted present moment, the most precious currency in my life, wasted in negativity?
War may be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary it is always evil and never good.
Don’t be afraid to cry for it will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts.
Sometimes memories sneak out of my eyes and roll down my cheeks.
Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.
Cry, forgive, learn and move on. But let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.
It's a time when one’s spirit is subdued and sad. One knows not why. When the past seems like a storm swept desolation. Life seems to be a void, a burden and the future but a way to death.
War does not determine who is right. Only who is left.
Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth.
I don’t know what weapons will be used in the Third World War. But I can tell you what they’ll use in the Fourth. Rocks!
Why do we hold onto negativity? Holding on to pain, anger, guilt or shame is the glue that binds us to the situation we want to escape.
We will never learn to live in peace by killing each other's children.
Home is where the heart can laugh without shyness. Home is where the heart's tears can dry at their own pace.
Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn’t change the heart of others. It only changes yours.
We look forward to the time when the power of love will replace the love of power. Only then will our world know the blessings of peace.
Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
Why do we kill people who kill people to show people that killing people is wrong?
The worst feeling is not death. It is feeling that you are not needed. That you are alone in this world and that you no longer have worth or a reason to live.
Bad things are always going to happen in life. People will hurt you but you mustn't use that as an excuse to hurt someone back.
When the people fear their government there is tyranny. But when the government fears the people there is liberty.
In time of war remember peace and in time of peace remember war.
The greatest heroes are those who never return from the battlefield.
War is old men talking and young men dying.
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
Anyone who angers you conquers you.
Depression is like being in a totally round room and looking for a corner to sit in.
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
We need to feel that we deserve consideration. That we are worth listening to before we will listen to our own inner truth and express our feelings and ideas to others.
Shame is feeling that "I am not OK" while guilt is "What I did is not OK." To realize that one is indeed "OK" is the key step that makes personal growth possible.
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. You are the one who gets burned.
Depression is an extension of both guilt and anger turned inward.
If you struggle with depression you need to know your normal. That it's an inevitable byproduct of things you've experienced and most importantly remember it doesn't last forever.
Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should merely despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that in a month's time will be forgotten by all.
It is wise to direct your anger towards problems and not people. Focus your energies on answers and solutions and not excuses.
Sometimes the strongest among us are the ones who smile through silent pain, cry behind closed doors, and fight battles that no one knows about.
It's so difficult to describe depression to someone who's never been there because it's not just sadness.
I myself am made entirely of flaws that are all stitched together with good intentions.
Anger is a feeling that makes your mouth move faster than your mind.
We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.
Negative emotions are like unwelcome guests. Just because they show up on our doorsteps doesn’t mean they have the right to stay.
We must learn to live together as brothers or we will surely perish together as fools.
There are some people who always seem angry and continuously look for conflict. Walk away from them because the battle they are fighting isn’t with you. It's with themselves.
Where there is anger there is always pain underneath.
Wouldn't it be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them.
When you feel like you’re drowning in guilt, sadness or anger just sit down alone somewhere where it's quiet and make a list of all the positive things in your life. Your temperament will change when you realize just how much you have to be grateful for.
Never let success go to your head and never let failure go to your heart.
You can sit there forever lamenting how bad you've been, feeling guilty until you die. But, not one slice of that guilt will do anything to change the past.
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.
Having depression is being in an abusive relationship with yourself.
No weapon has ever settled a moral problem. It can impose a solution but it cannot guarantee it to be a just one.
True education does not consist merely in the acquiring of a few facts of science, history, literature, or art, but in the development of character.
Fear makes strangers of people who otherwise would most surely be friends.
Your problems, your weaknesses, setbacks, regrets and mistakes will teach you if you're willing to learn from them or they might punish you if you don't.
Nothing in this world is more beautiful and powerful than a smile that has struggled through the tears. Any fool can be happy when times are easy. It takes a strong soul with real heart to develop smiles out of situations that make us unhappy.
Anger makes you smaller while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.
Hate has caused a lot of problems in the world but it hasn't solved one yet.
The fact that you are struggling doesn't make you a burden. It doesn't make you unlovable, undesirable, or undeserving of care. It doesn't make you too much or too sensitive or too anything. It just makes you human.
Please, try not to judge how someone is dealing with a pain that you have never experienced.
Depression is like drowning except you can see everyone else around you still breathing.
Everybody wants happiness, nobody wants pain, but you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain.
The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.
You cannot keep running away from your fears. At some point in life you will have to build up the courage to face and overcome them.
Emotional pain cannot kill you but running from it can. Allow. Embrace. Let yourself feel the pain and then let yourself heal.
Don't let fear paralyze you. The scariest paths often lead to the most exciting places.
Worrying is like walking around with an open umbrella waiting for it to rain.
There is nothing in this world that can trouble you as much as your own thoughts.
I know you've been hurt. I know how it feels. Believe me, I do. But the feeling will pass. The tears will stop falling and your heart will heal itself again.
Pain passes more quickly when we don't berate ourselves for feeling it.
You know why it's hard to be happy? It's because we refuse to let go of the things that make us sad.
No one is truly mean. Mean is just a mask they wear when they are scared or hurt.
When you are lost in worry it is easy to mistake your worries for reality instead of recognizing that they are just thoughts.
All that is necessary for evil to proliferate is for righteous men to stand by silently and do nothing.
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
Anger is short-lived madness.
Take stock of those who were negative forces in your past and search for ways in which their actions might have been blessings in disguise.
Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
Addiction begins with the hope that something "out there" can instantly fill up the emptiness inside.
At first addiction is maintained by pleasure. But the intensity of this pleasure gradually diminishes and the addiction is then maintained by the avoidance of pain.
Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback even if he deserves it. Don't allow his anger to become your anger.
Anger makes you smaller while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you are.
There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.
Everyone experiences unhappy circumstances on occasion, but there is a big difference between experiencing these bouts of unhappiness and living a habitually unhappy life.
Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life.The thing that I'm most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.
The trouble with anger is if it gets a hold of you, and sadly it inevitably will, then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. And when anger is the boss, you get unintended consequences.
The most terrible poverty is loneliness for it effectuates the feeling of being totally unloved.
We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.
Sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
The loneliest moment in someone's life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart and all they can do is stare blankly.
If we do not hang together we will most certainly all hang separately.
Nothing appears more surprising to those who consider affairs with a philosophical eye than the ease with which the many are governed by the few.
Addiction is a self- punishing disease that ruins mental, psychological and physical health.
We can't block ourselves from feeling emotion. If you block out the bad emotions then you'll inevitably block out some of the good emotions.
Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil. In its worst state an intolerable one.
Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.
Guilt is the sum total of all the negative feelings we have ever had about ourselves. All forms of self-hatred, self-rejection, feelings of worthlessness, sinfulness, inferiority, incompetence, failure, and emptiness merge into the emotional abyss we call guilt.
One of the most important things we can do for people who are grieving is to give them a safe place in which to experience and express their pain.
Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.
Remember that there are two kinds of pain. Pain that hurts and pain that changes you. When you roll with life, instead of resisting it, both kinds help you grow.
We have come dangerously close to accepting the homeless situation as a problem that we just can't solve.
Depression is an extension of both guilt and anger turned inward.
If you struggle with depression you need to know that you're normal.That it's an inevitable by-product of the negative experiences you've had. Most importantly you need to know that it won't last forever.
If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you're living in the future. To be happy you must live fully in the present.
When another person tries to make you suffer it is usually because there is a deep suffering deep within themselves.Their suffering is merely spilling over. They do not need punishment or ridicule. They just need your help, patience and understanding.
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
Either you own your problems or they will own you.
Anger is a poison. It eats us inside. We think when we hate someone we hurt them, but hatred is a curved blade, and the harm we do to others we also do to ourselves.
Grief can be a burden but also a healthy anchor for healing and living well.
The goal isn't to get rid of all your negative thoughts and feelings for that's impossible. The goal is to change your response.
The most important thing in a functional society is a well-informed public. What we have now is not only uninformed but misinformed masses.That’s something that should scare us all.
Change is inevitable but suffering is optional.
If you've made your own hell then only you hold the power to escape it.
You may have a big chip on your shoulder about things that happened to you in the past. But that chip is nothing but a weight that's anchoring you to intersections you've already passed. Quit looking in the rear view mirror and set your sights on the road ahead.
We solely are responsible for the way our life is. If we keep blaming others for what happens to us we disempower ourselves. Only by taking full responsibility to whatever happens to us do we find the power to change it.
Everyone suffers some injustice in life and what better motivation than to help others not suffer in the same way.
I try to think about what is causing me anxiety and it is typically a thought or thoughts about the past or future. I remind myself that I am okay in this moment and, after all, all we really ever have is this moment.
I remind myself that my worrying will not change the outcome. Never has and never will. Then I focus on what I'm grateful for and trust that I will be taken care of.
Although not always readily apparent you will find that there is always beauty and hope in even the most awful circumstances.
Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while so that we may see life with a clearer view.
There are three types of people in your life.Those who will help you in a difficult time. Those who will leave you in a difficult time and those will who put you in a difficult time.
Sometimes painful things can teach us things that we didn't think we needed to know.
When someone experiences a major setback or disappointment we need to be careful not to dismiss their pain or frustration. Furthermore, it's likely a bad idea to quickly lecture them about what they could or should have done differently.
It's okay if you don't feel grateful in this moment even if you know you have a lot to appreciate in life. It will be a lot easier to focus on your blessings after you let the pain run through you.
Remember that there is no magic wand that can take away pain and grief. The best any of us can do is to be there and be supportive.
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We now have guided missiles and misguided men.
If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, our shame won't survive.
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
Being unwanted, unloved, ignored and forgotten by everybody I think is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty, than the person who has nothing to eat.
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.
We should never negotiate out of fear. But we should never fear to negotiate.
Only if we become calm as earth, fluid as water, and blazing as fire will we able to rise to the task of peacemaking.
Intellectually, we all know that we will die. But we do not know it in the sense that the knowledge becomes a part of us. We do not really know it in the sense of living as though it were true. On the contrary. We tend to live as though our lives will go on forever.
It is not our duty to absorb the frustrations, anxieties, and disappointments of other people. We have not been put on this earth to carry other people's negative energy. In like manner we were not put here to burden others with ours.
Anger is a choice as well as a habit. It is a learned reaction to frustration in which you behave in ways that you would rather not. In fact, severe anger is a form of insanity. You are insane whenever you are not in control of your behavior. Therefore, when you are angry and out of control you could make the case that you are, in fact, temporarily insane.
The problem is rarely the problem. The problem is the incredible amount of over-thinking and over-analyzing you’re doing with the problem.
RELAX! You are enough. You have enough. You do enough. Inhale. Exhale… let go, and just live right now in the moment.
Our greatest attribute against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.
There are two wounds that never show on our bodies that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds. Depression and heartbreak.
The more you hurt, the more you fear. The more you fear, the thicker the armor you wear. The thicker your armor, the more it weighs you down. Then, when your armor finally cracks, and at some point it most certainly will, it will lead you to a complete breakdown.
If you focus on the hurt, you will continue to suffer. If you focus on the lesson, you will continue to grow.
When troubles arrive, as they most surely will, you must rest beside the weary road and listen to the angels sing.
Television enables millions of people to listen to the same joke and laugh at the same time yet remain lonely. There is NO substitute for face-to-face intimate social exchange!
You will not get over the loss of a loved one. You will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same, nor should you want to be.
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for and great enough to die for.
If you can't feed 100 people today then just feed one!
When you hold yourself back from speaking up about something that is wrong, you allow that thing to take on a life-force of its own. You give it more power. You let it continue to bully, steal, lie, put down, hurt, torture, and commit painful acts against you or to others.
You may have been broken down by adversity or rejection or stress, but YOU are not broken. So don’t let others convince you otherwise.
Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own
reality their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others you won’t be a victim of needless suffering.
I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying.
Even at the moment of your failure you are beautiful. You don't know it yet, but you have the ability to reinvent yourself endlessly.
I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It won't happen automatically. You will have to rise up and say, I don't care how hard this is, I don't care how disappointed I am, I'm not going to let this get the best of me. I'm moving on with my life.
The only way we can stop injustice is to call it by its name. The only way we can stop darkness is by shining a light on it. And the only way we can take responsibility for our own individual power is to honestly, bravely, and vulnerably share what needs to be said.
Don't allow a heartbreaking story from the past ruin your present.
They took his father and only returned a flag.
Unexpected results & problems are part of life. Never lose hope in any condition because the darkness of night always finishes with light of the day.
What's worse than being hated is being ignored because it's like you don't exist at all and your presence means nothing.
Bad things are always going to happen in life. People will hurt you. But you can’t use that as an excuse to hurt someone back.
Nobody knows the real me. Nobody knows how many times I've sat in my room and cried or how many times I've just lost hope. My mind sometimes feels like a forsaken battlefield.
Sometimes when I’m not feeling so happy, I do something to make someone else happy then I find I’m suddenly feeling happy again.
It helps to remember that people only hurt others when they themselves are in pain. When we can recognize the other person’s suffering, our heart must open in compassion. Remember that at some time or another we too have hurt someone through our own actions.
Tears are words that the heart can't say.
I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel all alone.
When you're struggling with something, look at all the people around you and realize that every single person you see is struggling with something and to them it's just as hard as what you're going through.
What seem to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.
There is mystery surrounding even your difficulties and suffering. Sometimes it’s through the hardest things that your heart learns its most important lessons.
Your past mistakes are mean't to guide you not to define you.
Let today be the day you finally release yourself from the imprisonment of past grudges and anger. Simplify your life. Let go of the poisonous past and live in the abundantly beautiful present.
If you're ever down and you want to lift yourself up then go do something kind for somebody.
I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy because they know what it’s like to feel absolutely worthless and they don’t want anyone else to feel like that.
The struggles you're in today are helping to develop the strength you need for tomorrow.
High stress, relentless worry over work and life, and various forms of social anxiety are all a part of the modern way of being. Most of us just don’t feel any sense of peace or calm throughout the day, and are therefore depleted of energy and effectiveness in almost everything we do.
Keep in mind, hurting people often hurt other people as a result of their own pain. If somebody is rude and inconsiderate you can almost be certain that they have some unresolved anger issues inside. Their fight isn't with you. It's with themselves.
Rock bottom is a bittersweet place. Because when you find yourself face-to-face with your fears, you have no choice but to overcome them. When you no longer know who you are, you have no choice but to rediscover yourself. And when your entire life has fallen apart, you have no choice but to rebuild it.
Life can and probably will, at some point, break you. Nobody can protect you from that. And living alone won't either. For solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love! You have to feel! It's the reason you are here on earth. You must risk your heart in order to fully enjoy love.
As you grow up you will learn that even the one person who wasn’t supposed to ever let you down probably in some way will. Furthermore, you will probably have your heart broken more than once. You also may inadvertently break some hearts. So try to be gentle and remember how it felt when yours was broken.
I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom.
When we look at modern man, we have to face the fact that modern man suffers from a kind of poverty of the spirit, which stands in glaring contrast to his scientific and technological abundance. We've learned to fly the air like birds, we've learned to swim the seas like fish, and yet we haven't learned to walk the earth as brothers and sisters. So sad.
Resisting and ignoring your own feelings and emotions does not serve you. It leads to stress, illness, confusion, broken relationships, fits of anger, and bouts of deep, dark depression. Anyone who has experienced any of the above knows that these states of mind are horrifically unhealthy and when you’re in the habit of self-neglect it’s nearly impossible to escape.
Never tell someone who’s freaking out that life is too short to worry. Really, think about it. You’re just giving them one more thing to worry about. That being that they’re missing out on life because they’re worrying! Instead tell them that you know how scary life can be and assure them that you'll be there for them if they need you.
There are people who just want to dig an emotional bunker and jump inside.They think if they put up enough walls they'll always be safe.The irony is that instead of locking others out they are actually locking themselves in. They may avoid a few things that make life difficult but in the end they miss out on all the wonderful things that make life worth living.
If you know someone who’s depressed please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation. Depression just is. Unless you've been depressed it's almost impossible to understand the blackness, lethargy, hopelessness, and loneliness they’re going through. Be there for them when they finally come through the other side. It’s hard to be a friend to someone who’s depressed but it is one of the kindest, noblest, and best things you will ever do.
Tragedy is simply a miracle waiting to be discovered. Because within tragedy lies the seeds of love, learning, forgiveness, and empathy. If we choose to plant these seeds, they grow strong. If, on the other hand, we choose to overlook them we prolong the pain of our tragedy.
Everyone experiences unhappy circumstances on occasion. But, there is a big difference between experiencing bouts of unhappiness and living a habitually unhappy life.That’s what chronically unhappy people do. And although many of these people are afraid to admit it a vast majority of their unhappiness stems from their own perpetual self-neglect.
I am a human. Delicate and strong. Tender and powerful but my pain matters. My anger, sadness, discomfort, grief, confusion. All of those dark feelings matter. They matter just as much to my growth as my happiness and my gratitude journals do. Without fully allowing the dark feelings to enter my life, the lighter feelings will be kept at bay. When I close off all pain, I close off to the full dynamism that is human existence.
Challenges are opportunities to grow. Not obligations and certainly not burdens. Change is inevitable. Challenges will confront you and the pain they sometimes bring with them will often seem devastating. But, in truth, the suffering you feel in these times is always optional. Stay focused, have courage, think things through properly and then take action.
Loneliness is a drive that can move you toward connection and authenticity. The journey away from loneliness begins with the awareness of loneliness and the courage to face that truth. Honor the experience of loneliness knowing that it can be a compassionate friend for it directly connects you with millions of people in the world. You are not alone in your loneliness.
I finally learned what I needed to know. I now know I can be beaten and broken. I’m not as tough and crafty as I thought. I see clearly now what was blind to me just yesterday and at this point this newfound awareness is the only good thing that came out of the recent chaos in my life. I'm wiser today than I was yesterday and I know what I've learned from that experience will make me a better person.
The truth is, almost nothing in life is personal. Things happen, or they don’t, and it’s rarely all about anyone specifically. People have emotional issues they’re dealing with, and sometimes it makes them defiant, rude, and thoughtless . Remember, they're doing the best they can, and sometimes they’re not even aware of their inner issues. In any case, you can learn not to interpret their behaviors as personal attacks, and instead see them as non-personal encounters that you can either respond to with a peaceful mindset, or not respond to at all.
To me, if I ever end up there again, and to anyone else, who’s ever been there, or are right now in the "black" hole, know that It will get better. There is a meaning to what you’re going through. You will feel like living again. If you can’t do anything else but breathe, do just that. You don’t have to do anything else. Don’t fight it. Let it be. It is as it should be and it’s okay. Just be. Don’t judge. Let go. Look at what’s beautiful. Listen to what gives you peace. Eat what tastes good. Do what feels nice. Even if it feels pointless right now, it’s good for your soul. Ask for help. Let other people help you. Let other people take care of you. Cry. Scream. Wail. Laugh. Sleep. Close your eyes. Do whatever you need to do. It will get better. I promise.
Suffering isn't about losing control. It's the result of arguing with reality. When you believe in your negative, painful, and worrisome thoughts you create emotional inner suffering. Your anguish is merely a creation of your thoughts. You alone CHOOSE your thoughts. Your suffering is optional. When you decide to think loving thoughts your emotional and mental pain will go away. So take control of your thoughts and you will be happy. Know this to be true.

STRENGTH 25+

True strength is smiling when you want to cry, laughing to hide the pain, and going on no matter what.
You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.
Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes hold your head high. Look it squarely in the eye and say I will be bigger than you. You cannot and will not defeat me.
The failures of our life often provide us with the energy to propel ourselves to a higher level.
The strongest among us aren’t those who show strength you can see but those who have won incredible inner battles you know nothing about.
I smile because I have survived everything the world has thrown at me. I smile because when I was knocked down I got back up.
Compassion and happiness are not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.
Anyone can give up. It's the easiest thing in the world to do. But holding it all together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, well that's just true strength.
When you come to the end of your rope just tie a knot and hang on.
The most beautiful people I've known are those who have known trials, have known struggles, have known loss and have found their way out of the depths.
Strong people don't put people down. They lift them up.
Sometimes you don't realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty.
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
The goal is to grow so strong on the inside that nothing on the outside can affect your inner wellness without your conscious permission.
Always remember that you have the strength, power, and resources to overcome anything that life can throw at you. Just believe in yourself and focus.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Silence is a source of great strength.
When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.
Promise me you'll always remember this. You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Whatever is in me is stronger than what is out there to defeat me.
My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
Life is very interesting. In the end, some of our greatest pains, become our greatest strengths.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.
A strong person is not the one who doesn’t cry. A strong person is one who is quiet and sheds tears for a moment and then picks up the sword and fights again.
Courage is not having the strength to go on. It is going on when you don’t have the strength.
Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.
It's how you face and then deal with your problems that determines the extent of your happiness.
Once you realize there is a life after mistakes, you gain a self-confidence that never goes away.
Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
Truth be told, it’s always necessary to accept when some part of your life has reached its inevitable end. Closing the door, completing the chapter, turning the page, etc. It doesn’t matter what you title it. What matters is that you find the strength to leave it in the past.

WISDOM & TRUTH & VIRTUE 1275+

Just when you think it can’t get any worse it can. And just when you think it can’t get any better it can.
When we learn how to be self-compassionate we become our own source of love and happiness. So stop relying on the external to feel good about yourself.
Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.
No one can persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside. Furthermore, we cannot open the gate of another, either by agreement or by emotional appeal.
Every change begins with a vision and a decision to take action.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.
Don’t compare your life to others.There’s no comparison between the sun and the moon.They both shine when it’s their time.
I've learned that just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day.
FEAR is actually an acronym in the English language for False Evidence Appearing Real.
Be mindful about how to talk to yourself. Stay positive and be kind.
When we are no longer able to change a situation we are then challenged to change ourselves.
Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.
You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder, discovery and always challenge yourself to try new things.
It's never too late to become reasonable and wise.
The most efficient way to enjoy more success in life is not to obsess over what hasn’t worked in the past, but instead to extend, expand and utilize the successfull skills that you already know work.
There are three things you can offer your children to change them. Attention, appreciation and affection.
That which we obtain too easily we esteem too lightly.
The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character.
Work hard, don't quit, be appreciative, be thankful, be grateful, be respectful. Also, never whine or complain, and for crying out loud keep a sense of humor.
The universe totally supports every thought I choose to think and believe. I have unlimited choices about how and what I think so I choose balance, harmony, and peace.
All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.
Ten years from today it won’t really matter what shoes you're wearing, how your hair looks, or what brand of clothes you wore. What will matter is how you lived, how you loved, and what you learned along the way.
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
Every day, tell at least one person something you like, admire, or appreciate about them.
We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know that place for the very first time.
We should be lifting each other up and cheering each other on, not trying to outshine each other. The sky would be awfully dark with just one star.
I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful. An endless prospect of magic and wonder.
As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.
Your mind and your body can both be beaten but your heart is undefeatable. Lead with your heart and you will be unstoppable.
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
We live in a consumer driven society where your mind is subjected to clever advertising ploys that drive you incessantly to buy material goods that you don’t really either need or even really want.
We need to get out of our own way and let the beauty that is us intersect with the beauty that is the entire world.
To persist with a goal you must treasure the dream more than the costs of sacrifice to attain it.
At times you have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Continualy listening to your fears makes those fears grow even stronger.
Do your little bit of good where you are. It’s those little bits of good put together that will overwhelm the world.
Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
The world doesn't want to be saved. It wants to be loved. That's how you save it.
True purpose has no time limit. True purpose has no deadline. Don’t stress and overwhelm yourself. Just do what you can right now.
The only thing permanent is change.
Intuition is the supra-logic that cuts out all the routine processes of thought and leaps straight from the problem to the answer.
You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
Self-criticism has a strong association with depression and dissatisfaction with life. And underneath our self-attacks are deep insecurities about our own personal worth and value.
When lifes' troubles seem to be drowning you take refuge and retire to the gentle center of your being, which is calmness.
The day you realize that there is no one "answer" is the day that you have finally found the answer.
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
Every exit is an entry to somewhere else.
Invite yourself to move out of established thought patterns and realize that there is nothing standing in the way of you living at your highest level.
I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable. But through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.
Taking full responsibility for your actions is a transformative experience because it enables you to change what hasn’t been working in your life.
Sometimes the cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you've been looking for.
When people treat you like they don't care, believe them! They don't!
Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.
When you’re feeling insecure, you typically don’t notice the hundreds of people around you who accept you just the way you are. All you notice are the few who don’t.
Your past does not determine who you are. Your past prepares you for who you are capable of becoming. What ultimately will define you is how well you rise after falling. Don’t ever be afraid to give yourself a chance to be everything you are capable of being.
In an age where there is much talk about "being yourself" I reserve the right to forget about being myself, since in any case there is very little chance of me being anybody else.
If you’re tired, you need rest. If you’re drained, you need a break. If you’re hurting, you need your own compassion and nothing will change for the better until you give yourself what you need.
There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true. The other is to refuse to believe what is true.
Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
Because I have known despair, I value hope. Because I have tasted frustration, I value fulfillment. Because I have been lonely, I value love.
The happiness of your life heavily depends on the quality of your thoughts.
The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The realist adjusts the sails.
Be one of the people who make a true difference in the world by leaving it a little better and more wholesome than how you found it.
The most powerful changes happen in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over everything you don’t.
Not every day will be good, but there will be something good about every day. Notice the good things that come your way and celebrate them. Train your mind to see the joys you've been freely given.
Sometimes we find ourselves in an uncomfortale state. Accept it. Open up to it. It’s only when we accept the lows that we’re able to grow through them and rise to the highs.
Every day is a golden opportunity to learn, practice gratitude, and positively impact the world around you.
A mind at peace, a mind focused on not harming others is stronger than any physical force in the universe.
Take care of your thoughts when you are alone and take care of your words when you're with people.
Sometimes silence is more powerful than having the last word.
Your heart will NEVER lie to you. That's your brains job.
Everyone has a chapter in their life that they don't want to read out loud. Accept it, learn from it, then let it go and move on.
The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. But, the one who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.
Age is irrelevent. Ask me how many sunsets I've seen, hearts I've loved, trips I've taken or concerts I've been to. That's how old I am.
The entire universal system is held together through love, harmony, and cooperation. When you use your thoughts, according to these principles, you can transcend anything that gets in your way.
When you acquire enough inner peace and feel really positive about yourself it's almost impossible for you to be controlled or manipulated by anyone.
Once you’re able to recognize and embrace your divine, natural worthiness, your relationship with Spirit will blossom and you’ll begin to notice immense blessings from the Divine.
Cleanse yourself with laughter and with tears. Let the tears take out all the agony that is hidden inside of you and let the laughter ignite your contagious and unbridled joy.
Creativity is intelligence having fun.
Social convention tells us that there are only two acceptable answers to the question “How are you?” “Good” and “Fine.” This is a microcosmic example of our cultural disdain for sharing our authentic feelings. Nonetheless, the habit persists.
Sometimes we are just collateral damage in someone else's war against themselves.
When you stop doing the wrong things, you give the right things a chance to catch up with you.
What you resist persists. Fighting against our struggles and challenges often fails to make the changes that we're looking for.
Inner peace begins the moment you take a deep breath and choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.
If you want something in your life you’ve never had then you’ll have to do something you’ve never done.
We don’t receive wisdom. We must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.
Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself the most comforting words of all. "This to shall pass".
A lie has speed but truth has endurance.
Maybe success is having the wherewithal to be grateful at the precise moment you have something to be grateful for.
It’s impossible to know what the future will bring. So your best bet for living is to make the best and most positive use of the present by focusing on it and attending to it with care and confidence.
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswerd prayers.
The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself.
A meaningful silence is always better than meaningless words.
Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love. It will surely come back to you in abundance.
The difference between what you were yesterday and what you will be tomorrow is what you do today.
A child learns to walk and falls down 50 times. He never thinks to himself, “maybe this isn’t for me?"
Wisdom is more than knowledge, intelligence and experience. It is the sum of good sense, understanding, insightful judgment and brilliant farsightedness.
When government accepts responsibility for people then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.
Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.
Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.
There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand. They merely listen with the intent to reply.
When a flower doesn’t bloom you fix the environment in which it grows not the flower.
All that we are is a result of what we have thought.
Thoughtful people possess a feeling for beauty and the courage to take risks. They have the discipline to tell the truth and a capacity for sacrifice. Ironically their virtues can make them vulnerable. They are often wounded and sometimes even destroyed.
It helps if you remember that everyone is doing their best based on their level of understanding.
The sun is always shining behind the clouds.
Live each day as if it were going to be your last for one day you are sure to be right.
No one has the right to judge you because no one really knows what you have been through. They might have heard the stories but they didn’t feel what you felt in your heart.
Silence is a source of great strength.
Sometimes it's not what you say that matters but it's what you don’t say.
Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality.
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.
If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make who would you call and what would you say? And tell me now what are you waiting for?
Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations but about your unfulfilled potential.
Look up to the sky. You'll never find any rainbows looking down.
I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.
Advice from a tree. Stand tall and proud. Go out on a limb. Remember your roots. Drink plenty of water. Be content with your natural beauty and enjoy the view.
Move to the rhythm of your soul and you’ll never miss a beat.
Hope is the deep orientation of the human soul that can be held during the darkest times.
One way to define wisdom is the ability to see into the future the consequences of your choices in the present.
Beauty is truth. Truth, beauty and that is all you know on earth and all you need to know.
A wise man always listens respectfully, speaks humbly, and smiles gently even when he disagrees with you.
Tomorrow is a new day and you should begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with yesterday’s old nonsense.
A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.
We can be victims of our circumstances or masters of our own fate but make no mistake we cannot be both.
Let go of the people who dull your shine, poison your spirit, and bring you drama. Cancel your subscription to their issues.
If it can be solved there's no need to worry and if can't be solved then worry is of no use.
It is better to light a candle rather than curse the darkness.
There’s enough for everyone’s need but not for everyone’s greed.
Don’t wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel. Just go down there and light it yourself.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
One of my main regrets in life is giving considerable thought to inconsiderate people.
Don’t worry about the small stuff because in the end it’s all small stuff.
Never let a bad day make you feel like you have a bad life.
The real things haven’t changed. It will always be better to be honest and truthful and make the most of what we have.
Principles only mean something if you stick by them when they're inconvenient.
How people treat you is their karma. How you react is yours.
You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover the infinite worth in yourself no matter what anyone thinks.
He who has the most is content with the least.
No matter where you are in the world if you have decided to do something deep from the heart you can do it.
Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and compassion against injustice, lying, and greed. If people all over the earth would do this it would change the world.
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of a greater or equal benefit.
Always keep in mind that a failure is an event, not a person.
What we do for ourselves dies with us while what we do for others remains and is eternal.
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Whoever sees the good in people will draw forth the good in those people.
If you realized how powerful your thoughts were you would never think a negative thought.
Intelligence is simply the ability to adapt to change.
Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where before there were only walls.
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
Negativity is the worst type of thief because it steals our ability to live in the present happily.
It matters not how educated, talented, rich, or powerful we are. The way we treat people reveals and stands alone as the one measurement that ultimately defines us.
You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.
The world is changed by your example not by your opinion.
This above all: To thine own self be true.
Never apologize for being overly sensitive or emotional. Let this be a sign that you have a big heart and aren’t afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength.
You only have control over three things in your life. The thoughts you think, the images you visualize, and the actions you take.
When other people are upset always remember that they own the upset and that you can refuse to join them.
Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It’s thinking of yourself less.
It’s been my experience that most people aren’t truly happy until they’ve had many reasons to be sad. I believe this is because it takes all of those bad days and hardships to teach us how to truly appreciate what we have. It builds our resilience.
Wise men speak because they have something to say. Fools because they have to say something.
If you are looking to blame someone for the problems in your life you don’t have to look any further then in the mirror.
Sympathy is our strongest instinct.
The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it.
Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.
The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do.
Follow the three R’s: Respect for self, respect for others, and responsibility for all your actions.
A friend who understands your tears is much more valuable than a lot of friends who only know your smiles.
We can spend our days moaning our losses or we can grow from them. Ultimately the choice is ours.
A true patriot will defend his country from its government.
The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep.
Insults can hurt but only if you let them. If you learn to let the wind blow through you then you will take away its power to blow you down. Furthermore, if you let the insults pass through you then you will simply not feel them.
No one can make you feel bad about yourself unless you let them.
Whether you think you can or think you can’t - you’re right.
You attract what you are, not what you want. So if you want it then reflect it.
If you’re going to pursue revenge you’d better dig two graves.
The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite.
The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases.
I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious.
When you abandon freedom to achieve security, you lose both and deserve neither.
The country is headed toward a government of an aristocracy funded by banking institutions and if this tendency continues it will be the end of freedom. Know this. Banking establishments controlled by the few are more dangerous than standing armies.
What you may not realize is that when you judge another person you do not define them. You define yourself as someone who needs to judge others.
A mistake is not a failure unless you fail to learn from it.
There are two primary choices in life. To accept conditions as they are or to accept the responsibility for changing them.
Time heals almost everything. So just give time some time.
How many times have these awful words “I know what I’m doing” been uttered throughout history as a prelude to a disaster?
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
In the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
Knowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from living.
We tend to judge others by their actions and ourselves by our ideals. But when we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing about that person, and everything about our own need to be critical.
Worrying does not take away tomorrow's troubles. It merely takes away today's peace.
Your smile is a light in a window that tells others that there is a caring and sharing person inside.
Your visions will become clearer only when you look into your own heart. He who looks outside dreams. He who looks inside awakens.
Make peace with your past so it doesn’t spoil your present.
Good judgment comes from bad experience and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
I can do things you cannot do and you can do things I cannot do. Together we can do great things.
You as much as anybody in the entire world deserves respect, love, and peace.
Yesterday I was intelligent so I tried to change the world. But today I am wise so now I’m trying to change myself.
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
If you cannot do great things do small things in a great way.
You may not be able control all the things people say and do to you but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
Suddenly you know it! It’s time to start something new and trust in the magic of new beginnings.
Inaction due to the fear of failure is failing.
Your peace is more important than driving yourself crazy trying to understand why something happened the way it did. Just let it go and move forward.
I teach my sighs to lengthen into songs.
If you see someone without a smile than just give them one of yours.
The strongest people I’ve met have not been given an easier life. They’ve just learned to create strength and happiness from dark places.
Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.
Open minded people do not impose their beliefs on others. They just accept all of life’s peculiar perspectives and realities doing their own thing in peace without judging others.
The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone but the things you do for others remains as your legacy.
Giving thanks constantly and in all circumstances liberates us from envy.
The secret to living well and longer is. Eat half, walk double, laugh triple, and love without measure.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer someone else up.
Become a person who refuses to be offended by anyone, anything or any set of circumstances.
Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
If you do not stick to your values when they are being tested then they are not values they're hobbies.
Far too many people are looking for the right person instead of trying to be the right person.
Let go of resentments. Someone must risk returning injury with simple kindness or hostility will never turn to goodwill.
People even more than things have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed.
You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes.
People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity, or power, but self-rejection.
Some days are better some days are worse. Look for the blessing instead of the curse. Be positive stay strong and get enough rest. You can’t do it all but you can always do your best.
They laugh at me because I’m different. I laugh at them because they’re all the same.
Even at the moment of your failure. You are beautiful. You don't know it yet but you have the ability to reinvent yourself endlessly.
I remind myself every morning that nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I’m going to learn I must do it by listening.
It's your world. Either you shape it or someone else will.
Your beliefs don't make you a better person. Your behavior does.
When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.
There is no stress in the world. Only people thinking stressful thoughts and then acting on them.
In the depth of winter I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth “You owe me”. Look at what happens with a love like that. Why it lights up the whole sky.
Yesterday was a tough day for me. I was tired. I hurt. I did little, got down on myself, and cried. But today was better. Today I was kind to myself, I did what I could, and I gave myself what I needed.
The past cannot be changed. But the future is yet in your power.
Fill your heart with what’s important and be done with all the rest.
What sometimes seems like the end of the road is actually just the realization that you are meant to travel a different path.
When you are tempted to give up your breakthrough is probably just around the corner.
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
Failure is a bend in the road not the end of the road. Learn from failure and keep moving forward.
Don’t look back. Give up the what ifs, the couldas and the shouldas. It’s wasted time you could be using to move forward in creating a wonderful future.
Worrying does not take away tomorrow's troubles. It simply takes away today's peace.
Even when it’s tough to wear a smile do it. Smiling doesn’t always mean you’re happy. Sometimes it simply means you’re strong.
The way we treat people we strongly disagree with is a report card on what we’ve learned about love, compassion, and humility.
Confidence and humility can easily co-exist. One requires we embrace our strengths and the other that we are aware of our weaknesses.
If you want to be sad live in the past. If you want to be anxious live in the future. If you want to be peaceful live in the present.
If you start to think the problem is "out there" stop yourself. For that thought is the problem.
If you want to accomplish anything you must first be able to expect it of yourself. If you can’t imagine it you can’t create it.
There are no "typical stories" as there are no typical lives. When it comes to living there is no such thing as an "ordinary" life.
We shall not cease from exploration and in the end all of our exploring will lead us to where we started and we will know that place for the very first time.
The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.
These three things are our greatest treasures. Simplicity, patience, and compassion.
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn.
It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
The world is changed by your example not by your opinion.
If you think education is expensive try estimating the cost of ignorance.
The indigenous people around the world before they made a major decision used to sit around and ask themselves, "How will this decision affect our people seven generations ahead"?
If you let a person talk long enough you'll hear their true intentions.
Embrace your constraints. They are provocative. They are challenging. They wake you up. They make you more creative. They make you better.
The mind is our biggest battleground. It’s the place where our strongest conflicts reside.
There’s so much about life that we can’t control. It makes no sense to waste all our energy on these things and then blatantly neglect everything we CAN control.
Let your everyday experiences be open to all your emotions and to all the people you meet. Stay open minded to all the situations you encounter. Don't close down. Trust that you can do whatever you set your mind to do.
The general limit for your freedom is merely this. That you do not trespass upon the equal rights of others.
If you really want something you will find a way. If you don’t you’ll find an excuse.
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
The inner strength, self-confidence, and courage you gain by focusing on others needs instead of your own brings with it a deep calm sense of satisfaction.
I believe with every fibre of my being that you are incredibly special. Your mind, body and spirit are one-of-a-kind. I know that when you are in tune with the intricacies of your uniqueness that you will be of great service to yourself, your loved ones and the world.
Do you know what people really want? Everybody in the world is thinking I wish there was just one other person I could really talk to who could really understand me and who'd be kind to me. That's what people really want if they're telling the truth.
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered you will never grow.
The richest human isn’t the one who has the most but the one who needs less. Wealth is a mindset. Want less and appreciate more today.
We are living on this planet as if we have another one to go to.
Truth be told, inner peace begins the moment you take a breath and choose not to allow an uncontrollable event to dominate you in the long-term. You are not what happened to you. You are what you choose to become in this moment. Let go, breathe, and begin again.
The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within. Strength, courage, and dignity.
If you are too afraid of failure then you can’t possibly do what needs to be done to be successful.
Contrary to how some people think the truth does not cease to exist merely because it's ignored.
The best thing you can do from this day forward is to follow your intuition. Take risks. Don’t just make the safe and easy choices because you’re afraid of what could happen. If you do than very little worth remembering will ever happen.
To meet everything and everyone through stillness instead of mental noise is the greatest gift you can offer to the universe.
Letting go isn’t about having the ability to forget the past. It’s about having the wisdom and strength to embrace the present.
Society evolves not by shouting each other down but by the unique capacity of unique individual human beings to understand each other.
Music gives wings to the mind. A soul to the universe. Flight to the imagination. A charm to sadness and a life to everything.
If you try to control everything and then worry about the things you can’t control you are merely setting yourself up for a lifetime of frustration and misery.
We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake. Not by mechanical aids but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
It is possible to come into such profound alignment with the moral and spiritual axis of the universe that every moment of your life is a walk in grace and that you know, without any doubt, that you are in the right place at the right time.
When you appreciate what you have what you have appreciates in value.
Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who have proven that they are committed to misunderstanding you.
If you want love, give love. If you want friends, be friendly. If you want money, provide value. It really is that simple.
Every day is a fresh start. Each day is a new beginning. Every morning when we wake up becomes the first day of the rest of our life.
Dear past - thank you for all the life lessons you have taught me. Dear future - I am ready now.
Possessions, outward success, publicity, and luxury. To me these have always been contemptible things. I now believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone. Both for the body and the mind.
I’ve come to believe that all my past failures and frustrations were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the wonderful new level of living I now enjoy.
Destiny is not a matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for. It is a thing to be achieved.
Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.
Everyone wants to live on the mountain but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.
When somebody has mistakenly backed themselves into a corner just look the other way until they get themselves out and then act as though nothing has happened.
In most cases it's almost impossible to change people and furthermore, it's rude to try. Instead of trying to change people give them your support and lead by example.
The more you take responsibility for your past and present the more you are able to create the future you seek.
The older you grow, the more mindful you become. Life humbles you gradually as you age. You realize just how much nonsense you've wasted your energy and time on.
The ideals which have lit my way and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully have been kindness, beauty, and truth.
Right now someone on earth is planning something for tomorrow without realizing that they are going to die today.
One the greatest freedoms is simply not caring what everyone thinks of you.
Don't let small minds convince you that your dreams are too big. They're not.
Who you are is what makes you extraordinary. Do not change your unique foundation for anyone.
It is extremely healthy to spend time in solitude. You need to be alone sometimes. You need to think and relax in a peaceful environment where you are not defined by anyone else.
You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren't too busy denying them.
You will never become who you want to be by blaming everyone else for who you are now.
It's not the friends that stand by your side when you're at your best but the ones who stand beside you when you're at your worst that are your true friends.
You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one.
Stop wasting time explaining yourself to others. Your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe it anyways.
Wasting your time, talent, and emotional energy on things that are beyond your control is a recipe for frustration, misery, and stagnation. Invest your energy in the things you can control and act on them now.
If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.
Worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens but it can strip today of its joy. Be grateful for what you have and learn to see positive things as bonuses versus owed entitlements.
Identify and acknowledge your problems but give all your power and energy to solutions.
You must believe you can find the place inside yourself where anything is possible.
If you are more fortunate than others it’s better to build a longer table than a taller fence.
When you fully trust yourself you are then trusting the infinite wisdom that created you and a true measure of enlightenment will be given to you.
There are no coincidences in this life. It's all being directed by a divine intelligence that each and every one of us is a part of.
The fact is there are two forms of currency, money and time. Of the two, time is by far the most valuable for it cannot be replenished while money can.
Do not educate yourself to be rich. Educate yourself on how to be happy. That way when you get older you'll know the value of things, not the price.
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit.
Making one person smile can change the world. Well, maybe not the whole world but their world.
Whenever somebody discredits you and tells you that you can't do something understand that they are speaking from within the boundaries of their own limitations.
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work unless it's opened.
When you focus your heart and mind upon a meaningful purpose and commit yourself to fulfill that purpose a positive energy gradually floods into your life.
I am not what has happened to me. I am what I choose to become.
Giving other people compliments and thanking them for their time and attention brings happiness to both parties.
When you talk you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen you may learn something new.
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world but today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.
I’m stronger because of the hard times I've had. I'm wiser because of my mistakes. And I'm happier because I have known sadness.
Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them you have to take care of them. There is great freedom in living simplistically. Be observant. It is those who have enough but not too much who seem to be the happiest.
To get over the past you first have to accept that the past is over. No matter how many times you revisit it, analyze it, or regret it, it’s over. It can hurt you no more.
When you complain you make yourself a victim. Either leave the situation, change the situation, or accept it. All else is madness.
Don’t worry if someone doesn't like you. Most people are struggling to just like themselves.
If you want to know what's in someone’s mind listen to their words. If you want to know what's in their heart, watch their actions.
Work for a cause, not for applause. Live life to express, not to impress. Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, just strive to make your absence felt.
Remember that while the future seems scary with all its unknowns and possibilities the future also doesn’t exist yet. All we have is this moment. And in this moment there can be peace.
You change for two reasons. Either you learn enough that you want to, or you’ve been hurt enough that you have to.
Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts. Only you can change them.
A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.
Why compare yourself with others? No one in the entire world can do a better job of being you than you.
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. Wisdom is knowing what to do next. And virtue is doing it.
When it comes to the future there are three kinds of people. Those who let it happen. Those who make it happen and those who wonder what happened.
Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.
Watch your thoughts for they become words. Watch your words for they become actions. Watch your actions for they become habits. Watch your habits for they become character. Watch your character for it will become your destiny.
Dancing, singing, storytelling, and silence are four universal healing salves.
Encourage people whenever you can. The world already has plenty of critics.
This is my wish for you. Peace of mind, prosperity through the year, happiness that multiplies, health for you and yours, fun around every corner, energy to chase your dreams and joy to fill your holidays!
Although it didn't turn out the way you wanted. Just remember that your dreams and goals don’t have an expiration date. So just take a deep breath and try again.
Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
If your forever was ending tomorrow is how you lived today be how you would want to live it? Remember, nothing is guaranteed. So don’t be afraid. Be alive and don't hesitate to take chances.
Those who judge will never understand and those who understand will never judge.
What’s in your heart is far more important than what’s in your resume, your job description, or your bank account.
If you want to make a difference in someone’s life, you don’t need to be gorgeous, rich, famous, brilliant, or perfect. You just have to care.
The six best "doctors" are sunshine, water, rest, air, exercise, and diet.
Pause and remember that if you empty yourself of yesterday’s sorrows you will have much more room for today’s joy.
Talking about our problems is our greatest addiction. Break the habit. Talk about your joys.
A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.
Listening is a magnetic and strange thing. A creative force. The people we listen to are drawn to us. Allowing them to speak opens our heart and gives them a feeling of self importance and value.
Sometimes, what a person needs is not a brilliant mind that speaks but a patient heart that listens.
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d have preferred to talk.
We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, and to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.
The miracle is this.The more we share the more we have.
One reason people resist change is because they focus on what they have to give up instead of what they have to gain.
There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow. So that makes today the perfect day to love, enjoy, and make peace.
At the end of life what really matters is not what we bought but what we built. Not what we have but what we shared. Not our competence but our character and not our success but our significance. Live a life that matters. Live a life of love.
Never define yourself by your relationship status, your income, or your looks. It’s your generosity, kindness, and compassion that ultimately counts the most.
Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness, and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.
When you are lost in worry it's easy to mistake your worries for reality. Instead, recognize that they are just thoughts.
All the treacherous little things in life, if not corrected will become, over time, big things. Even the seemingly insignificant aspects of your life will produce ripples of consequence for better or worse.
Don’t let yourself be controlled by these three things. People, money, or past experiences.
You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.
Whatever the present moment contains accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it. Not against it.
Do your best and let the rest go. You can’t be perfect no matter how hard you try. So give yourself credit for making an effort and try to stop stressing about the outcome.
There's no wifi in the forest, but I promise that you'll find a blissful and better connection there.
If you believe it will work out you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t then you'll just see obstacles.
Be thankful when you don’t know something for it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Ships don’t sink because of the water around them. Ships sink because of the water that gets in them. Don’t let what’s happening around you get inside you and weigh you down.
I have just three things to teach. Simplicity, patience and compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
If there is a warm light in the soul there will be wondrous beauty in the person.
Advice from the ocean. Be shore of yourself. Come out of your shell. Take time to coast. Avoid pier pressure. Don't get tied down and remember to sometimes make waves.
Imagine a country whose citizens and leaders are brave, calm, and open towards each other. A country whose people and leaders realize that all human beings belong together as one family. Will there ever be this type of country?
Everything that’s really worthwhile in life comes to us free. Our minds, our souls, our bodies, our hopes, our dreams, our intelligence, our love of family and friends, and country. All of these priceless possessions are free.
To experience peace does not mean that your life is always blissful. It means that you are capable of tapping into a blissful state of mind amidst the normal chaos of a hectic life.
I now know everyone is on their own journey and each time I dedicate moments of my life comparing I find myself in someone else’s territory, not mine. It’s like trying to live in their story and life experiences instead of my own.
A smart person knows what to say. A wise person knows whether or not to say it.
Death is more universal than life. Everyone dies but not everyone lives.
The acquisition of knowledge doesn’t mean you’re growing. Growing happens when what you know changes how you live.
What worries you, masters you! Realize that nearly all of your anxious worries and fears never come to fruition. Worrying is almost always a pointless and unjustified exercise. Besides, it rarely changes the outcome anyway.
There’s no exact path in life that you have to stay on to get where you want to be. Listen to your inner voice and choose the path your intuition tells you to take.
No one wins a game of chess by only moving forward. Likewise, sometimes in life you have to move backward to put yourself in a position to move forward.
Live in this world today and every day hereafter as an active participant. Wake up feeling grateful every morning and ask yourself what is real and important to you and then find the courage, wisdom and willpower to build your day around your answer.
What we think about ourselves hugely impacts the way we perceive our lives and our self-worth.
We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.
Don't judge yourself by your past. You don't live there anymore.
Beware of destination addiction. That being the preoccupation with the idea that happiness is in the next place or in the next job and with the next partner. Until you give up the idea that happiness is somewhere else it will never be where you are.
The world would be a happier more peaceful place if we all tried to understand each other instead of judging each other. If we just paused and thought things through before reacting and gave each other the benefit of the doubt instead of assuming the worst.
Nobody's perfect. Give yourself credit for what you're doing right and be kind to yourself when you're struggling.
Those who judge will never understand and those who understand will never judge.
A lot of problems in the world would disappear if we would talk to each other rather than about each other.
When you can find no solution to a problem it's probably not a problem to be solved but rather a truth to be accepted.
Life is very ironic. It takes sadness to know what happiness is. Noise to appreciate silence and absence to appreciate presence.
Never underestimate the healing power of listening to your favorite music on full blast while jumping around the house like an idiot.
If it entertains you now but will hurt you someday, it’s a distraction that’s out of line with your values. Don’t settle. Don’t exchange what you want most for what you kind of want at the moment.
Today I will not stress over things that I can't control.
When bad things happen to me I can choose to let it define me, confine me, refine me, or outshine me. Or I can choose to take a better course of action which is to simply move on and leave it behind me.
At the end of the day I am at peace because my intentions are good and my heart is pure.
When someone is nasty or treats you poorly don’t take it personally. It says nothing about you just a lot about them.
If you can’t do anything about it then let it go. Don’t be a prisoner to things you can’t change. Accept what is then let go of what was and have faith in what will be.
Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event control your emotions.
Look for something positive each day even if some days you have to look a little harder.
Train your mind to see the good in everything.
Pause and remember that If you empty yourself of yesterday's sorrows you will have much more room for today's joy.
Discussions are always better than arguments because an argument is to find out who is right and a discussion is to find out what is right.
A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.
The older I get the more I realize that the things that cost nothing hold the most value.
Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate.
A clear conscience is more valuable than wealth.
People who are homeless are not social inadequates. They are simply people without homes.
Never assume that loud is strong and quiet is weak.
Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
Who am I to judge another when I myself walk imperfectly?
Stop trying to ‘fix’ yourself. You’re not broken! You are perfectly imperfect and powerful beyond measure.
We do not heal the past by dwelling there. We heal the past by living fully in the present.
Peace of mind is not the absence of conflict but the ability to cope with it.
Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts only you can change them.
We are only given so much energy each day. Don’t spend it on things that really don’t matter or on people who don’t value you or your time. Be discerning.
Follow your passions, follow your heart, and the things you need will come.
The more you attach your value and humanity to those things outside yourself the more you give things the power to control you.
I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better.
Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence, and face your future without fear.
A smart person knows what to say. A wise person knows whether or not to say it.
Wisdom is merely the movement from fighting life to embracing it.
A river cuts through rock not because of its power but because of its persistence.
Please don't judge people. You don't know what it took for someone to just get out of bed and to make themselves look and feel as presentable as possible to face the new day. You never truly know the daily struggles of others.
Hate has caused a lot of problems in the world but it has not solved one yet.
Nobody's perfect. So give yourself credit for what you're doing right and be kind to yourself when you struggle.
Sometimes music is the only medicine the heart and soul needs.
We need to accept the fact that we won’t always make the right decisions and that we’ll sometimes screw up royally. Understand that those failures are not the opposite of success. They're merely a part of the process that will lead you to success.
As the sun shines upon my heart so may my heart shine upon others.
Birthplace: Earth. Race: Human. Politics: Freedom. Religion: Love.
There are three solutions to every problem. Accept it, change it, or leave it. If you can't accept it then change it. If you can't change it then leave it.
Don't let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.
The world is filled with nice people. If you can't find one than be one.
Repeat after me. My current situation is not my permanent destination.
Never be defined by your past. It was just a lesson not a life sentence.
The body heals with play. The mind heals with laughter and the spirit heals with love.
All endings are beginnings. We just don't know it at the time.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.
If you view all the things that happen to you, both the good and the bad, as opportunities, than you will operate out of a higher level of consciousness.
Be strong enough to stand alone. Smart enough to know when you need help and brave enough to ask for it.
Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.
Be strong enough to let go and patient enough to wait for what you deserve.
Don't let the sadness of your past and the fear of your future ruin the happiness of your present.
Try to hold onto your faith in people. Hope and love accomplish a lot more than cynicism and judgement.
Put your phone down! Your texts will be there later. The person in front of you won't.
Beauty is about living your life and being happy with yourself inside and out. Stop worrying about what other people think of you. Stay true to yourself.
Expect nothing but learn to appreciate everything.
Most of our problems stem from one of two things. We are either acting without thinking or we keep thinking without acting.
Let your past make you better, not bitter.
Maybe the reason nothing is "fixing you" is because you're not broken. You have a unique beauty and purpose so allow yourself to live accordingly.
You can be a good person with a kind heart and still say no.
Don't let people pull you into their storm. Instead, pull them into your peace.
Your face will change and your body will change. The only kind of beauty that endures is the kind that lives in your heart.
If you can lie down in your bed at night knowing, in your heart, that you made someone's day just a little bit better, than you know you had a good day.
What's in your heart is much more important than what's in your bank account.
Don’t be too hard on yourself. After all, there are plenty of people willing to do that for you.
Silence isn't empty. It's full of answers.
Most people who act heartless have a sweet heart. They just act heartless to protect themselves from getting hurt again.
Peace of mind is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is rather than what you think it should be.
You don't have to control your negative thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.
Where there is anger there is always pain underneath.
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken adults.
You can't change how people feel about you, so don't try. Just live your life and be happy.
The less you respond to negativity the more peaceful your life will become.
The way you start your day can affect your whole day. Begin it with a smile, a calmness of mind, and a heart filled with gratitude.
Most problems, if you give them enough time and space, will eventually wear themselves out.
Invite yourself to move out of established thought patterns and realize that there is nothing standing in the way of you living a courageous and unique life.
Sometimes you just have to hang on and trust that life's storms are carrying you to better shores.
You've got to look for the good in the bad. The happy in your sad. The gain in your pain and what makes you grateful not hateful.
When someone does something wrong don't forget about all the good things they did right.
Your mind is like a garden and your thoughts are like seeds. You can plant flowers or you can plant weeds.
When you are about to find fault with someone ask yourself this question. What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?
Live one day at a time emphasizing ethics rather than rules.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
The elimination diet is simply this. Remove anger, regret, resentment, guilt, blame and worry. Then watch your health and life improve.
We live on a blue planet that circles a ball of fire next to a moon that moves the sea. And you still don't believe in miracles?
Find your safe spot and your happy place. Allow no one to penetrate your soul.
Raise your words not your voice. For it is rain that grows flowers, not the thunder.
Today try surrounding yourself with people who love you, motivate you, encourage you and just make you feel good about being you.
I don't know any perfect person. I only know flawed people who are still worth loving.
It's okay to be angry but it's never okay to be cruel.
The truth is the way other people treat us isn't always about us. It's about them and their own struggles, insecurities, and limitations. You don't have to allow their judgements to become your truth.
Be audacious! Your life has purpose. Your story is important. Your dreams count. Your voice matters. Believe that you were born to make an impact.
In the stillness of the quiet, if we listen, we can hear the whisper of the heart giving strength to weakness, courage to fear, and hope to despair.
The universe says allow me to flow through you unrestricted and you will see the greatest magic you have ever seen.
A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced and all the battles you have won and fears you have overcome.
Worry is a down payment on a problem you may never have.
It’s your choice. Be positive and free or be imprisoned by your own negativity.
Just be yourself. Let people see the real, imperfect, flawed, quirky, weird, beautiful, magical person you are.
Don’t be afraid of showing affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful, empathetic and affectionate and keep in mind that a kind word will often give more pleasure than a present.
Don't mistake silence for weakness. Smart people don't plan big moves out loud.
When we are no longer able to change a situation then we are challenged to change ourselves.
When life feels too big to handle go outside. Everything looks smaller when you’re standing under the sky.
So far you've survived 100% of your worst days. You're doing great.
Children should be taught how to think not what to think.
Close your eyes and imagine the best version of you possible. That’s who you really are. Now let go of any part of you that doesn’t believe it.
Remember, you and you alone get to choose what matters and what doesn't. The meaning of everything in your life has precisely the meaning that you decide to give it.
Your greatness is measured by your kindness. Your education and intellect by your modesty. Your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices and your real caliber is measured by the consideration and tolerance you have for others.
Learn to appreciate how far you've come and how much you've learned along the way. You've been through a lot but you've also grown a lot so give yourself credit for the strength and resilience you now have.
A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well intentioned words.
You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.
Our life is shaped by our mind for we become what we think.
You won’t always be a priority to others or to the world’s agenda at large. That’s why you need to be a priority to yourself. Learn to respect yourself, take care of yourself, and become your own support system. YOUR NEEDS MATTER ! Start meeting them now.
The greatest gift we can give ourselves is to own our own happiness. The greatest freedom we can give to others is to let them have their own experience and not try to control it.
Overthinking is the art of creating problems that aren’t even there.
The more you see yourself as what you'd like to become, and act is if what you want is already there, the more you'll activate those dormant forces that will collaborate to transform your dream into your reality.
You create your thoughts, your thoughts create your intentions and your intentions create your reality.
There is no stress in the world. Only people thinking stressful thoughts.
Don't allow the approval and attention of others destroy you. Stay true to yourself and remain humble and grateful for all of your accomplishments. Know that a force greater than your ego is always at work in your life.
Cooperation and love make everything in this world go smoothly.
Go on a rampage of appreciation rather than discussing the evils of the world. Always offer joyful commentary whenever possible.
Ethics is a code of values which guides our choices and actions and determines the purpose and course of our lives.
You are not responsible for the negative programming you picked up in chidhood. However, as an adult, you are 100% responsible for fixing it.
To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
Know in your heart that you don't need one more thing to make yourself complete. Then watch all those external material things become less and less significant.
A house is made with walls and beams. A home is made with love and dreams.
Advance boldly and confidently in the direction of your own dreams. Go live the life that you've imagined.
The mind drives the body. It’s the way we think that ultimately makes the dreams we dream possible or impossible. Our reality is almost entirely a reflection of our thoughts and the way we routinely behave based on what we believe to be true.
We have a problem when the same people who make the laws get to decide whether or not they themselves have broken the law.
Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.
When a man points a finger at someone else he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.
If you light a lamp for somebody it will also brighten your path.
You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
What helps with aging is serious cognition, thinking, and understanding. You have to truly grasp that everybody ages. Everybody dies. There is no turning back the clock. So the real question in life becomes what are you going to do while you're here?
Any good apology has 3 parts. 1) I'm sorry 2) It's my fault 3) What can I do to make it right? Most people forget the third part.
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.
I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make you feel all alone.
Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.
The secret to happiness and peace is letting every situation be what it is instead of what you think it should be.
In a culture that seeks instant results we must learn the beauty of effort, patience and perseverance.
Until you get comfortable with being alone, you'll never know if you're choosing someone out of love or loneliness.
You are special and worth being cared about, loved, and accepted just as you are. Never, ever let anyone try to convince you otherwise.
The value of a person is not measured by what he does for himself to make his life easier but it is measured by what he does for others to make their lives easier.
We have to be honest about what we want and take risks rather than lie to ourselves and make excuses to stay in our comfort zone.
Be comfortable with who you are. If you’re lucky enough to have something that makes you different, don’t be ashamed and don’t change. Uniqueness is priceless. In this crazy world that’s trying to make you like everyone else, find the courage to be your remarkable self.
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost and for want of a horse the rider was lost.
Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.
No matter how hard the past you can always begin again.
Look around, and be thankful right now for your health, your family, your friends, your work, and your home. Remember, they are all gifts to be treasured.
In its passivity and resignation, cynicism is a hardening. It's a calcification of the soul while hope is a stretching of your souls ligaments providing a limber reach for something greater.
Emotional healing doesn't mean the damage never existed. It means the damage is no longer a controlling factor in your life.
The older we grow the more quiet and patient we become. We finally look back and realize how much nonsense and emotional energy we wasted on things that were just not that important.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Live one day at a time emphasizing ethics rather than rules.
Someone who does not get some fun and enjoyment out of every day needs to reorganize his life.
The best time to be positive and take responsibility for your own peace of mind is when you don’t feel like it. Because that’s when doing so can make the biggest difference.
The key is to realize that no matter what happens you can choose your attitude and inner dialog. Which in turn will dictate pretty much everything that happens next.
The opposite of anger is not calmness, its empathy.
Stay calm inside! Eventually you will see that the storms of life, even the most terrible ones, will eventually turn into soft winds.
If you have health you probably will be happy. If you have health and happiness you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all that you want.
Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along with everyone.
Yesterday is gone.Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.
Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
If you compared your troubles or challenges with those of others you would surely find that there are those whose troubles make yours look like minor inconveniences.
Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.
Nothing profound ever happens in your life when you remain in your comfort zone.
The probability that we may fail in struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.
All ethical people choose "right" over "easy" when confronted by situations that force them to choose one or the other.
You must live in the present. Launch yourself on every wave and find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their islands of opportunities and look towards another land but there is no other land and there is no other life but this.
Write to be understood, speak to be heard and read to grow.
Increase of material comforts it may be generally said doesn't provide for any increase in moral growth.
In cities no one is quiet but many are lonely. However, in the country people are quiet but few are lonely.
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.
Discipline and commitment is a strong pathway to reach goals and dreams.
I've always found that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you've got to have a steadfast drive and determination to overcome those obstacles on route to whatever it is that you want to accomplish.
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
Don't waste words on people who deserve your silence. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all.
From this instant on vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do now.
Sometimes the path of least resistance is often the path of least reward.
We all live at the mercy of our emotions. Our emotions influence and shape our desires, thoughts and behaviors and above all our destiny.
At almost any given moment, the way you feel is the way you choose to feel, and the way you react is the way you choose to react. It's all about the thoughts you're feeding on.
Sometimes good people make bad choices. It doesn't mean they are bad people, it means they're human.
Free yourself from the complexities and drama of your life. Simplify. Look within. Within ourselves we all have the gifts and talents we need to fulfill the purpose we've been blessed with.
Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being.
Empathy is a powerful behavior of nurturing. When it is given properly the receiver can feel that the giver really cares about them and understands that what they are going through is not trivial.
Respect your efforts and respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt then you have real power.
Excuses are merely nails used to build a house of failure.
The world of reality has its limits but the world of imagination is boundless.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
When I get ready to talk to people I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say.
Only when you've truly had enough suffering in your life are you able to say I don't need it anymore.
One of the first steps to success is to surround yourself with people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.
If you live long enough you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them you'll be a better person.
If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is the quiet acceptance of what is.
Talk about overthinking. My mind used to take a hard turn to the off-ramp leading to crazy town whenever my emotions got the best of me. But now I've learned to control my emotions by simply saying to myself two amazing words. Calm down.
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
When you are inspired dormant forces, faculties, and talents become alive, and you'll discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed possible.
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
Failure can be enriching. It’s important to accept the fact that you’ll make mistakes. It’s how you build your expertise. The trick is to learn a positive lesson from all of life’s negative moments.
There is nothing in nature that blooms all year long, so don’t expect yourself to do so either.
There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and value. The truly adult view, by contrast, is that our life is as meaningful, as full and as wonderful as we choose to make it.
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure that you seek.
Life begins on the other side of despair.
To meet everything and everyone through stillness instead of mental noise is the greatest gift you can offer to the universe.
Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration.
If you don't know where you're going than any road will take you there.
The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
When some things are going wrong take a moment to be thankful for all the things that are going right.
People can advise you. But there is only one way to figure out what's best for you. Look within.
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.
Inner peace begins the moment you take a deep breath and choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotional well being.
I don't worry about the haters? They are just angry because the truth I speak contradicts the lie they live.
The heart grieves over what is has lost but the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
Be the reason someone believes in the goodness of people. Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal.
The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what to hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.
Every human has four endowments. Self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom.The power to choose, to respond, and to change.
Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam be it ever so humble there's no place like home.
Tomorrow and plans for tomorrow can have no significance at all unless you are in full contact with the reality of the present. For it is in the present and only in the present that you live.
There is a story behind every person. There is a reason why they are the way they are. Think about that and respect them for who they are.
What we do today, right now, will have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows.
Maturity is learning to gracefully walk away from situations that threaten your peace of mind, self respect, values, morals or self worth.
Don't start your day with the broken pieces of yesterday.
The times when you don't feel like being positive are the times when choosing to be positive will make the biggest difference.
Because power corrupts, society’s demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
Have the courage to follow your heart and intuitions.They somehow know what you truly want to become.
Life is difficult. This is a great truth and once we truly see this truth we can transcend it and accept it. Once it has been accepted the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.
Tackle your problems and fears swiftly. Don't run away from them. The best solution is to face them head on no matter how powerful they may seem. Either you own your problems or they will own you.
Hope is the companion of power and the mother of success. For who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles.
You may not be able control all the things people say and do to you but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
Looking behind I am filled with gratitude. Looking forward I am filled with vision. Looking upwards I am filled with strength. Looking within I discover peace.
Everyone has the same wants and needs. We all want validation, love, happiness, fulfillment and hopes for a better future. How we pursue these desires is where things branch off but the fundamentals are always the same.
As you age you’ll learn to value your time, genuine relationships, meaningful work, and peace of mind, much more. Little else will matter.
If you don't hear opportunity knocking then go find another door.
Wisdom comes more from living than from studying.
Everything you want is on the other side of fear.
As long as we have hope then we have direction and the energy to move and the map to move by.
Sometimes someone just says something really small but it fills a huge empty space in your heart.
Stay hungry, stay young, stay foolish, stay curious, and above all, stay humble because just when you think you have all the answers is the moment when some bitter twist of fate in the universe will remind you that you really don't.
My philosophy is it's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything and that attitude makes life so much easier.
Maturity is learning to walk away gracefully from situations that threaten your peace of mind, self respect, values, morals or self worth.
Don't start your day carrying the broken pieces of yesterday with you. The new day has endless possibilities waiting for you.
Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better then we can bear any hardship today.
Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.
If it were not for hope the heart would break.
The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.
Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.
You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts.
Overthinking is one of the most rampant sources of stress and mental clutter. The key is to realize that the problem is not the problem. The problem is the incredible amount of overthinking you’re doing with the problem. Let it go and be free.
Let go of your attachment to always having to be right and suddenly your mind becomes more open. You’re able to benefit from the unique viewpoints of others without being crippled by your own judgment.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. Our thoughts create our reality. What we think we become.
Thoughts are the mind's nutrition. When we focus on our inspirations and concentrate our thinking in the direction of our desired objectives we then pave the way for great achievement.
Mental whispers develop dynamic power to reshape matter into what you want. Whatever you believe in intensely your mind will help materialize.
True self-worth stems from within and when you're focused on an inspired purpose neither praise nor reprimand can bump you off your course.
You have many great thoughts. You just have to silence your brain noise so you can hear them.
When you discover the benefits of your problem and study the lessons stored within it, your wisdom unfolds.
When you understand and appreciate that you're an expression of the perfection of the universe you will become speechless with unconditional love.
It does not require many words to speak the truth.
When you're grateful for what is, as it is, you open your heart to the wisdom of your soul.
You often say out loud what you need to hear most softly in your heart.
I alone get to choose my point of view, my emotions and my reactions to what happens to me. I am the creator of my reality.
You don’t owe it to anyone to stay the same person you’ve always been. You don’t owe that to your friends, your family, or anyone else. You are 100% free to start changing your life right now and you should never apologize to anyone for changing your life for the better.
When your heart is open and you're thankful for the perfection of the universe your soul will respond with the message of unconditional love.
When you obey your heart and your souls guidance your life then becomes fulfilled.
Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.
Be impeccable with your word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
If you are depressed you're living in the past. If you are anxious it's likely that you're living in the future. Only when you choose to be living in the present can you be at peace.
The present is all we have so live, love and be grateful for each moment that comes your way.
To make the right choices in life you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this you need to experience solitude because in the silence you'll hear the truth and know the solutions.
If your heart is in your dream than no request is too extreme.
In any moment we can learn to let go of hatred and fear. We can always choose to rest in peace, love, and forgiveness. It's never too late. But to sustain this calming love we must develop practices that will cultivate and strengthen the natural compassion that is within us.
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of both the weak and the strong. For at some point you will have surely been all of these.
Our trials and difficulties are not here to break us. On the contrary, we seek them out to gain wisdom and to grow. They are treasures in disguise. We shall not live in sorrow but in transformation.
Waste no time with worry or fear. Simply ask yourself what needs to be done now and then take that worry and fear energy and put it towards the solution.
The surest way to experience what we want for ourselves is helping others to achieve it. We must first give to others and it will then be returned to us. What we give we will receive.
Recognize that there is an ever flowing divine order that is with us.There is a perfection and balance in everything that happens. Stay focused and you will see the full glory of the process even in the midst of tragedy and chaos.
Follow your own guidance and you will never be alone. Trust your own truths and blue skies will follow you wherever you go.
The easiest mistake on earth is to forget to appreciate all that you have right now.
From thoughts to feelings to behaviors. Your entire life shifts away from problems when you find your purpose by giving joy away.
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
Today is a new beginning. You now have the opportunity to turn your failures into achievements.There is no room left for excuses.
Never give up when you get into a tight place and everything goes against you. When it seems as though you cannot hang on for even a minute longer then that is the time when the tide will turn.
If you try to bring happiness to someone else then joy will inevitably come to you.
No one needs to hold themselves in a state of discomfort or disconnection. Source is always right here whispering to us very clearly enabling us to have peace. All we have to do is just listen a little.
We sometimes won't know what we want until you know, for sure, what you don't want.
You are deeply loved and will be cherished forever. You will be taken care of. You have nothing to fear.
If you want to change your fate start by changing your attitude.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope, confidence and action.
Nothing is impossible unless you think it is.
I focused so hard on what I wanted that I lost sight of what I deserved.
Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.
There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true.The other is to refuse to believe what is true.
When you use life's experiences as your teacher and learn from them the true nature of the world, and your part in it becomes obvious.
Always follow your heart but remember to bring your brain with you.
Please don't judge me from my past for I don't live there anymore.
You matter immensely and knowing it to be true will make you a better person. You matter to those around you, to the society you live in and to this world.
Be careful how you think because if you always want "more" you will NEVER have "enough".
Being attentive to the needs of others might not be the point of life but it is the work of life.
Don't waste the present worrying about the future. It will come soon enough. I promise.
Teach this triple truth to all. A generous heart, kind speech and a life of service and compassion are the things which will renew humanity.
If what we want is happiness, peace and love then WE must be happy, peaceful and loving.
The victim mindset dilutes human potential. By not accepting personal responsibility for our circumstances we greatly reduce our power to change them.
When the wrong people leave your life the right things start happening.
At its heart mindfulness is an uncovering process of noticing what has always been there.
Just as every thread of gold is valuable so is every moment of time.
When people are rude, be kind, be mindful, be your best. Give those around you the “break” that you hope the world will give you on your own “bad day” and you will never, ever regret it.
Anything that can't be communicated in simple terms is probably not important and the things that make life worth living like the recognition of beauty, truth, love, and happiness come from beyond the mind and are obscured, or sometimes lost, by too much thinking.
We gain our first measure of real intelligence on the day we first admit to our own ignorance.
You are valuable.You have some unique abilities no one else has. It's now your responsibility to encourage others to discover and utilize their unique abilities enabling others to find happiness and peace.
Voters don't decide issues they merely decide who will decide issues.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Advance confidently in the direction of your dreams and go live the life that you have imagined.
A clever person can solve a problem but a wise person knows how to avoid it.
All we're ever asked to do in this life is to treat everyone, especially those who are in need, the way we would hope to be treated ourselves. That's our ultimate responsibility.
The capacity to accept help is inseparable from the capacity to give help. It can sometimes be difficult to ask for help when we know we need it but having someone we can count on to stick with us through the tough times can make those times much more bearable.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.
Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic and tolerant with the weak and the wrong, for sometime in your life you will be all of these.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
The best way to destroy an enemy is to make them a friend.
Be content with what you have. Rejoice in the way things are. When you realize that there is nothing lacking then the whole world belongs to you.
Even if you are a minority of one. The truth is still the truth.
When you need to try to cry with someone. It's much more healthy then crying alone.
React now. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful, or joyful.
Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living or get busy dying.
No one is perfect that's why pencils have erasers.
As you age you’ll learn to value your time, genuine relationships, meaningful work, and peace of mind much more. Little else will matter.
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
The well informed man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions.
By practicing self-awareness and pausing before reacting we can help create a world with less pain and more love.
Appreciation is an excellent thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
Relaxing in the present moment puts you into a mental and physical state of calm, quiet and tranquility. Furthermore, it allows you to get off of the "here-but-gotta-get-there" treadmill.
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.
Humor is one of mankind's greatest blessings.
Peace of mind is the result of training your mind to process life as it is rather than what you think it should be.
Know that what you already have is enough. Revel in your interior abundance and you will never need to look elsewhere.
Wisdom is the highest and deepest degree of knowledge, insight, and understanding. It provides you with the broadest perspective on life and its purpose. When you find wisdom you are living in light.
The true beauty of wisdom is that once you recall it you will then be inspired to pass it along.
If you want to conquer fear don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem.
Habit is habit, and not to be flung out the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.
In my life I've lived, I've loved, I've lost, I've missed, and I've hurt. I've trusted, I've made mistakes but most of all I've learned.
What do people who feel worthy of love have in common? The courage to be who they are. They inherently find the compassion to be kind to themselves and others through their authenticity. Furthermore, they fully embrace their vulnerability as essential to their beauty.
Feel safe and worry not. For when you have laboriously accomplished your daily tasks to the best of your ability you can go to sleep in peace.
Every now and then it's good to stop climbing and appreciate the view from right where you are.
Starting today I need to forget what's gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what's coming next.
When you desire peace, simplicity, and honesty and send out a matching vibration to those desires, all I can say is, "Start watching. It’s on its way"
Personal development is a journey of self-discovery transitioning from doubt to certainty, from stress to peace, and from scarcity to abundance.
Acting as an observer helps me take my power back. I’ve learned not to let my feelings control me. I know that just like my thoughts that are transitory my energy-consuming emotions, that used to torment me, do not own me any longer and I now own them instead.
When an inner situation is not made conscious then it surfaces as fate.
At times the very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you were looking for.
Atrocities refuse to be buried. Folk wisdom is filled with ghosts who refuse to rest in their graves until their stories are told.
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
The universe can only respond to what you believe about yourself and about life.
The future has many names. For the weak it is unattainable. For the fearful it is the unknown. For the bold it is opportunity.
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life. Not so much by what happens to you but how you react to what has happened to you.
Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it’ll always get you the right ones.
When someone comes into your life and has a positive impact on you, but for some reason can’t stay, be thankful that your paths crossed and that they somehow made you happy. Life is change. People really do come and go. Some come back, some don’t, and that’s okay.
Ships don’t sink because of the water around them. Ships sink because of the water that gets in them. Don’t let what’s happening around you get inside you and weigh you down.
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will forever regret.
Some days are better some days are worse. Look for the blessing instead of the curse. Be positive, stay strong, and get enough rest. You can’t do it all but you can always do your best.
The bad news is you cannot make people like, love, understand, validate, accept or be nice to you. You can’t control them either. The good news is, it doesn’t matter.
You can never make the same mistake twice because the second time you make it it’s not a mistake it’s a choice.
Never, never, be afraid to do what’s right. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.
Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.
Don't try to persuade defend or interrupt others. Be curious, be conversational. Be real and listen.
As for the future your task is not to foresee it but to enable it.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Ten years from now, it won’t really matter what shoes you wore today, how your hair looked, or what brand of clothes you wore. What will matter is how you lived, how you loved, and what you learned along the way.
What matters most is having strength of character, peace of mind, and a grateful heart.
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
Never be ashamed to let your feelings, smiles, and tears shine a light in this world. And don’t be afraid to feel a bit awkward and unsure of yourself in the process.
If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising them they wouldn’t have to advertise them.
Breathe, let go and remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have left for sure.
False words are not only evil in themselves but they infect the soul with evil.
Be able under all circumstances to practice the five things that constitutes perfect virtue. These five things are gratitude, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow.
The more generous we are, the more joyous we become. The more cooperative we are the more valuable we become. The more enthusiastic we are the more productive we become. The more serving we are the more prosperous we become.
Know the wholeness, perfection and beauty that you are. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home.
Find the love you seek by first finding the love within yourself.
We must be willing to let go of the life we planned in order to have the life that is waiting for us.
Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion.
A man who views the world the same way at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.
You will be a beautiful person as long as you see the beauty in others.
Invite yourself to move out of established thought patterns and there is nothing standing in the way of you living at your highest level.
The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
Your body makes you sexy and your smile makes you pretty but it's your personality that makes you beautiful.
We are all wounded and wonderful people dealing with messy emotions in a confusing, uncertain and sometimes scary world. But that doesn’t give anyone the right to be mean, thoughtless, cruel or disrespectful.
Beauty is how you feel inside and it reflects in your eyes.
I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection.‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct will pursue their principles unto death.
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve.The fear of failure.
It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
There are many tenets of wholeheartedness. But, at its very core is vulnerability and worthiness. So when facing uncertainty, exposure, and emotional risks, know that you are enough.
To get power you need to display absolute pettiness.To exercise power you need to show true greatness.
You just have to find that thing that’s special about you that distinguishes you from all the others, and through true talent, hard work, and passion, anything can happen.
The way you come to fully appreciate the infusion of the spirit is to more and more come fully into the moment.
The quality of any advice anybody has to offer has to be judged against the quality of life they actually lead.
Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment which is sparkling like a star in our hand yet melting like a snowflake.
A hug can lift pain and worries from the heart while simultaneously bringing hope and love back into the heart.
We were all humans until race disconnected us, religion separated us, politics divided us, and wealth classified us.
He who can no longer pause to wonder or stand in awe of his very existence is as good as dead! His eyes are unfortunately closed to the miracle he has been given. You're alive! It's a miracle! Enjoy it!
A house is made with walls and beams. A home is made with love and dreams.
A clear conscience is more valuable than wealth.
Honor may not win power, but it wins respect. And respect earns power.
As long as we have hope we have direction, the energy to move, and the map to move by.
Sometimes the right hug from the right person at the exact right time makes all the wrong in the world disappear.
Not to give up under any circumstances should be the motto of our life. I shall try again and again, and I am bound to succeed. There will be obstacles but I have to defy them.
I will not let anything or anyone take away my happiness today.
Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
Whatever you are feeling or experiencing right now know that you are not alone. You are unique and special but your experiences and emotions are not.
Hugging has no unpleasant side effects and is all natural.There are no batteries to replace, it's inflation-proof and non-fattening with no monthly payments. It's non-taxable, non-polluting, and is, of course, fully refundable.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed. Never give up on anyone. Instead help to rebuild them.
Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no chaos, trouble, or hard realities to deal with. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still remain mentally and emotionally centered.
There is no greater sign of divine presence than being fully engaged in the activities of life while demonstrating loving-kindness, tranquility and ease of being.
Sit in a room and read and read and read. Make sure you read the right books written by thoughtful and righteous people. Your will then become more aware of life's truths.
We’re so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the importance of finding inner value. That specifically being the pure rapture that is associated with simply being alive.
The older you grow the more present you become. Life awakens you as you age. You finally realize how much senseless drama you've wasted time on.
The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.
Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity.
The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply.
The only people with whom you should try to get even with are those who have helped you.
Do more than belong. Participate. Do more than care. Help. Do more than believe. Practice. Do more than be fair. Be kind and do more than dream. Work.
The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
All shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well for there is a force of love moving through the universe that holds us fast and will never let us go.
Never trade your authenticity for approval.
The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something positive. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make good things happen you will fill the world and yourself with unbridled hope.
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
Open your arms and welcome the joy of today.
You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.
The real battle is in your mind. And your mind is under your control, not the other way around.
Whenever something bad happens, keep calm, take a few deep breaths and shift the focus to something positive.
The ultimate freedom depends on knowing the ultimate truth. Truth is not what people say it is, it is what it is. And truth, quite remarkably, sets one free, just like the philosophers have said down through the ages.
When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen you may learn something new.
Good habits are hard to form and easy to live with. Bad habits are easy to form and hard to live with. Pay attention. Be aware. If we don't consciously form good habits we will unconsciously form bad ones.
Judge tenderly, if you must. There is usually a side you have not heard, a story you know nothing about, and a battle waged that you are not having to fight.
If you don't accept yourself just as you are then you won't be able to accept and love other people.
It's always better to love the giver not the gift.
Your smile is your logo. Your personality is your business card and how you leave others after an experience with you becomes your trademark.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Love exactly what’s in front of you. Love what you do, until you can do what you love. Love where you are, until you can be where you love. And above all, love the people you are with, until you can be with the people you love most.
Wisdom is the power to see and the inclination to choose the best and highest goal together with the surest means of attaining it.
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
I've come to realize that a calm mind is a focused mind, and a tired mind doesn’t have the resources to stay focused.
We all need to stop needing to be seen and simply be more humble.
Our lives are measured by the value we provide to others. This value arises from the things we spend our time doing. And since time is quantified in hours, the value of our lives is equivalent to the sum of every hour we spend.
Find the good in all you can and never quit. When you find a problem just find a way to make things better. Remember, there's almost always a viable solution to every problem.
Closing the door, completing the chapter, turning the page, etc. It doesn’t matter what you title it. What matters is that you find the strength to leave in the past those parts of your life that are over so you can better attend to the present.
What people say and do to you is much more about them than you. People’s reactions to you are about their perspectives, wounds and experiences. Whether people think you’re amazing, or believe you’re the worst is more about them and how they view the world.
Remember, you have two lives. You get your second life when you realize you have only one.
May your troubles be less and your blessings be more and may nothing but happiness come through your front door.
These things I warmly wish for you. Someone to love. Some work to do. A bit of sun, a bit of cheer and a guardian angel always near.
Children accept us as we are without any pretense. They expect us to be who we are and not the image we feel we need present to the world.
Don't bring your negative past into your present moment. Leave it where it belongs.
The way we treat people we disagree with is a report card on what we’ve learned about love, compassion and kindness. Let’s just wish them well, and be on our way.
We are not nouns, we are verbs. I am not a thing—an actor, a writer. I am a person who does things—I write, I act—and I never know what I’m going to do next. I think you can be imprisoned if you think of yourself as a noun.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
We waste our time waiting for the ideal path to appear. But it never does because we forget that paths are made by walking, not waiting.
It is the compound effect of simple, seemingly mundane actions over time that leads to life-altering, positive results.
A tiny part of your life is decided by uncontrollable circumstances, while the vast majority of it is decided by your internal responses. Let this sink in. Regardless of what’s going on around you, peace of mind arrives the moment you come to peace with what’s on your mind.
Speak only when your words improve the silence.
You can tell if a person is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a person is wise by his questions.
The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than mere survival.
Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things but just look what they can do when they stick together.
Surround yourself with highest quality thoughts. Discard the rest.
Wisdom comes as we experience the consequences we did not anticipate.
There is a wisdom of the head and a wisdom of the heart. Use both.
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living but the other helps you make a life.
The wind and waves are more powerful than any ship. Don't damn the ocean. Learn to sail.
Many things you can see with others but some things you only realize alone.
There are many paths to enlightenment. Be sure to take one with a heart. That path, with a heart, will lift you up even as it tires you out.
The purpose of life is not just to be happy, but also to be helpful, to be honorable, to be kind and compassionate. To have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
The clock is running. Make the most of today for time waits for no man.
Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a GIFT. That's why it's called the present.
Have a little faith that the universe has a plan for you and it will be revealed to you in the right time frame.
It does one no good to pray for guidance and help if you're living an ego-centered life.
Blame is a neat little device you can use whenever you don't want to take responsibity for something in your life.
Instead of being AGAINST war be FOR peace. Instead of being AGAINST poverty be FOR prosperity. Instead of joining a WAR on drugs be FOR educating our most vulnerable citizens the many overwhelming dangers of drug abuse.
Live simply. Love generously. Speak truthfully. Work diligently. Then let go and let what’s meant to be, BE.
Those who do not read are no better off than those who cannot. Invest in yourself and read.
Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality. So pay close attention to the thoughts you choose. They have a way of becoming real.
When you don't demand or anxiously anticipate anything then everything that comes your way can be appreciated and enjoyed to the fullest.
Worry, and you get what you worry about. Work, and you get what you work for. It’s often just that simple.
True purpose has no time limit. True purpose has no deadline. Don’t worry and stress yourself out. Just do the one thing you can do right now.
Letting go doesn’t mean you don’t care about something or someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only thing you really have control over is yourself.
You have to accept that some chapters in our lives have to close without closure. There’s no point in losing yourself by trying to fix what’s meant to stay partially broken.
Everyone you meet can teach you something important. In fact, the people who are the most difficult to deal with can also be your most valuable teachers.
Take constructive criticism seriously, but not personally. Listen, and then operate with your own intuition and wisdom as your guide.
Don’t run away from things. Run toward them. The best way to move away from something negative is to move toward something positive.
Some life changes look negative and painful on the surface, but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new and beautiful to emerge.
Feeling stuck is a FEELING, not a fact. So never assume that you’re stuck with the way things are. Life changes every second, and so can you.
Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.
What will matter to you at the end of your life will be the loving relationships you built.
Year by year the complexities of this spinning world grow more bewildering and so each year we need, all the more, to seek peace and comfort in joyful simplicities.
At some point in your life you will go on a journey. It will be the longest journey you have ever taken. It is the journey to find yourself.
Sensitivity is often perceived as a weakness in our culture. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness. It is the characteristic of a truly alive and compassionate human being.
Always listen to your instincts and know that all the answers you'll ever need are within you. Take quiet time alone daily. Be still enough to find the answers within and then listen to them and, most importantly, trust them.
Be humble at the mountaintops, be strong in the valleys, and be faithful in between. And on particularly hard days when you feel that you can’t endure, remind yourself that your track record for getting through hard days is 100% so far.
Always look for the good in everyone.
Wisdom is merely the movement from fighting life to embracing it.
There are plenty of obstacles in your path. Don’t allow yourself to become one of them.
You, sooner or later, have to leave the city of your comfort and go to the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover there will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself.
Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over.
We all have our time machines. Some thoughts take us back and they’re called memories. Some take us forward and they’re called dreams.
Many of us have a hard time distinguishing between our opinoin and the truth. Just because we think something is right or wrong doesn't make it so. Stay open minded.
Because connection is so vital to our life the human brain continues to value it and depend on it. Once you mature you can survive alone, but you won't thrive alone.
People who wonder if the glass is half empty or half full miss the point because, most importantly, the glass is always refillable.
The mind is its own place. It can make a heaven out of hell or a hell out of heaven.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility and always value others above yourself.
Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it will always get you the right ones.
Don't let anyone steal your dreams and no matter what follow your heart.
Our thoughts create our beliefs. Meaning if you think about yourself a certain way for a long enough period of time you will ultimately believe it.
Imagination is everything. It's the preview to lifes coming attractions.
One can never change the past. Only the hold it has on you.
Keep in mind that there is a big difference between nervous worry and healthy concern.
Sometimes when things are falling apart they may actually be falling into place.
The only way to get positive feelings about yourself is to take positive actions. Man does not live as he thinks. He thinks as he lives.
Awaken each day with a feeling immersed in gratitude and thanks. Then, move to the thought that “in all endeavors I will do my absolute best today". The joys and gifts of life will then befall you.
Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people, your family, friends, and coworkers, and especially the strangers you meet along the way.
Don’t forget you’re human. It’s okay to have a meltdown. Just don’t unpack and live there.
The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.
When you listen generously to people they can hear the truth in themselves, often for the first time.
When you believe in yourself and are in touch with your own inner guidance system, the right guru, teacher, or healer will come to you at the right time with the answer you need in that moment.
As you look back on this past year don't think of the pain you felt. Think of the strength you gained. Appreciate how far you've come. You've been through a lot but you've grown a lot too. Give yourself credit for your resilience and move forward again with grace and dignity.
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.
If we take the time, no matter how crazy and troubled we feel, we can always find something to be thankful for.
A different version of you exists in the minds of everyone who knows you.
Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.
Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.
I want to dare to exist, and more than that, to live audaciously, in all my imperfect, lumpy, scarred glory, because the alternative is letting shame win.
Our lives are characterized by change and transformation. We have to adapt to new situations constantly. This is how we get freedom and happiness in our life.
Do a little more than you're paid to. Try a little harder than you want to. Aim a little higher than you think possible, and give a lot of thanks to God for health, family & friends.
Never underestimate your power to change yourself and never overestimate your power to change others.
May you embrace this day, not just as any old day, but as this day. Your day. Held in trust by you, in a singular place, called now.
Embrace the manner of "right speech". Avoid lies, deceit, slander, and harsh words. Avoid idle chatter. Speak the truth and always speak in a friendly, warm, and gentile fashion.
At the innermost core of all loneliness is a deep and powerful yearning for union with one's lost self.
The mind is filled with emotions that arise in reaction to what is going on around us. We sometimes attempt to change the reality of life to fit the reality that we want it to be. This need to change reality will sometimes creates a suffering within us.
Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference.
Don't hide from your feelings. Press into them. Learn from them. Grow from them.
Without purpose part of you is missing and this missing part creates a loneliness that can be filled only by having an important reason to live.
So often we focus on what’s lacking or what didn’t meet our expectations. But we’re a lot happier when we appreciate the little things and recognize the beauty in the ordinary.
Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.
From the very core of our being we desire contentment. I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others the greater is our own well being.
It's really so simple. Doing good makes you feel good and feeling good makes you do good.
Strong people stand up for themselves. Stronger people stand up for others.
When you genuinely care for others it will quiet the pains of loneliness and deliver you into a state of purpose and happiness.
The older we grow and the more real-world tragedies and challenges we witness, the more we realize how incredibly blessed we are and how frequently the stress in our heads holds us back from these blessings.
The goal isn’t to get rid of all our negative thoughts, feelings and life situations. That’s impossible. The goal is to change our perspective, so we can respond more effectively to them.
Whatever hardship you’re going through I wish for you self-compassion to help alleviate your pain, permission to do only what you reasonably can, and space to take good care of yourself.
My brain is only a receiver. In the universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength, and inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core but I know that it exists.
Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
In its passivity and resignation, cynicism is a hardening. It's a calcification of the soul. Hope is a stretching of its ligaments, a limber reach for something greater.
Let go of your ego's need to be right. When you're in the middle of an argument ask yourself: Do I want to be right or happy?
Never forget where you’ve been. Never lose sight of where you’re going. And never take for granted the people who travel the journey with you.
Inner peace begins the moment you take a deep breath and choose not to allow an uncontrollable event to dominate you in the long-term.
All stressful thoughts represent a form of resistance that you need to eradicate. Change those thoughts by monitoring your feelings and opting for joy rather then anxiety. You'll then have accessed the power of intention.
Trouble creates a capacity to handle it. Meet it as a friend for you’ll see a lot of it and had better be on speaking terms with it.
It takes a younger person with great awareness and understanding to absorb the wisdom and advice that elders share with them.
The ability to apologize sincerely and express regret for the unskillful things we say or do is an art. A true apology can relieve a great deal of suffering in the other person.
Be mindful of the seeds you plant today as they will become the crop you harvest tomorrow.
The greatest conflict ALWAYS resides in your mind first. You are what you think and you can’t change anything if you can’t change your thinking.
Be a true representative of the goodness in your heart but don’t ever expect it to be easy or even noticed.
Problems cannot be solved with the same mind set that created them.
Your thoughts create your reality because your thoughts determine how you respond to situations in your daily life.
Truth be told you won't always be a priority to others and that's why you need to be a priority to yourself. Learn how to respect yourself, take care of yourself, and become your own support system.
In the universe there is an unmeasurable and indescribable force which those who live of the source call intention. Know that absolutely everything that exists, in the entire cosmos, is attached to intent by a connecting link.
Trust your inner wisdom. It will provide the answers you seek. You’ll feel it in your body. A spark, a sense of freedom, a burst of joy or enthusiasm as you uncover what’s most important to you.
Understand that no matter what happens you can always choose your response. Truly, the greatest weapon you have against anxiety, negativity and stress is your ability to choose one present thought over another.
Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.
I allow myself to set healthy boundaries. To say no to what does not align with my values, to say yes to what does. Boundaries assist me to remain healthy, honest and live a life that is true to me.
Have a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing.
There are no justified resentments.
Don't allow your negative feelings and beliefs about the past limit your effectiveness and happiness in the present.
The only people with whom you should try to get even with are those who have helped you.
He who pursues righteousness and love will find life, prosperity, and honor.
When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Attachment is not that you own nothing. Attachment is that nothing owns you.
The thought manifests the word.The word manifests the deed. The deed develops into habit
and habit hardens into character. So watch your thoughts with care for as the shadow follows the body, as we think, so shall we become.
Don’t just count your years, make your years count.
The mastery of the world can only be attained by allowing things to take their natural course. It can never be attained by interfering.
The fact is that who you really are has absolutely nothing to do with any thoughts or opinions others have of you.
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
Until we extend the circle of compassion to all living things we will not ourselves find peace.
The heart that gives, gathers.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me!
The mantra of the ego is MORE. The ego screams at us and tells us that we'll be happy once we win something, buy something else or finally gain prestige and power. In case you weren't sure, understand that the ego lies.
All unhappiness is due to the ego. With it comes all your trouble. If you would deny the ego and scorch it by ignoring it, then you would be free.
When we’re deeply engaged and aware of what we’re doing, we perceive time as moving more slowly. Clear your head of busyness. Enjoy the awe that's in the present moment and you will feel emotionally as if your day has been extended.
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life he has imagined then he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
Remember, you are your own best investment. Continue to learn and grow. Invest in yourself and in return you will find immense joy.
The greatest of healing therapies is friendship and love.
You may not be able control all the things people say and do to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
Everyone is doing the best that they can based on their own level of knowledge, consciousness and experience.
Learn from yesterday, live for today and have hope for tomorrow.
Don't watch the clock. Just do what it does. Keep going.
Those who talk to you about others will talk to others about you.
Stop thinking and end your problems.
Truth be told, inner peace begins the moment you take a deep breath and choose not to allow an uncontrollable event to dominate you in the long-term. You are not what happened to you. You are what you choose to become in this moment. So just let go and breathe again.
Be confident. Too many days are wasted comparing ourselves to others and wishing to be something we aren’t. Everybody has their own strengths and weaknesses, and it is only when you accept everything you are and aren’t that you will truly succeed.
My life is better when I assume that people are doing their best. It keeps me out of judgment and lets me focus on what is, and not what should or could be.
Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.
I can't say this strongly enough. Our feelings about ourselves are actually the most important barometer for determining the condition of our lives!
Sometimes, you have to let go of the picture of what you thought life would be like and learn to find joy in the story you’re living.
If you can’t laugh at yourself you've have missed the biggest joke of them all.
Most of your stress comes from the way you respond, not the way life is. And when you adjust your thinking, all that extra stress is gone.
No man has a good enough memory to become a successful liar.
Identify your problems then use all your experience, power and energy to find solutions.
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Let go of what you can’t control. Channel all that energy into living fully in the now.
When you look for the good in others you'll discover the best in yourself.
Never react emotionally to criticism. Instead, analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified or not. If it is then make the appropriate corrections. Otherwise, go on about your business.
You’re never too old to begin again, to learn something each day, and to create yourself a happy ending.
Don't go through life tied to your own history or to the mistakes you've made. The problems of the past are in the past and guess what? You don't live there anymore.
Human beings are a unique creation in the cosmic scheme of things. Unlike the untold thousands of other life forms teaming on the earth whose nature is an open and shut case. Human nature is not fixed. What does this mean to you? Only everything!
You must experience the place inside where the light dawns and brings hope. Where peace is possible and there is certainty about finding a viable path forward.
How do you say “thank you” for sunshine and health…for clear days and gentle rains… for happiness, joy or love? You say it by sharing what you have. You say it by making the world
a better place to live.
You have to simply enjoy "being". Stop worrying about "becoming something" because there is NO end to what you can worry about.
Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends. They are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.
It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief, and once that belief becomes a firm conviction, things begin to happen.
Youth is a gift of nature but age is a work of art.
Know that you are the perfect age. Each year is special and precious and you shall only live it but once.
Being defeated is only a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Get lost in nature and you will surely find yourself.
At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being born only once on this earth. That he is a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity, totally unique and will never be duplicated.
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
Difficult roads often lead us to beautiful destinations.
The secret of change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
Common sense is practical wisdom guided by good sense, disciplined by experience and inspired by goodness.
Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen in all the other days that ever come may depend on what you do today.
Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking.
The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.
In the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future and we are all mortal.
One day you'll just be a memory for some people so do your best to be a good one.
Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of.
We enjoy warmth because we have been cold. We appreciate light because we have been in darkness. By the same token, we can experience joy because we have known sorrow.
Ego says once everything falls into place I will find peace. Spirit says find peace and everything will fall into place.
Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.
Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.
The most useful asset of a person is not a head full of knowledge but a heart full of love, with ears open to listen and hands willing to help.
Reality check: On my nursing shift at the hospital this evening, I was forced into a moment of clarity when I got off my phone, utterly flustered after having an argument with my husband and an eight-year-old patient who’s dying of leukemia asked me if I was okay.
May the long time sun shine upon you. All love surround you and the pure light within you
guide your way home.
Caring for each other with patience, tolerance, and humility is part of what it means to walk a spiritual path.
Most rules are made by people with no authority who want to control and limit you from reaching your true potential. Ignore them, break their rules, and wave at them as you soar past them to greatness.
Never mind the doubters. You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don’t. You have wings.
Even in the midst of life's many storms we have the capacity to stand in the center of our own peace.
There's a sky above me. Earth below me and a fire inside of me.
Surrender to what is. Let go of what was and have faith in what will be.
Yesterday is over. Enjoy the memories and learn what you can from them. Then lovingly let go.
When we respond to the poeple and situations in our lives in critical, seperating and unloving ways we tend to attract and create even more of what we don't want. Furthermore, it makes us feel even more upset and then we wrongly think the world is at fault.
The world will never be peaceful to a soul not at peace. But if you’re happy in what you’re doing and if you practice forgiveness you’ll have inner peace.
For quiet, sensitive souls, solitude is the golden thread that unites us with our inner world. We need quiet to connect the dots in our constellations of thought.
I learned, through experience, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavours to live the life which he has imagined he will meet with success unexpected in common hour.
The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some it's a Broadway spotlight for others a lamplit desk.
May the sun bring you new energy by day. May the moon softly restore you by night. May the rain wash away your worries. May the breeze blow new strength into your being. May you walk gently through the world and know it’s beauty all the days of your life.
When enough of us focus our intentions on a better world, a world of cooperation rather than competition, a world of compassion and forgiveness rather than hate and avarice, it tips the scales toward a collective renaissance of the best of human nature.
Sometimes the nicest people you meet are covered in tattoos, and sometimes the most judgmental people you meet go to church on Sundays.
Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. So never judge anyone too quickly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. Remember, there are NO perfect people.
You are free to choose your actions but you are not free from the consequences of your actions.
The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers are consistently concealed from them.
Memory is the cabinet of imagination, the treasury of reason, the registry of conscience and the council-chamber of thought.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down but the staying down.
Music is the pathway to the heart.
Too often people overestimate the significance of one big defining moment and underestimate the value of making good decisions and small steps of progress on a daily basis. Don’t be one of them!
Health does not always come from medicine. Sometimes it comes from peace of mind, peace in the heart, peace in the soul. It comes from laughter and love.
Optimism, hope and faith are all needed to create the life you want, the life of your dreams. If you really believe, and act on those beliefs, then anything and everything is possible.
I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
You alone are fully responsible for behaving in an ethical way.
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.
You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.
If you concentrate on finding something good in every situation, your heart will soon be filled with love and understanding.
You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled and been told. Everything influences each of us and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are always positive.
Every problem and difficult situation is embedded with a solution. The adventure lies in finding the solution.
People who live the most fulfilling lives are the ones who are always rejoicing at what they have.
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
Relax, don’t worry. Let every moment be what it’s going to be. What’s meant to be will come your way. What’s not will fall away.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
You’ll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.
The more in harmony you are with the flow of your own existence, the more magical life becomes.
I've learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind.
To make the right choices in life you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this you need to experience solitude because in the silence you hear the truth and know the solutions.
The truth is, we all occasionally hide our emotions . We pretend, avoid, and deny uncomfortable emotions in an effort of self-preservation.
At almost any given moment, the way you feel is the way you choose to feel, and the way you react is the way you choose to react. When you think better, you live better!
We point to our unhappy circumstances to rationalize our negative feelings. This is the easy way out. It takes, after all, very little effort to feel victimized.
We become open to change when the opportunities that growth presents are more enticing than the comfort and safety of remaining the same.
Personal growth is not about amassing knowledge. It's about becoming more conscious and mindful of inner knowing.
I am not what has happened to me. I am what I choose to become.
It is in darkness that you find the light. It is in storm that you find peace. It is in sorrow that you find joy because life, in many ways, is a paradox.
People will always respond positively to you if you speak to them with confidence and in a nonjudgemental way.
When you have to start compromising yourself or your morals for the people around you, it's time to change the people around you.
In youth we learn. In age we understand.
Everyone is on their own path, and we all do what we believe is right for us.
I believe we live in a supportive universe where everything unfolds perfectly at the right time and in the right place.
Growing older is like climbing a mountain. The higher you get, the more strength you need but the further you see.
Once you choose hope anything is possible.
Have you ever noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.
If you restore balance in your own self then you will be contributing immensely to the healing of the world.
Instead of cataloging your flaws, your shortcomings, and everything you lack, instead inspire inner growth by focusing on your gifts, strengths, and yearnings, and devote yourself to making them flourish. The self needs a committed gardener.
Making things positive doesn't mean a sunny outlook. It means making the choice to see problems as opportunities. Every problem and difficult situation is embedded with a solution. The adventure lies in finding the solution.
When we are fully alert in spirit, mind, and body, we are more than we imagine and can accomplish more than we suppose.
When wisdom and knowledge enter your heart and soul, discretion shall preserve you and understanding shall keep you focused.
New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.
And what is as important as knowledge asked the mind? Caring and seeing with the heart answered the soul.
Acknowledge the power of quiet love expressed in secret for it's a love expressed not for show but for the good it can quietly do for others.
Do anything that you want to do as long as you do it with the spirit of love in mind.
Love yourself enough to set boundaries.
Your time is your most precious commodity and only you get to choose how you use it. So use it wisely.
Reason is a slave to passion and It's only when we listen in with compassion that we can respond from a place of courage and integrity.
Very often we are not thoughtfully living in the present but allowing our thoughts to drift to events in the past or projecting events that might happen in the future. Neither thought process allows us to fully enjoy the wonderful, gifted, present moment that we are in.
If we experienced life through the eyes of a child then everything would be magical and extraordinary.
We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.
Mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom, and sometimes they just need to be accepted with no strings attached.
I have learned to accept the fact that whatever happens to me, be it the seemingly good or seemingly bad, have all been necessary experiences along the trail of my destiny.
We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
Humans are social creatures, and we need human connection to feel alive and complete.
Understand, you won't always be a priority to others and that's why you need to be a priority to yourself. Learn to respect yourself, take care of yourself, and become your own support system. YOUR needs matter and they are important.
Things that are offered for free often have a hidden cost.
Wisdom is knowing that I am nothing. Love is knowing I am everything and between the two my life moves.
Three things cannot be long hidden. The sun, the moon, and the truth.
You may be deceived if you trust too much but you will live in torment if you don’t trust enough.
Truth be told, inner peace begins the moment you take a new breath and choose not to allow an uncontrollable event to dominate you in the long-term. You are not what happened to you. You are what you choose to become in this moment let go, breathe, and begin again.
Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go just remember how far you have come.
The opposite of sensitive is not tough. It’s insensitive. Sensitivity is a gift. Let’s nurture it, not squash it.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
The root of all suffering is attachment.
The universal mind of intention is creative, kind, loving, beautiful, always expanding, endlessly abundant, and receptive to all of life.
See the wonderful "love light" in EVERY person you meet, regardless of how they're behaving, and treat them as if that is all you can see.
A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring and loving person inside.
I am freed from the pull of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. The purity of this moment is where I’m meant to be. Every layer of me becomes lighter as I sink back into deep presence. This present moment is my home.
Whoever believes in the good in people, draws forth the good in people.
If we are courageous enough to remove the lens through which we currently view a situation, we may discover something worth looking at that we didn’t see before.
We can have the best intentions in the world but our lives are measured by our actions. If you mean well but don’t do well just remember that no one can read your mind. At the end of the day what counts is what we do.
Don't let negative and toxic people rent space in your head. Raise the rent and kick them out.
When you really think about it everyone just wants to be accepted, connected, and loved.
Remember this. You are always responsible for how you act, no matter how you feel.
Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.
The sign of a beautiful person is that they always see beauty in others.
Don't let your emotions trump your intelligence. Slow down and think things through before you make any life changing decisions.
The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.
There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.
What you tell yourself every day will lift you up or tear you down. Choose wisely.
In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.
A child is going to remember who was there, not what you spent on them. Kids outgrow toys and outfits, but they never outgrow time and love.
In being with dying we arrive at a natural crucible of what it means to love and be loved. We need to ask ourselves, fervently realizing that death is inevitable, what is most precious today? And the answer is, and always has been, love.
Truly, the most powerful weapon against daily stress is our ability to choose one thought, or response, over another.
Sometimes it’s better to bite your tongue rather than have to eat your words.
Thus, a virtuous person is one who understands how to navigate practical situations by applying general principles in a manner apt to each situation.
What you need to understand is that an overwhelmingly painful and frustrating event in your life right now will one day be part of your much larger past and not nearly as significant as it seems in this moment.
Stress comes from regretting what was, resisting what is and worrying about what might be. On the other hand, energetically working to create and achieve our vision brings us true happiness.
So you want a road map to a fullfilling life. Easy. First identify what things are the most important to you and simply eliminate as much as you possibly can everything else.
The more you take responsibility for your past and present the more likely you are able to create the future you seek. So stop blaming others for what you have or don’t have or for what you feel or don’t feel. When you blame others for what you’re going through you deny your responsibility and perpetuate the problem.
Let patience be your first response, kindness be your first reply, courage be your default setting, faith be your first inclination, curiosity be your first question, perseverance be your longest answer, gratitude be your spontaneous condition and love be your first, final and only method.
All things change, nothing is extinguished. There is nothing in the whole world which is permanent. Everything flows onward and all things are brought into being with a changing nature. The ages themselves glide by in constant movement.
The bottom line is that the biggest and most complex obstacle you will ever have to overcome is your own mind. You aren't responsible for everything that happens to you in life, but you ARE responsible for undoing the debilitating thinking patterns these undesirable outcomes create.
You only have so much emotional energy each day. You can use it to fight with people, resist the present or worry about the future. Or you can agree to disagree, accept the present as it is and use your energy to create a better future for everyone, including yourself. Which path will you choose today?
None of us can exist in isolation. Our lives and existence are supported by others in seen and unseen ways be it by parents, mentors or society at large. Be aware of these connections and feel appreciation for them. Strive to give something back to society in a spirit of gratitude.This is the proper way for human beings to live.
Most of the things we think we need prove to be entirely superfluous. If we examine the things we think we need we'll see that they're mostly things we want. Want and need are polar opposites. Anything beyond the necessities in life are merely wants fueled by the ego's desires.
The more we try and understand enlightenment the more it will elude us. And that's because enlightenment does not come from the mind. It comes from no-mind. It comes from just being. You are already enlightened. You just have to realize it to allow it into your experience.
The wisest, most loving, and well-rounded people you have ever met are likely those who have been shattered by some kind of heartbreak. Yes, life often creates the best humans by breaking them first. Their destruction into pieces allows them to be fine-tuned and reconstructed into a masterpiece.
There is zero shame in expressing your authentic feelings. Those who are at times described as being “too emotional” or “complicated” are the very fabric of what keeps the dream alive for a more thoughtful, caring, and humane world. Never be ashamed to let your feelings, smiles and tears shine a light in this world.
Over and over again we lose sight over what is important and what isn’t. We sometimes crave things over which we have no control and we are not always satisfied by the things within our control. We need to regularly stop and take stock. We must sit down and determine which things are worth valuing and which things are not.
Don’t fall back into your old patterns of living just because it's seemingly more comfortable and easier. Remember, you left certain habits and situations behind you for a reason. Primarily to improve your life. Remember, you can’t move forward if you keep going backwards.
The only thing standing between you and your dreams is you. And if you let your fears dictate your choices, if you let external opinions govern your actions, and if you let negative thoughts influence your beliefs, you’ll end up settling for what’s comfortable for you instead of what’s best for you.
Scarcity consciousness arises as a result of what is called "the hole in the soul syndrome". This is when we attempt to fill the gaps in our inner lives with the things from the outside world. But, understand that no amount of external objects can ever fill the inner void. That can only be accomplished by looking within.
The greatest wisdom you can have is the recognition that you are a piece of the infinitely divine. The ultimate truth being that everything that happens to you, both the good and the seemingly bad, serves a necessary purpose in your life's journey and it all should be considered a gift.
Within each of us lies a wellspring of abundance and the seeds of opportunity. For each of us there is a deeply personal dream waiting to be discovered and fulfilled. When we cherish our dream and then invest love, creative energy, perseverance, and a passion in ourselves we will inevitably achieve an authentic success.
Believe this. You'd rather look back on your life and say "I can't believe I did that" instead of saying "I wish I would have done that". It's better to have thought "Oh, well" rather than "what if?". Better to have lived a lifetime full of mistakes that you then learned from than a heart full of regrets and missed opportunities.
There are friends and family members in our lives who bring us down. Remember, it’s never in your best interest to share time with those people because your self worth can never flourish by shackling yourself to those who don't believe in the goodness that you know resides within you.
What people say and do to you is much more about them, than you. People’s reactions to you are about their perspectives, wounds and experiences. Whether people think you’re amazing, or believe you’re the worst is more about them and how they view the world. In fact, the real test always comes when you don't get what you expect from people. Will you react in uncontrollable emotion? Or will calmness be your superpower?
People tend to dwell more on negative things then on the good things. Naturally, the mind then becomes obsessed with these negative things. The guilt and the anxiety produced by negative thoughts will certainly take away your calm today and in the future. Negative thoughts are NOT your friends.
It is tremendously important that we try to make something positive of our lives. We were not born for the purpose of causing trouble and harming others. Instead, we need to foster and nurture the basic qualities of love, kindness and compassion. In so doing our lives will become meaningful, happier and peaceful.
Here is a foundational truth to keep in mind for a purposeful life.Treat yourself like you matter and are relevent. Act as your own biggest cheerleader. When you decide to like yourself you'll find that you won’t crave external validation in quite the same way. You are enough. Push forward.
Let a person's character be their currency and you will find that a lot of rich people are actually bankrupt. Being the richest man or woman in the cemetery doesn't matter. Going to bed every night knowing you're making a positive difference in the world is what really matters.
One of life’s great paradoxes is finally realizing that when we serve others we end up benefiting just as much if not more than those we serve. So whenever you feel stuck try to shift your focus from your circumstances to the circumstances of those around you. Instead of asking, “What’s wrong with me?” ask “How can I help you"?
Hope transforms pessimism into optimism. Hope is invincible. Hope changes everything. It changes winter into summer, darkness into dawn, descent into ascent, barrenness into creativity, agony into joy. Hope is the sun. It is light. It is passion. It is the fundamental force for life's blossoming.
Seeking constant approval means you’re perpetually worried that others are forming negative judgments of you. This steals the fun, ingenuity, and spontaneity from your life. Flip the switch on this habit. If you’re lucky enough to have something that makes you different from everybody else, don’t be ashamed and don’t change. Uniqueness is priceless. In this crazy world that’s trying to make you like everyone else, find the courage to keep being your remarkable self. It takes a lot of courage to stand alone, but it’s worth it. Being unapologetically YOU is worth it!
You don't need anyone's affection or approval in order to be good enough. Understand that when someone rejects, abandons, or judges you it isn't actually about you. It's about them and their own insecurities, limitations and needs and you don't have to internalize it. Your WORTH isn't contingent upon other people's acceptance of you.
The first place we lose the battle is in our own thinking. If you think it is permanent then it's permanent. If you think you've reached your limits then you have. If you think you will never get well then you won't. You have to change your thinking. You need to see everything that's holding you back, every obstacle, every limitation as only temporary.
Just in case your mind is playing tricks on you today. You matter. You're important. You're loved. You're alive for a reason. You're stronger than you think. You're going to get through this. I'm glad you're alive and your presence on this earth makes a difference whether you choose to believe it or not.
The older I get the more I come to understand that the things we possess can never bring us ultimate happiness. Contrary to what's implied in commercials nothing we can buy can ever take away our loneliness or fill our emptiness. What really matters is how we live our life and how we love, interact and treat others.
The biggest and most complex obstacles you will ever have to overcome are the negative thoughts you create in your own mind. Let that sink in. You aren't responsible for everything that happens to you in life, but you ARE responsible for undoing the debilitating thinking patterns and perspectives these undesirable outcomes create.
The ultimate destination of your lifes path is wisdom. Wisdom is the highest and deepest degree of knowledge, insight and understanding. It provides you with the broadest perspective on life, its purpose and the lessons you learn throughout your lifetime. When you finally find wisdom you will be living in the light.
May all the negative energy trying to bring you down come to an end. May the dark thoughts, the overthinking, and the doubt exit your mind right now. May clarity replace confusion. May hope replace fear. May blessings and success fill your life. May the light of your spirit shine so bright that nothing can dim your glow.
Give yourself a break. Stop beating yourself up! Everyone makes mistakes, has setbacks and failures. You didn't come with a book on how to get it right all the time. You will fail sometimes not because you planned to but simply because you’re human. Failure is a part of creating a great life.
Emotional discomfort in life, when accepted, rises, crests and crashes in a series of waves. Each wave washes an old layer of you away and deposits treasures you never expected to find. Out goes inexperience, in comes awareness; out goes frustration, in comes resilience; out goes hatred, in comes kindness. No one would say these waves of emotional experience are easy to ride, but the rhythm of emotional discomfort that you learn to tolerate while doing so is natural, helpful and prevalent.
The six classification of character strengths:

1. Wisdom and Knowledge – Cognitive strengths that entail the acquisition and use of knowledge • Creativity [originality, ingenuity]: Thinking of novel and productive ways to conceptualize and do things; includes artistic achievement but is not limited to it • Curiosity [interest, novelty-seeking, openness to experience]: Taking an interest in ongoing experience for its own sake; finding subjects and topics fascinating; exploring and discovering • Judgment [critical thinking]: Thinking things through and examining them from all sides; not jumping to conclusions; being able to change one’s mind in light of evidence; weighing all evidence fairly • Love of Learning: Mastering new skills, topics, and bodies of knowledge, whether on one’s own or formally; obviously related to the strength of curiosity but goes beyond it to describe the tendency to add systematically to what one knows • Perspective [wisdom]: Being able to provide wise counsel to others; having ways of looking at the world that make sense to oneself and to other people
2. Courage – Emotional strengths that involve the exercise of will to accomplish goals in the face of opposition, external or internal • Bravery [valor]: Not shrinking from threat, challenge, difficulty, or pain; speaking up for what is right even if there is opposition; acting on convictions even if unpopular; includes physical bravery but is not limited to it • Perseverance [persistence, industriousness]: Finishing what one starts; persisting in a course of action in spite of obstacles; “getting it out the door”; taking pleasure in completing tasks • Honesty [authenticity, integrity]: Speaking the truth but more broadly presenting oneself in a genuine way and acting in a sincere way; being without pretense; taking responsibility for one’s feelings and actions • Zest [vitality, enthusiasm, vigor, energy]: Approaching life with excitement and energy; not doing things halfway or half heartedly; living life as an adventure; feeling alive and activated
3. Humanity - Interpersonal strengths that involve tending and befriending others • Love: Valuing close relations with others, in particular those in which sharing and caring are reciprocated; being close to people • Kindness [generosity, nurturance, care, compassion, altruistic love, “niceness”]: Doing favors and good deeds for others; helping them; taking care of them • Social Intelligence [emotional intelligence, personal intelligence]: Being aware of the motives and feelings of other people and oneself; knowing what to do to fit into different social situations; knowing what makes other people tick
4. Justice - Civic strengths that underlie healthy community life • Teamwork [citizenship, social responsibility, loyalty]: Working well as a member of a group or team; being loyal to the group; doing one’s share • Fairness: Treating all people the same according to notions of fairness and justice; not letting personal feelings bias decisions about others; giving everyone a fair chance. • Leadership: Encouraging a group of which one is a member to get things done and at the time maintain time good relations within the group; organizing group activities and seeing that they happen.
5. Temperance – Strengths that protect against excess • Forgiveness: Forgiving those who have done wrong; accepting the shortcomings of others; giving people a second chance; not being vengeful • Humility: Letting one’s accomplishments speak for themselves; not regarding oneself as more special than one is • Prudence: Being careful about one’s choices; not taking undue risks; not saying or doing things that might later be regretted • Self-Regulation [self-control]: Regulating what one feels and does; being disciplined; controlling one’s appetites and emotions Finding yourself is not really how it works. You aren’t a ten dollar bill in last winter’s coat pocket. You are also not lost. Your true self is right there, buried under cultural conditioning, other people’s opinions, and inaccurate conclusions you drew as a kid that became your beliefs about who you are. Finding yourself is actually returning to yourself. An unlearning, an excavation, a remembering who you were before the world got its hands on you.

6. Transcendence - Strengths that forge connections to the larger universe and provide meaning • Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence [awe, wonder, elevation]: Noticing and appreciating beauty, excellence, and/or skilled performance in various domains of life, from nature to art to mathematics to science to everyday experience • Gratitude: Being aware of and thankful for the good things that happen; taking time to express thanks • Hope [optimism, future-mindedness, future orientation]: Expecting the best in the future and working to achieve it; believing that a good future is something that can be brought about • Humor [playfulness]: Liking to laugh and tease; bringing smiles to other people; seeing the light side; making (not necessarily telling) jokes • Spirituality [faith, purpose]: Having coherent beliefs about the higher purpose and meaning of the universe; knowing where one fits within the larger scheme; having beliefs about the meaning of life that shape conduct and provide comfort.
Yes!! At some point in life you will have an epiphany. Suddenly you will be given a truth, or several truths that will emotionally lift you to a place of unbridled joy in knowing. You will feel a peace and calmness beyond words.These incredible moments of enlightenment will be forever placed in your "greatest moments of my life" file.
Virtue thrives in the mean between two extremes. Accordingly, cowardice is having too much fear while foolhardiness is the complete absence of fear. In the same manner, courage is having the right amount of fear which tempers our actions even as we stand up against an obstacle.
Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom. The major value in life is not in what you get. The major value in life is what you become. Understand that your potential has no limits.
We live in a world that responds to our actions by bringing us more of the same. If we act friendly to the world we find that circumstances emerge that reinforce our belief that the world is friendly. Similarly, if we act hostile to the world we find our perspective justified because events arrive that confirm our preconceived notions. Whichever preconceived circumstances we align with becomes our sustained reality.
A person with humility has a confident yet modest sense of his or her own merits. But they also have an understanding of his or her iwn limitations.The moment you think you have seen everything, or know it all, the universe senses arrogance and gives you a great big dose of humility. You must forever give up the idea that you can ever become so enlightened that you have nothing left to learn.
It takes a person of considerable understanding to realize the wisdom that elders have to offer. Listen attentively and be grateful for the life lessons and advice that they so willingly share with you. Keep in mind that the advice they give you will always be given with YOUR best interest in mind.
As you age, you’ll learn to value your time, genuine relationships, meaningful work, and peace of mind much more. Little else will matter. Thus, the strongest sign of your growth is realizing you’re no longer worried or stressed by the trivial things that once used to drain you.
Well being is not just a mere pleasurable sensation. It is a deep sense of serenity and fulfillment. Whatever challenge you're currently facing you'll need self-compassion to help alleviate the angst and self debilitating pain that has confronted you. You need to fully believe in the pure goodness and strength that lies within you.
When the dark clouds of doubt, anger or worry begin to move upon you, steady yourself in the knowledge that in time, the storm will pass. Emotions are transient and temporary. But, the more one has engaged in negative patterns of thought, the more difficult it becomes to override these habitual patterns, which is why it is very important for you to immediately begin using your power of choice, to feed the good wolf, or the higher-mind.
The meaning of life is just to be alive! It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves. I’ve discovered that the only reason I want to achieve any goal is because I believe it is going to make me feel a certain way. When I set goals now, I ask myself, “Why do I want this?” I’ll continue to ask myself this until I get to a feeling. We don’t want more money for the sake of more money. We may want the feeling of security we believe it will give us, or perhaps a feeling of significance. We don’t want fast cars for the sake of fast cars. We want the feeling of fun we experience when driving at speed or maybe the sense of freedom the car gives us. It’s always merely the feelings we want.
We’re living in an appearance saturated society that tells us that our likability is dependent on being attractive. The diet culture, beauty industry and the media all convey that beauty equals perfection. How unfortunate. Keep in mind that your reflection doesn't define you for we are ALL beautiful.
To attain wisdom you need life experience which includes negative experiences such as heartbreak, failure, illness, loneliness and loss. These aren’t the kind of life experiences you actively seek out but when they find you you must learn from them. Use them to your advantage. Become the wiser.
I’ve discovered that the only reason I want to achieve any goal is because I believe it is going to make me feel a certain way. When I set goals now, I ask myself, “Why do I want this?” I’ll continue to ask myself this until I get to a feeling. We don’t want more money for the sake of more money. We may want the feeling of security we believe it will give us, or perhaps a feeling of significance. We don’t want fast cars for the sake of fast cars. We want the feeling of fun we experience when driving at high speeds or maybe the sense of freedom the car gives us. It’s always the feelings we want.
Nature is wonder. Glaciers. Fjords. Mangroves. Mountains. Coral Reefs. Oceans. All animals. All plants. All stars and planets and galaxies. There is wonder when we see beauty in all of that, and feel related and interdependent and grateful. Appreciating and respecting the wonder of the natural world creates an environment of protection and stewardship in which future generations will also know wonder in nature.
Our present moment is a mystery that we are part of. Here and now is where all the wonder of life lies hidden. And make no mistake about it. To strive to live completely in the present is to strive for what already is the case. You can either make use of these precious moments in a state of appreciation, which is to be in the here, fully now, or choose to be in a state of depreciation, which is to wish to be anywhere else but here. For when all's said and done NOW is all there is and all there ever has been.
Start noticing and living in the present. Right now is a miracle. Right now is the only moment guaranteed to you. Right now is life. So stop thinking about how great things will be in the future. Stop dwelling on what did or didn't happen in the past. Learn to be in the here and now and experience life as it's happening. Appreciate the world for the beauty and the opportunities that it's giving to you right now.
It’s not your job to change who you are in order to become someone else’s idea of a worthwhile human being. You already are worthwhile. Not because other people think you are, but because you matter. Your thoughts matter. Your feelings matter. Your voice matters. You must be who you are and live your truth even if it makes some people uncomfortable or even if they choose to leave you.
What we must realize is that our greatest task is not about discovering self-love. It’s about breaking down the walls we have built against it. When we have the courage to push through these walls, to know and embrace ourselves, despite our humanness, our flaws, and our rejections we then open the door to connecting to others in more caring, empathetic, and intimate way.
When you are older you will understand how precious little things, seemingly of no value in themselves, can be loved and prized above all price when they convey the love and thoughtfulness of a good heart.
Stop blaming everyone else. Either you own your situation or it will own you. Either you take responsibility for your life or someone else will. Blame is a scapegoat. It's an easy way out of taking responsibility for your outcome. It's a lot easier to point a finger at someone or something else instead of looking within.
Hurt people hurt people. People hurt others as a result of their own inner strife and pain. Avoid the reactive response of believing they are bad. They really aren't bad they just believe they are worthless and believe they are undeserving of happiness. Help them. Show them love.
Refrain from judgement. When you stop judging and simply become an observer you will know inner peace. With that sense of inner peace you’ll find yourself happier and free of the negative energy of resentment. Additionally, you’ll find that others are much more attracted to you.
Sometimes you have to stop worrying, wondering and doubting. Have faith that things will work out. Laugh at the confusion, live conscientiously in the moment and enjoy life as it unfolds. You might not end up exactly where you intended to go but eventually you will arrive precisely where you need to be.
Build a bridge or two. Some people build lots of walls in their lives and not enough bridges. Don’t be one of them. When you look at a person, any person, remember that everyone has a story. Everyone has gone through something that has changed them and forced them to grow. Every passing face on the street represents a story every bit as compelling and complicated as your own. We meet no ordinary people in our lives. If you give them a chance, everyone has something amazing to offer.
In life, friendships change, divorces happen, people move on, and others die. Money and jobs will come and go. Live long enough and your health and body will certainly change.The fact that you are still here though gives you an advantage. Decide to use all of your knowledge, skills, experiences and your life lessons from your mistakes, defeats and setbacks to start over again. You may not have the same life as before but you can still enjoy your life!
The older we grow, the more peaceful we become. Life humbles us gradually as we age. We realize how much nonsense we’ve wasted time on. So, just do your best right now and feel the peace that flows from your decision to rise above all the petty drama that doesn’t really matter.
The biggest and most complex obstacles you will ever have to overcome are the negative thoughts you create in your own mind. Let that sink in. You aren't responsible for everything that happens to you in life, but you ARE responsible for undoing the debilitating thinking patterns and perspectives these undesirable outcomes create.
Get over feeling like everything is so important. It isn’t. Stop overworking yourself. Don’t exaggerate the importance of things. Learn to say no to others so you can say yes to yourself. Learn to go with your own flow. Refill your bucket on a regular basis. That means catching up on sleep, making time for fun and laughter, eating healthy enough to maintain peak energy levels, and otherwise making time for recovery from the pressures of life.
Be calm inside, even when those around you are angry. People are much nicer when they’re happier, which says a lot about those who aren’t very nice. Keep this in mind. And also remind yourself that you can’t control how other people receive your energy. Don’t take things personally. Calmness is a superpower. Just keep doing your thing with as much love and integrity as possible.
Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart. Be the one who looks for the best in people. Be the one who always tries to leave people feeling better than when you first encountered them. Be that somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.
I guess the real fact of the matter is that we don’t know what tomorrow is going to bring.The only thing we really have is right now. So don’t stay angry for too long and learn to forgive. Love your friends and family with all your heart. Have fun and live your life the way you want to live it. Most of all don’t waste your time worrying about the people that don’t like you. Just surround yourself with the ones who do.
You need to invest in yourself even when no one else is. Truth be told, there are only a few people in this world who will stay 100% true to you, and YOU should be one of them. Prioritize your own needs into your daily to-do’s. Invest in your education, health and happiness every single day. Create a life that feels good on the inside, not one that just looks good on the outside.
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature while beautiful old people are works of art. Learn from the mistakes of older people for you can't live long enough to make them all yourself. Remember that the advice they give you is given to you freely and entirely with your best interest in mind.
I only have so many days left on Earth. I don’t know how many that is but I do know it’s a very limited number. I know that each one of these limited days is a gift, a blessing and a miracle. That squandering this miracle is almost criminal in that wasting it would reveal a horrible lack of appreciation for the gift that I’ve been given. I remind myself each morning that this day counts and that I must enjoy it fully and make the best of it.
We’re all going to die. We don’t get much say on how or when but we do get to decide how we are going live. So do it! Decide! Are you currently living the life you want to live? Are you with the person you want to be with? Are you being the best you can be? Can you be stronger, kinder, more compassionate? Decide. Breathe in…Breathe out... Decide!
A puppy thinks: “Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a warm, dry home, pet me and take good care of me…THEY MUST BE GODS!”. A kitten thinks: “Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a warm, dry home, pet me and take good care of me... I MUST BE A GOD!” Same situation, different thinking. Remember, your perspective becomes your reality.
After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul. And you learn that love doesn’t mean sex and company doesn’t mean security. You begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts and presents aren’t promises. You begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes open. You learn to build all your roads today because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans. Unfortunately, our futures sometimes have a way of falling down in mid-flight. After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much. So plant your garden and decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. Realize that you really can endure almost anything that life throws at you. That you really are strong and you really do have worth. With each passing day - you learn.
It’s not your job to change who you are in order to become someone else’s idea of a worthwhile human being. You are worthwhile. Not because other people think you are but because you are breathing your own air, and therefore you matter. Your thoughts matter. Your feelings matter. Your voice matters and with or without anyone’s approval or permission you must be who you are and live your truth. Even if it makes people turn their heads. Even if it makes them uncomfortable. Even if they choose to leave.
Each of us must confront our own fears and must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. We will choose to either experience wonderful new adventures or to be limited by the fear of trying to change anything.
Nine thoughts. You can't give away what you don't have. Don't identify yourself with what you accomplish. As you think so shall you be. Be open minded. Change the way you look at things. No one likes being told what to do. There are no justified resentments. Stop finding excuses and don't die with your music still inside you.
The key is to understand that no matter what happens, you can choose your response, which dictates pretty much everything that happens next. Truly, the greatest weapon you have against anxiety, negativity and stress is your ability to choose one present thought over another. So train your mind to make the best of what you’ve got in front of you, even when it’s far less than what you expected.
Unhappiness is very often a sign that we’re too busy doing the wrong things. And make no mistake about it this kind of "busyness" is a widespread modern-day sickness! We fill our calendars and our social media feeds with all kinds of "busyness" often times overlooking the joy and happiness that the present moment is offering us. We run off in the direction of the nearest shiny object that catches our attention and in the process unfortunately miss out on the serenity and beauty that life is gifting to us right now.
You fall, you rise, you make mistakes, you live and you learn. You’re human, not perfect. You’ve been hurt, but you’re alive. Think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive. To breathe, to think, to enjoy, and to chase the things you love. Sometimes there is sadness in our journey but there is also lots of beauty. We must keep putting one foot in front of the other even when we are hurt. For only then will we find the happiness we seek that is waiting for us just around the bend.
We must learn to accept our looks, body type and features. We must unlock the self judgement of not being happy with our body which leads to undesireable self depreciation.
One day it just clicks. You realize what's important and what isn't. You learn to care less about what other people think of you and more about what you think of yourself. You realize how far you've come and you remember when things were such a mess that you thought you could never recover. Then you smile. For now you are truly proud of yourself and the person you have finally become.
Some people cannot accept mistakes. Everything has to be perfect from the start. They think others will look down on them if they appear to be flawed. These people are frequently stressed. The happiest and most successful people focus on improvement. They learn from their mistakes and grow. Learn from these people. Have lofty goals but have realistic standards. Don’t judge yourself based on the results of your actions. See them as feedback and seek improvement from there.
We can't be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in but if you never venture out of it you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean or a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now may be the very reason why you don't have something better.
Anything that annoys you is teaching you patience. Anyone who abandons you is teaching you how to stand up on your own two feet. Anything that angers you is teaching you forgiveness and compassion. Anything that has power over you is teaching you how to take your power back. Anything you hate is teaching you unconditional love. Anything you fear is teaching you courage to overcome your fear and anything you can’t control is teaching you how to let go.
Thinking that you'll always be poor, unlucky, overweight or underweight or that you'll always have an addictive personality or that you'll never attract your soul mate or that you'll continue to have angry outbursts, or that you'll always lack musical, artistic or athletic ability or that you'll forever be shy because you've always felt that way are simply EXCUSES! When you see them for what they are you can eliminate them. On the other hand if you firmly believe they are entrenched personality traits with defects that can't be challenged and defeated then they will forever be your reality and destiny. EXCUSES begone!
Third person thinking is a great way to view a situation in your life that has been challenging. It’s the idea of mentally observing your experience from a distance instead of identifying with how you emotionally felt about it at the time. By stepping back as a third person you are able to more objectively look at what you did or didn't do correctly and self improve from there. Emotions are set aside and rational assessments and corrections can then be instituted for the future. It works!
Practice taking life day by day and be thankful for the little things. It's about not getting caught up in what you can’t control. Instead, accept those realities you can't control and make the best of it. Remember, when you stop worrying about what you can't control you'll have more time to change the things you can control and that, my friend, changes everything.
Whenever you feel tension and drama building up inside of you, do your best to consciously detach yourself from the story you’re telling yourself for a few moments. Give yourself a quick reality check by making a concerted effort to view the situation from a second person perspective without an emotional construct.
My biggest message, inspired by both my NDE and the life and teachings of my dear friend, is to live your life as an exercise in creativity, as if every discovery, every artistic exploration, matters in the cosmic tapestry of life—because it does. Follow your heart as you exuberantly combine the riot of colors the universe lays before you to make your life into your own masterpiece. You may be surprised by your creation. As when we listen to or play beautiful music, our goal is not to get to the end of the piece. The point is to enjoy the melodious, joyous journey the music takes us on, including the very first note and every single one that comes after it.
Just because you’re afraid doesn’t mean you’re in danger. Just because you feel alone doesn’t mean nobody loves you. Just because you think you might fail doesn’t mean you will. Look beyond your doubts and keep searching for the truth. Despite the struggles that you might be facing never give up on yourself. You're braver then you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and twice as capable as you have EVER imagined.
Tomorrow may never come to us. We do not live in tomorrow. We cannot find it in any of our title-deeds. The man who owns whole blocks of real estate and great ships on the seas does not own a single minute of tomorrow. Tomorrow! It's the mysterious realm of possibilities not yet born. It lies behind the seal of midnight and the veil of glittering constellations.
Life is tough but you are tougher. Find the strength to laugh every day. Find the courage to feel different, yet beautiful. Find it in your heart to make others smile too. Don’t stress over things you can’t change. Live simply, love generously, speak truthfully, work diligently and even when you fall just get back up and keep going.
Think of all the hundreds of thousands of steps and missteps and chances and coincidences that have brought you here. In a way it feels like the biggest miracle in the world doesn’t it? Keep this in mind and meditate on the fact that you are a work in progress and every great success requires some kind of struggle to get there.
You can’t let people scare you. You can’t go your whole life trying to please everyone. You can’t go through life worried about what everyone else is going to think about you. Whether it’s your hair, clothes, what you have to say, how you feel, what you believe in or what you have. You can’t let the judgment of others stop you from being you! If you do, you’ll no longer be you. You’ll just be that someone else that everyone else wants you to be.
The beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat and suffering. They have known struggle and loss and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern for others.
You must have a room or a certain hour or day where you don’t know what was in the newspapers that morning. You don’t know who your friends are. You don’t know what you owe anybody. You don’t know what anybody owes you. This is a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and what you might be. This is the place of creative incubation. At first you may find that nothing happens there. But if you have a sacred place and use it regularly something eventually will happen. I don’t have to have faith in this concept. For I have experience.
The older we grow the more peaceful we become. Life humbles us gradually as we age. We finally can acknowledge all the nonsense we’ve wasted our precious time on. So, just do your best right now to feel the peace that flows from your bold decisions and rise above all the petty drama that, in the end, just doesn’t really matter.
Let all the small annoyances in your life go. Move through your day consciously. Notice at least one insignificant little frustration that you would normally get frustrated about, then do yourself a favor and simply let it go. Experience, in this little way, the freedom of being in control of EVERY negative situation that you'll encounter in life.
Five most common regrets from those on their deathbeds. 1) I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. 2) I wish I didn't work so hard. 3) I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings more. 4) I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends. 5) I wish that I had let myself be happier. NOW! Shouldn't we listen to them?
Don’t be afraid to reach out to those you feel comfortable with. Let them in on whatever tough battle you’re currently dealing with. When you believe in yourself enough to reach out to others, trusting that you’re worthy of their support, you will become a magnet for opportunities that you never thought were possible. Take a chance, be honest, and life will surprise you.
Imagine this. If you had $86,400 in an account and someone stole $10 from you, would you be upset and throw all of the remaining $86,390 away in hopes of getting back at that person who took your $10 or would you just move on and live? See, we have 86,400 seconds each day. Don’t let someone’s negative 10 seconds ruin the remaining 86,390.
Hope and faith are fundamentally different things. Hope means that in spite of all the evidence to the contrary you still have faith that things are going to work out. Hope helps to anchor you as the storm rages around you.You still have faith that the sun will be back again one day. It's hope that keeps misery from having the last word.
The Tsalagii indian tribe believed that within each person there was a battle between two wolves. Sitting with his grandson a grandfather explained that one of the wolves was driven by anger, envy, regret, ego and the worship of war. The other wolf was good and was driven by love, hope, compassion and the promise of peace. Thinking about the wolves already growing in him the boy asked, "Grandfather, which wolf wins?" The old man replied, "the one you feed".
A certain amount of self-criticism, self-judgment, and self-doubt is absolutely essential. It’s what makes us apologize for hurting someone. It’s what makes us improve the areas of our lives that are lacking. It’s what makes us question idealistic, romanticized notions of the world and see things clearly. The so-called “dark side” is essential. It isn’t bad at all.
Sooner or later we must realize there is no station to arrive at to be content. The true joy in life is the trip. The station is only a dream. So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. The final station will come soon enough.
In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. In the midst of winter, I found there was, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy for it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me that WITHIIN ME there's something stronger and something better pushing right back.
I have been called many things. A dreamer and a thinker are two things I do not mind being called. I have been told that I think too much, thus I dwell on things that do not really matter. While this may be true I refuse to correct what some consider a malady or a handicap. In my mind I can go where I want to and create the world I want. Some call it thinking too much, I call it using my imagination.
Don't go to sleep angry. Each night as I drift off to sleep I adamantly refuse to use this precious time to review anything that I do not want to be reinforced in the hours of being immersed in my sleeping subconscious mind. So let go of all the negatives that the day brought to you and allow peaceful and calming thoughts be what moves you into a safe and restful sleep.
How to live a wonderful life. 1. Count your blessings not your troubles. 2. Live one day at a time. 3. Let the wrong things go. 4. Give more then you take. 5. Look for the good in people. 6. Make time for those who matter. 7. Laugh when you can. 8. Cry when you need to. 9. Focus on your priorities. 10. Make decisions not excuses. 11. And above all else always stay true to your values.
Be the person who breaks the cycle. If you were judged, choose understanding. If you were rejected, choose acceptance. If you were shamed, choose compassion. Be the person you needed when you were hurting, not the person who hurt you. Vow to be better than what broke you—to heal instead of becoming bitter so you can act from your heart, not your pain
Today is a new day. You can start fresh, wipe the slate clean and begin again. Today you can embrace kindness, practice compassion and stand up for justice. If need be ask for help or offer help to someone. Always listen with your whole heart regarding someone's challenges and be empathetic. It's a new day so start over and you must strive to help make it a more understanding and loving world.
You won’t always be a priority to others.That’s why you have to be a priority to yourself. Learn to respect yourself, take care of yourself, and become your own support system. Your needs matter. Start meeting them. Don’t wait on others to choose you to help. Choose yourself, today!
If we knew we were on the right road having to leave it would create endless despair. But we are on a road that only leads to a second one and then a third one and so forth. The real highway may not be sighted for a long, long time. Perhaps never. Thus, we drift in doubt yet we enjoy an unbelievably beautiful diversity during our journey. The accomplishment of our hopes coming to fruition remains an always unexpected miracle.
Any day I'm vertical is a good day. That's what I always say. If you ask me, "How are you?"

I'll answer, "GREAT!" because in saying so, I make it so. When life gives me dark clouds and rain, I appreciate the moisture that brings a soft curl to my hair. When life gives me sunshine, I gratefully turn my face up to feel its warmth on my cheeks. When life brings fog, I hug my sweater around me and give thanks for the cool shroud of mystery that makes the familiar seem different and intriguing. When life brings snow, I dash outside to catch the first flakes on my tongue, relishing the icy miracle that is a snowflake. Life's events and experiences are like the weather. They come and go, no matter what my preference. So, what the heck? I might as well decide to enjoy them. For indeed, there IS a time for every purpose under Heaven and each season brings its own unique blessings.
Sometimes you are not satisfied with your life while many people in this world are dreaming of living your life. A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of flying. But, a pilot in the plane sees the farmhouse and dreams of returning home. Some more thoughts to ponder. If power ensured security then why do officials walk around with bodyguards? If beauty and fame bring ideal relationships then celebrities should have the best marriages. Right? The truth is you need to accept where you are in life and realize that your perspectives and assumptions may be wrong. So accept your position and concentrate on the positives in your life today for as we know the grass is not always greener on the other side.
Those who choose to live in peace must help their neighbors to live in peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well. Furthermore, those who are happy must help others to find happiness. Always keep in mind that the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches. Understand that the welfare of each of us is connected to the welfare of all.
Whether you drive a Volkswagon "Bug" or a BMW, the road remains the same. Whether you travel economy class or business, your destination doesn’t change. Whether you have a Timex or a Rolex, the time is the same. There is nothing wrong in hoping to have a luxurious life. What needs to be taken care of is to not let need become greed. Because needs can always be met, but greed can never be fulfilled.
I’m sitting here on the eighth anniversary of a dear family member’s passing thinking about the last conversation I had with her. With a soft weak voice she told me her only regret was that she didn’t appreciate every year with the same passion and purpose that she had in the final two years of her life after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. “I’ve accomplished so much recently,” she told me. “If I had only known I would have started sooner".
Maturity means that you’re willing to say, “I may not understand why I feel this way or why I have this illness or why I’ve been victimized but I’m willing to say without any guilt or resentment that I own it. I live with it and I am responsible for having it in my life.” If you take responsibility for having a bad experience then at least you have a chance to also take responsibility for removing it or learning from it.
If you want more passion in your life do something about it right now. Put your heart and soul into something! Not into “the next opportunity” but the opportunity right in front of you. Not into tomorrow’s work but today’s work. Not into tomorrow’s relationships but in today’s relationships. So put your heart and soul into what you’ve got right in front of you.
Don’t let the little things that are out of your control dominate you! The biggest difference between peace and stress is attitude. It’s all about how you look at a situation and what you decide to do with it. It’s remembering that there are no certainties in life. We don’t know exactly what the future will bring. So your best strategy for living is to make the best and most positive use of the present moment.
It’s not your job to change who you are in order to become someone else’s idea of a worthwhile human being. You are worthwhile. Your thoughts, feelings and your voice matter. With or without anyone’s approval or permission you must be who you are and live your truth. Even if it makes people turn their heads. Or makes them uncomfortable. Even if they choose to leave. You may have been temporarily broken down by some adversity but YOU are not broken so don’t ever let others convince you otherwise.
Most of us don’t enjoy digging into the root cause of our negative self esteem. Instead, we’re wired to use alcohol, food, drugs, work, or sex as crutches to help hide the tormenting pain we feel inside. We try to hide our feelings of worthlessness with these self destructive behaviors which merely compunds the problem. Remember, you are not the only person wrestling with these tragic self imposed behaviors. You are one of many and you need to calmly sit down and self evaluate what future you prefer. Confide in someone who's been there and you know you can trust or reach out to mental health agencies. They have MANY success stories. And above all else - pray for strength.
Optimistic people: 1. See problems as specific rather than general. 2. Consider setbacks to be temporary instead of permanent. 3. See failures as learning opportunities. 4. Have confidence in their ability to create a better future and take specific and determined action to do so. 5. Understand that bad luck is random and affects us all. 6. Find reasons to be grateful even in frustrating situations. 7. Think beyond problems to potential solutions. 8. Rely on friends and neighbors for help. 9. Keep problems in perspective.
If I die tonight in my sleep. Let me have hugged and told my children that I love them. Let me have told my mother how much she is loved and appreciated. Let me have helped a friend or better yet, a stranger. Let me have worked very hard these past hours in the name of my personal progress and let me have gone to sleep with the knowledge that I did the very best I could do today.
The greatest poem ever known is one all poets have outgrown. The poetry, innate, untold of being only four years old. Still young enough to be a part of nature's great impulsive heart. Born comrade of bird, beast, and tree and unconsciousness as the bee. And yet with lovely reason skilled each day new paradise to build. Elate explorer of each sense, without dismay, without pretense! In your unstained transparent eyes there is no conscience, no surprise. Life's queer conundrums you accept. Your strange divinity still kept. Being, that now absorbs you all harmonious, unit, integral, Will shred into perplexing bits,— Oh, contradictions of the wits! And Life, that sets all things in rhyme may make you a poet, too, in time. But there were days, O tender elf, when you were poetry itself!
Don’t let rude people ruin you. No matter how much negativity is thrown at you by others, there is absolutely no reason for you to be hurt. For the truth is that what people say and do to you is much more about them than you. People’s reactions to you are about their perspectives, wounds and experiences. Whether people think you’re amazing, or believe you’re the worst, again, it's more about them. So much hurt, disappointment and sadness in our lives comes from our taking things personally. In most cases it’s far more productive and healthy to let go of other people’s good or bad opinion of you and use your own intuition and wisdom as your guide. So stay out of other people’s drama. Rather than being annoyed be amused. Instead of getting angry get away. Life is too short to argue, fight or be negative in any way. Count your blessings and move away from the drama with your head held high.
As a man who has devoted his whole life to the most clear headed science, to the study of matter, I can tell you as a result of my research about the atoms this much. There is no matter as such! All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force which brings the particles of an atom to vibration and holds this most minute solar system of the atom together. We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter.
The truth is, no amount of external approval can truly satisfy us. No amount of material excess can rescue us from our feelings. No amount of romantic attention can make our problems go away. And no amount of hedonistic thrills can fill the void of a soul that’s been neglected.
There was a man taking a morning walk at or the beach. He saw that along with the morning tide came hundreds of starfish and when the tide receded, they were left behind and with the morning sun rays, they would die. The tide was fresh and the starfish were alive. The man took a few steps, picked one and threw it into the water. He did that repeatedly. Right behind him there was another person who couldn't understand what this man was doing. He caught up with him and asked, "What are you doing? There are hundreds of starfish. How many can you help? What difference does it make?" This man did not reply, took two more steps, picked up another one, threw it into the water, and said, "It makes a difference to this one. The message: What difference are we making? Big or small, it does not matter. If everyone made a small difference, we'd end up with a big difference, wouldn't we?
Your life is a sacred journey. It's about change, growth, discovery, movement and transformation. Expand your vision of what is possible. Learn to see life clearly and deeply. Listen to your intuition and take courageous challenges at every step along the way. You are, right now, on the path EXACTLY where you are meant to be and from here you can only go forward. So shape your life story into a magnificent tale of triumph, healing, courage, beauty, wisdom, power, dignity and love.
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise; If you can dream--and not make dreams your master; If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim, If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools; If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings, And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!" If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings--nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!
A farmer had only one horse. One day, his horse ran away. His neighbors said, “I’m so sorry. This is such bad news. You must be so upset.” The man just said, “We’ll see.” A few days later, his horse came back with twenty wild horses following. The man and his son corralled all twenty-one horses. His neighbors said, “Congratulations! This is such good news. You must be so happy!” The man just said, “We’ll see.” Soon after one of the wild horses kicked the man’s only son, breaking both his legs. His neighbors said, “I’m so sorry. This is such bad news. You must be so upset.” The man just said, “We’ll see.” Then his country went to war, and every able-bodied young man was drafted to fight. The war was terrible and killed every young man, but the farmer’s son was spared, since his broken legs prevented him from being drafted. His neighbors said, “Congratulations! This is such good news. You must be so happy!”The man just said, “We’ll see".
As we were walking along my neighbor says to me you'll never in a million years going to believe what I just heard about our mutual friend. Wait, I interrupted, putting my hand up in the air. Before you continue with this story your words must pass the triple filter test? The what? The triple filter test. The neighbor just stared at me with a blank expression. The first filter is TRUTH. Are you absolutely sure the story you are about to tell me is true? Well, no, I literally just heard it from someone else I know. Well, then let’s move on to the second filter. Is what you are about to share with me GOOD in any way? No, the neighbor said, this story is actually quite… Before he could finish his sentence, I interrupted him again. Ah, so it may or may not be true and it is definitely not good. That’s right, the neighbor assured me. Well, let's see if you're able to save yourself. Is anything about the story you want to share with me going to be USEFUL? Well, no not really. So, you want to tell me something that may or may not be true, is definitely not good, and is obviously not useful? Well, good neighbor I'm sorry to tell you but you have no good reason to tell me this story and I now have no good reason to want to hear it.
Once upon a time a psychology professor walked around on a stage while teaching stress management principles to an auditorium filled with students. As she raised a glass of water everyone expected they’d be asked the typical “glass half empty or glass half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face, the professor asked, “How heavy is this glass of water I’m holding?” Students shouted out answers ranging from eight ounces to a couple pounds. She replied, “From my perspective, the absolute weight of this glass doesn’t matter. It all depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute or two, it’s fairly light. If I hold it for an hour straight its weight might make my arm ache a little. If I hold it for a day straight my arm will likely cramp up and feel completely numb and paralyzed inevitably forcing me to drop the glass to the floor. In each case the weight of the glass doesn’t change but the longer I hold it the heavier it feels to me.” As the class shook their heads in agreement she continued, “Your stresses and worries in life are very much like this glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and you begin to ache a little. Think about them all day long and you will feel completely numb and paralyzed and be incapable of doing anything else until you drop them.” It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses and worries. No matter what happens during the day and as early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don’t carry them through the night and into the next day with you. If you still feel the weight of yesterday’s stress it’s a strong sign that it’s time to put the glass down.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us. It's in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call asap, changed his clothes & went directly to the surgery block. He found the boy's father pacing in the hall waiting for the doctor. On seeing him, the dad yelled "Why did you take all this time to come? Don't you know that my son's life is in danger? Don't you have any sense of responsibility?" The doctor smiled & said:"I am sorry, I wasn't in the hospital & I came as fast as I could after receiving the call and now I wish you'd calm down so that I can do my work" "Calm down?! What if your son was in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son dies now what will you do?" said the father angrily. The doctor smiled again & replied "I will say what Job said in the Holy Book "From dust we came & to dust we return, blessed be the name of God". The surgery took some hours after which the doctor came out happy, "Thank goodness! Your son is saved!" And without waiting for the father's reply he carried on his way running. "He couldn't stay a few minutes so that I could just ask about my son's state?" Commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left. The nurse answered, tears coming down her face: "His son died yesterday in a road accident, he was in the burial when we called him for your son's surgery. And now that he saved your son's life, he left running to finish his son's burial. Moral - Never judge anyone because you never know how their life is and what they're going through.
Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend. When we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present -- love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure -- the wasteland of illusion falls away.
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway. Give the world the best you have and you’ll sometimes get kicked in the teeth. Yet simply put, regardless of the outcomes, always give the world the very best you have anyway.
The VIA Classifications of Character Strengths:
1. Wisdom and Knowledge – Cognitive strengths that entail the acquisition and use of knowledge.
• Creativity [originality, ingenuity]: Thinking of novel and productive ways to conceptualize and do things. Includes artistic achievement but is not limited to it.
• Curiosity [interest, novelty-seeking, openness to experience]. Taking an interest in ongoing experience for its own sake. Finding subjects and topics fascinating. Exploring and discovering.
• Judgment [critical thinking]: Thinking things through and examining them from all sides. Not jumping to conclusions. Being able to change one’s mind in light of evidence. Weighing all evidence fairly.
• Love of Learning: Mastering new skills, topics, and bodies of knowledge, whether on one’s own or formally. Obviously related to the strength of curiosity but goes beyond it to describe the tendency to add systematically to what one knows.
• Perspective [wisdom]: Being able to provide wise counsel to others. Having ways of looking at the world that make sense to oneself and to other people.
2. Courage – Emotional strengths that involve the exercise of will to accomplish goals in the face of opposition both external or internal.
• Bravery [valor]: Not shrinking from threat, challenge, difficulty, or pain. Speaking up for what is right even if there is opposition. Acting on convictions even if unpopular. Includes physical bravery but is not limited to it.
• Perseverance [persistence, industriousness]: Finishing what one starts. Persisting in a course of action in spite of obstacles. "Getting it out the door". Taking pleasure in completing tasks.
• Honesty [authenticity, integrity]: Speaking the truth but more broadly presenting oneself in a genuine way and acting in a sincere way. Being without pretense and taking responsibility for one’s feelings and actions.
• Zest [vitality, enthusiasm, vigor, energy]: Approaching life with excitement and energy. Not just doing things halfway or halfheartedly. Lving life as an adventure feeling alive and activated.
3. Humanity - Interpersonal strengths that involve tending and befriending others.
• Love: Valuing close relations with others in particular those in which sharing and caring are reciprocated. Being close to people.
• Kindness [generosity, nurturance, care, compassion, altruistic love, “niceness”]: Doing favors and good deeds for others by helping them and taking care of them.
• Social Intelligence [emotional intelligence, personal intelligence]: Being aware of the motives and feelings of other people and oneself. Knowing what to do to fit into different social situations. Simply knowing what makes other people tick.
4. Justice - Civic strengths that underlie healthy community life.
• Teamwork [citizenship, social responsibility, loyalty]: Working well as a member of a group or team while being loyal to the group. Doing one’s share.
• Fairness: Treating all people the same according to notions of fairness and justice while not letting personal feelings bias decisions about others. Giving everyone a fair chance.
• Leadership: Encouraging a group of which one is a member to get things done and at the same time helpimg to maintain good relations within the group. Organizing group activities and seeing that they happen.
5. Temperance – Strengths that protect against excess.
• Forgiveness: Forgiving those who have done wrong. Accepting the shortcomings of others. Giving people a second chance. Abstain from being vengeful.
• Humility: Letting one’s accomplishments speak for themselves. Not regarding oneself as more special than one is.
• Prudence: Being careful about one’s choices. Not taking undue risks. Not saying or doing things that might later be regretted.
• Self-Regulation [self-control]: Regulating what one feels and does. Being disciplined by controlling one’s appetites and emotions.
6. Transcendence - Strengths that forge connections to the larger universe and provide meaning.
• Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence [awe, wonder, elevation]: Noticing and appreciating beauty, excellence, and/or skilled performance in various domains of life, from nature to art to mathematics to science to everyday experience
• Gratitude: Being aware of and thankful for the good things that happen while taking the time to express thanks.
• Hope [optimism, future-mindedness, future orientation]: Expecting the best in the future and working to achieve it. Believing that a good future is something that can be brought about.
• Humor [playfulness]: Liking to laugh and tease. Bringing smiles to other people. Seeing the light side and by making (not necessarily telling) jokes.
• Spirituality [faith, purpose]: Having coherent beliefs about the higher purpose and meaning of the universe. Knowing where one fits within the larger scheme. Having beliefs about the meaning of life that shape conduct and provide comfort.

WORK & MONEY 150+

A simple lifestyle gives you freedom. An expensive lifestyle enslaves you. Create a simple lifestyle regardless of how much money you earn. Simplicity will reduce your stress and make you happier.
Trying always leads to success regardless of the outcome. Even mistakes and failures teach you what not to do the next time.
Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us will put out more and better ideas if our efforts are appreciated.
The true aim of every one who aspires to be a teacher should be, not to impart his own opinions upon his students, but to kindle minds." ~ Frederick William Robertson
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, "Make me feel important". Never forget this message when working with people.
We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.
Success doesn't just come and find you. You have to go out and find it.
I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.
Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything just for money.
In the end, there’s only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve and that's the failure to even try.
Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise.
They're absolutely free and worth a fortune.
If we counted our blessings instead of our money we would all be rich.
One of the symptoms of an emerging nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.
It’s never crowded along the extra mile.
The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.
Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.
Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things.
You’ve achieved success in your field when you don’t know whether what you're doing is work or play.
It is impossible to live your life without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all. In which case you lose by default.
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having an abundance in your life.
A wealthy person is someone who has what money can’t buy.
If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again it was probably worth it.
Do not save what is left after spending but spend what is left after saving.
There are two ways of being rich. One is to have all you want and the other is to be satisfied with what you have.
A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done his aim fulfilled they will say, " we did it ourselves."
That some achieve great success is proof to all others that they can achieve it to.
I am a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work the luckier I get.
The easiest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
Success can only be one ingredient in happiness and it is too dearly purchased if all the other ingredients have been sacrificed to obtain it.
True wealth is never measured by the quantity of material things. True wealth is measured by the quality of contentment one has in life.
The richest man is not the one who has the most but he who needs the least.
Creating money is just like creating anything else in you life. It involoves not being attached to it and not giving it power over your life in any way.
Work as if you don’t need the money. Love as if you’ve never been hurt and dance as if no one is watching.
If you cannot figure out your purpose than figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you to your purpose.
How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corrected but time is gone forever.
What you own is NOT who you are.
Too many people buy things they don't need with money they don't have to impress people they don't know.
I try not to think about money too frequently because it’s been my observation that people who do so tend to think about almost nothing else.
Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.
Know your value and what you have to offer and never settle for anything less than what you deserve.
The most meaningful way to succeed is to help other people succeed.
The power of the people is greater than the people in power.
The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it. But that it is too low and we reach it.
There’s so many failures on the way to finally making it. But, the thing is it depends on how you look at failure. It’s really just a series of lessons learned. Failure is not the end of the line. It’s more like great, okay, well we won’t do that again.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.
All people possess dimensions of success and dimensions of failure.
Do not live your life trying to fool yourself into thinking wealth is measured in material objects.
Always live well below your means.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence regardless of their chosen field.
Money can bring you comfort and there is nothing wrong with that. So strive to live a comfortable life but not a wasteful one. Stop buying things to impress others.
We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
You must manage your money wisely so your money does not end up managing you.
The heart of human excellence begins to beat when you discover a pursuit, big or small, that absorbs you, frees you, challenges you, and gives you a sense of meaning.
Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.
If you’re in the luckiest one percent of humanity you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 percent.
Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them then you have to take care of them. There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.
What’s in your heart is far more important than what’s in your resume, your job description, or your bank account.
It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.
Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money but you cannot get more time.
If you want to feel rich just count the things you have that money can’t buy.
Never let lack of money interfere with you having fun.
Awaken to this obvious truth. Be less impressed by the things you own and be more impressed by the life you live.
I'd rather have a passport full of stamps than a house full of stuff.
Fill your life with experiences not things. At the end of it all have stories to tell not stuff to show.
As you age your personal wish list for ‘big ticket’ physical possessions tends to get smaller and smaller. That's because the things you will really want and need are the things that can’t be bought.
The reason opportunity is often missed is that it usually comes disguised as hard work.
There is no greater wealth in this world than having peace of mind.
A person who feels appreciated will always do more than what is expected.
Things money can't buy. Manners, morals, respect, character, common sense, trust, patience, class, integrity and love.
Do what you love and love what you do. Live the life you imagined.
I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability or skill that they can mine to support themselves and to succeed in life.
If you find yourself feeling like a fish out of water just find a new stream to swim in.
It’s really good to be idealistic. But be prepared to be misunderstood. Anyone working on a big vision is going to get called crazy, even if you end up right.
I am not what happened to me. I am what I chose to become.
If you buy things you don't need soon you will have to sell things for what you do need.
Feeling confident is an important part of success. One way to boost your confidence is to allow mistakes. Don’t expect perfection. Instead, learn from you mistakes and forge ahead.
You don’t get brownie points in heaven for working yourself to death.
Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration while the rest of us just get up and go to work.
The more conscious and deliberate you can be about what success means for you the more empowered you will be to pursue the path that’s true for you.
If you don't feel enthusiasm for what you are doing then you probably should be doing something else.
Enthusiasm is one of the most important keys to success.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that but the really great make you feel that you too can become great.
Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.
When you have nothing people will ignore you but when you're on top that's when everybody will swear they know you.
As long as you've got passion, faith and are willing to work hard, you can do anything you want in this life.
Hello, my name is CONSISTENCY. I am related to SUCCESS. We should hangout more often then every once in awhile.
There's no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love. There is only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen.
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be the boss and then you get to work twelve hours a day.
Build your own dreams or someone else will hire you to build theirs.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success because if you love what you're doing then you'll be successful.
When you're good at making excuses it's hard to excel at anything else.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
You only fail when you stop trying.
Manage your money wisely so that your money doesn't end up managing you.
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you financed in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and car and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
If you don't take charge and design your own life plan chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much!
Don’t pick a job with a great vacation time. Pick one that doesn’t need escaping from.
If you say your job is something you "don't plan on doing forever," then why are you doing it now?
The only job where you start at the top is in digging a hole.
Blame is a neat little device that you can use whenever you don't want to take responsibility for something in your life. Use it and you will avoid all risks and impede your own growth.
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence.
Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.
A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.
A simpler life is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful. Thus, you are wealthy in proportion to the number of unnecessary things you can afford to live without.
Success is not a destination but the road that you’re on. Being successful means that you’re working hard and walking your walk every day. You can only live your dream by working hard towards it. That’s living your dream.
If you work really hard and are kind then amazing things will happen in your life.
We are not so much limited by our abilities as by our vision. If we can see something worth achieving that aligns with our capabilities then we should go for it.
You are not in competition with anybody except yourself. Strive and plan to outdo your past. Not other people.
I wish that everybody could be rich and famous so that they can see for themselves that that's not the answer.
Don't work yourself to death. You'll never see a u-haul behind a hearse.
Don't aspire to just make a living. Aspire to make a difference.
The secret to getting ahead is getting started.
Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines for success. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic and faithful and you will accomplish your goal. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without it.
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing you will be successful.
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.
Make yourself indispensable and you'll be moved up. Act as if you're indispensable and you'll be moved out.
Success without honor is an unseasoned dish. It will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.
Success in life is a matter not so much of talent or opportunity as of concentration and perseverance.
I make progress by having people around me who are smarter than I am and then I listen to them.
The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.
The surest way not to fail is to stay determined to succeed.
If you have enthusiasm then you have a very dynamic and effective companion to travel with you on the road to somewhere.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
My heart aches and breaks when I see just how many people are caught up in the rat race of material "trophies". I then ponder as to why people insist in running in a race that will have no winner.
When we begin to believe that there is greater joy in working with and for others, rather than just for ourselves, then our society will truly become a place of celebration.
Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.
For each of us there is a deeply personal dream waiting to be discovered and fulfilled. When we cherish our dream and then invest love, creative energy, perseverance, and passion in ourselves we will achieve an authentic success.
Success is being able to come home, lay your head on the pillow and sleep in peace.
The harder the job the more effort is required to accomplish it. Don't expect to become a great success in life if you are not willing to work hard.
A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.
I didn't ask for success. I asked for wonder.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out. It’s the pebble in your shoe.
Work so hard that one day your signature will be called an autograph.
When people go to work they shouldn't have to leave their hearts at home.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.
The greatest lesson learned by successful people is to be humble with your creativity and gracious with your success.
Nothing is work unless you'd rather be doing something else.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
We don't buy things with money. We buy them with hours of our lives.
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Many people use money they don’t have, to buy stuff they don’t need, to impress people they don’t even like.
Excuses are the nails that build a house of a failure.
You don’t drown by falling in the water you drown by staying there.
Regardless of your unique life circumstances, or how you personally define success, you don’t suddenly become successful. You become successful over time based on your rituals
If you want to achieve big things tomorrow then think big thoughts today.
If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, or if you can’t have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you're not going to be very successful.
Do what you love to do. Don't get stuck in that comfort zone of a regular job. Life is not a dress rehearsal. This is it!
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted.
Even the smallest of jobs well done will take you one step closer towards the success that you have always dreamed about. Keep it up.
Nothing happens until the pain of remaining the same outweighs the pain of change.
You become successful and happy over time based on your willingness to try, again and again, to create little daily rituals that amass little bits of progress, through thick and thin.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
Measure worth not by the things you have but by the things you have for which you would not take money.
No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident always acknowledge this help with a great sense of gratitude.
A good rule of thumb is that any environment that consistently leaves you feeling bad about who you are is the wrong environment.
The more you believe in your own ability to succed the more likely it is that you will.
I embrace every ounce of my potential. I don’t need to see the whole path. When I must adjust, I can. When I must let go, I will. I accept all the good things that are now on their way.
The first wealth is health.
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet just keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart you'll know it when you find it.
Often people attempt to live their lives backwards. They try to have more things or more money in order make themselves feel happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are and then do what you love to do in order to have what you want.
Begin with praise and honest appreciation. Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person. Ask questions instead of giving direct orders. Make the fault easy to correct. Make the other person happy about doing what you suggest.
The pursuit of happiness has now become an American myth. The ideologies and the governments of this century that promised happiness have left people with more material possessions but less psychological well-being. Today many of our citizens are emotionally bankrupt and unhappy. The demands of life in our current socioeconomic system require that we keep running and running with little or no breaks. Like their parents, most of today’s young professionals will drift through life racing for the “American dream” going through very expensive trial and error lessons and struggling to achieve a perceived happiness and contentment.
What If ?

What if all I've really left in this world is a pile of words? No one knows the struggles and mountains I've had to climb and yet in the end it matters not. For EVERY man and woman has had to deal with many harsh emotions and pain that has been indiscriminately served up to them. What then is anyone's true legacy? Are we, when we're gone, merely just floating memories for all who knew us? Is our final resting place really where our physical bodies lie or are we to surrender to the belief that our soul is real and is now being nurtured in a much better place? Questions and more questions are created by our minds rationalizing the belief that there is a higher place of love and caring where we will bask in the loving arms of perfect serenity and acceptence. I do so believe that the divinity who created this world, and us, is awesome beyond words. That we are all an integral part of our creator's plans and we must refrain from getting bogged down with the details of this life and just allow him to lead us safely with his perfect plan. Acknowledge him and accept the comforting certainty that he always has your best interest in mind. Moreover, embrace the following irrefutable truth. It can't be more boldly stated that what we ALL really want, throughout this life, is to just be ACCEPTED, CONNECTED and LOVED! Life is a gift and your time is, by far, your most precious commodity so spend it wisely for the end is closer then you think.

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Gratitude

I try to begin each day with this inspiring video. It reminds me of the incredible GIFTS that I have been given. Those being the blessings and opportunities of another day given to me by my forever loving and forgiving Jesus.

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