Trying to “fix” the people in your life that cause you pain is like massaging your shoes because your feet ache.
The greatest power you possess in life is your understanding that life gives you a fresh start any moment you choose.
You must dare to do the thing you think cannot be done... as this is the only way to discover that there's nothing you can't do.
Anyone or anything that asks you to be untrue to yourself has already acted against you.
Life isn't a race to win, it's a school for our higher education.
Disappointment, discouragement, and despair are nothing but the bitter fruit of an unfulfilled expectation allowed to live beyond its time.
Every one of us lives in a world that is no larger and no smaller than our understanding.
The next time you catch yourself starting to feel bad about anything, immediately stop everything you are doing for a moment and, as simply and as honestly as you can, ask yourself: "Is this what I really want?
We are not here on earth to change our destiny, but to fulfill it.
You must learn to stop thinking in terms of beginnings and endings, successes and failures, and begin to treat everything in your life as a learning experience instead of a proving one.
You don't need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding.
Each moment of life is only as precious as is our ability to attend to it.
The more time we spend considering the shortcomings of others, the smaller a person we become.
Know that everything is in perfect order whether you understand it or not.
A whole new kind of spiritual happiness dawns in us as we realize that dark clouds do not ruin sunny skies... they merely pass through them to help us remember our love of the light.
Instead of always asking yourself why so-and-so acts this or that way, learn to ask: "What's inside of me that wants to hurt itself over how anyone else acts?"
Freedom is not overcoming what you think stands in your way. It is understanding that what is in your way is part of the way.
The limit of your present understanding is not the limit of your possibilities.
Staying present, living in Presence is the best gift anyone can give to those they love.
Weak thoughts and feelings often feel strong but remember, real strength is never anxious, cruel, or punishing.
See that any time you feel pained or defeated, it is only because you insist on clinging to what doesn't work. Dare to let go and you won't lose a thing except for a punishing idea.
In spite of how things may appear to us, we are never trapped by where we are. The trap is always who we are
What you don't want to know about yourself wants to be known, which is why it keeps 'showing up' at your door unannounced!
Getting stressed and struggling to change the outcome of any past event is like arguing with an echo to make it see your point of view.
The only reason your mind won't stop its endless chattering is because you won't stop listening to it!
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