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People who live the most fulfilling lives are the ones who are always rejoicing at what they have.
You can't have a better past.
You are what you practice most.
Will this matter a year from now?
Don't sweat the small stuff...and it's all small stuff.
Circumstances don't make a person; they reveal him or her.
If someone throws you the ball, you don't have to catch it.
If we would just slow down, happiness would catch up to us.
Ask yourself this question, will this matter a year from now?
Choose to be kind over being right and you'll be right everytime.
Children listen best with their eyes. What you do is what they hear.
Reflection is one of the most underused yet powerful tools for success.
Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness.
When you let someone else win an argument, often you both end up winners.
What interferes with this peaceful feeling is our expectation of reciprocity.
Make living your life with absolute integrity and kindness your first priority.
The trick is to be grateful when your mood is high and graceful when it is low.
Life isn't all it's cracked up to be. Nothing is ever good enough the way it is.
Life is a process--just one thing after another. When you lose it, just start again.
Every day, tell at least one person something you like, admire, or appreciate about them.
we need to break the habit of overreacting because of our speedy assumption and judgments
Try to maintain the perspective that, in time, everything disintegrates and returns to its initial form.
Even though we often mess up, most of us are doing the best that we know how with the circumstances that surround us.
Meanwhile, life keeps moving forward. The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when?
We deny the parts of ourselves that we deem unacceptable rather than accepting the fact that we're all less than perfect.
If we could only live the way we know deep down we should, we would guarantee ourselves a life of richness & fulfillment.
The next time you find yourself in an argument, rather than defend your position, see if you can see the other point of view first.
mistakes are really not that big of a deal. in fact , as most of us acknowledge we need to make mistakes in order to learn and grow
as you begin to eliminate your need for perfection in all areas of your life, you'll begin to discover the perfection in life itself
...when you let go of your expectations, when you accept life as it is, you're free.To hold on is to be serious and uptight. To let go is to lighten up.
One of the most dynamic and significant changes you can make in your life is to make the commitment to drop all negative references to your past, to begin living now.
The key to a good life is this: If you're not going to talk about something during the last hour of your life, then don't make it a top priority during your lifetime.
Many people spend their entire lifetimes wishing that other people would acknowledge them. They feel this especially about their parents, spouses, children, and friends.
Retirement can and will be a glorious time in your life. You'll love the freedom and ability to try new things. It's a new phase of life; a chance to be a beginner again.
Noone knows exactly where thought comes from, but it can be said that thought comes from the same place as whatever it is that beats our heart.. it comes from being alive.
No one knows exactly where thought comes from, but it can be said that thought comes from the same place as whatever it is that beats our heart... it comes from being alive.
Rather than being afraid to ask for help, remember this: When you ask someone to help you, you are actually doing them a tremendous favor by giving them an opportunity to feel needed.
The ill effects of thought come about when we forget that thought is a function of our consciousness.. an ability that we as human beings have. We are the producers of our own thinking.
The ill effects of thought come about when we forget that thought is a function of our consciousness... an ability that we as human beings have. We are the producers of our own thinking.
Ironically, when you surrender your need to hog the glory, the attention you used to need from other people is replaced by a quiet inner confidence that is derived from letting others have it.
Reading is a gift. It's something you can do almost anytime and anywhere. It can be a tremendous way to learn, relax, and even escape. So, enough about the virtues of reading. Time to read on.
It seems that we have it backward in our society. We tend to look up to people who are under a great deal of stress, who can handle loads of stress, and those who are under a great deal of pressure.
True happiness comes not when we get rid of all of our problems,but when we change our relationship to them, when we see our problems as a potential source of awakening, opportunities to practice, and to learn.
The old adage, 'If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is' isn't always correct. In fact, the suspicion, cynicism, and doubt that are inherent in this belief can and does keep people from taking advantage of excellent opportunities.
Learning to stop sweating the small stuff involves deciding what things to engage in and what things to ignore. From a certain perspective, life can be described as a series of mistakes, one right after another with a little space in between.
It's the recognition that other people's problems, their pain and frustrations, are every bit as real as our own - often far worse. In recognizing this fact and trying to offer some assistance, we open our hearts and greatly enhance our sense of gratitude.
Effective listening is more than simply avoiding the bad habit of interrupting others while they are speaking or finishing their sentences. It's being content to listen to the entire thought of someone rather than waiting impatiently for your chance to respond.
The first step to becoming a more peaceful person is to have the humility to admit that, in most cases, you're creating your own emergencies. Life will usually go on if things don't go according to plan. It's helpful to keep reminding yourself and repeating the sentence, "Life isn't an emergency".
When you take time , often to reflect on the miracle of life - the miracle that you are even able to read this book - the gift of sight ,of love and all the rest , it can hep to remind you that many of the things that you think as "big stuff" are really just "small stuff" that you are turning into big tuff
Find your true path. It’s so easy to become someone we don’t want to be, without even realizing it’s happening. We are created by the choices we make every day. And if we take action in order to please some authority figure, we’ll suddenly wake up down the road and say, “This isn’t me. I never wanted to be this person.
