Beware of Destination Addiction... a preoccupation with the idea that happiness is in the next place, 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 final and only act of healing is to accept that there is nothing wrong with you.
'One new perception, one fresh thought, one act of surrender, one change of heart, one leap of faith, can change your life forever.'
Some people 'go' through life; and other people 'grow' through life. Which one are you?
The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become.
Love is the ultimate coach. Do what you love, let love guide you, and let love inspire you.
One of the most important lessons to learn about relationships is that it is not another person’s job to make you happy. Your happiness is not someone else’s job. Until you realize this, you will always be dissatisfied with your relationships. Ultimately, your relationship with others mirrors your relationship to happiness.
Happiness is always possible - the only thing that really holds you back is your mind. You have probably already noticed that the happiest times in your life are when you are not thinking. It's a wonderful thing to stand outside your ego, to surrender to the flow, and to participate fully in a hobby, in nature, in meditation, in prayer, in art, in dance, in sport, and in the moment.
Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.
You did not come here to be normal, you came here to be you.
The key to happiness is not to make yourself into a different person; it is to let yourself be even more of who you really are.
To have time for what is valuable, you have to stop giving time to what isn't.
Practise wonder today - be present, begin again, know nothing, and allow everything to surprise you, inspire you, excite you, entertain you, teach you. Be fully open to life, today, and let yourself live wonder-fully.
No amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance.
Sometimes in order to be happy in the present moment you have to be willing to give up all hope for a better past.
If you really want to be successful and you really want to be happy, don't have a job, have a purpose. ...When you've got a purpose, the whole world is your office.
Happiness does not have to be deserved, earned, worked for or paid for; it simply has to be accepted.
Some people CHASE happiness. And some people CHOOSE happiness.
The greatest influence you can have in any situation is to be the presence of love.
The world is only a mirror. You will only see in the world what you're prepared to see in yourself-nothing more and nothing less.
Children smile 400 times a day on average ... adults 15 times. Children laugh 150 times a day ... adults 6 times per day. Children play between 4-6 hours a day ... adults only 20 minutes a day. What's happened?
Unless you are happy with yourself, you will not be happy.
No matter how hard you try it is impossible to be grateful and depressed.
The belief that happiness has to be deserved has led to centuries of pain, guilt, and deception. So firmly have we clung to this single, illusory belief that we've almost forgotten the real truth about happiness. So busy are we trying to deserve happiness that we no longer have much time for ideas such as: Happiness is natural, happiness is a birthright, happiness is free, happiness is a choice, happiness is within, and happiness is being. The moment you believe that happiness has to be deserved, you must toil forevermore.
You may be cool under pressure and challenge, but can you be cool under success?
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