We could all do with a bit more joy in our lives couldn’t we? The wonderful thing is that when we start spreading joy, we begin to actually experience more joy in our lives too!
It’s true that laughter really is cheap medicine. It’s a prescription anyone can afford. And best of all, you can fill it right now.
Here is little habit that can make a big difference. Send sunbeams. Intentionally send a word of encouragement or appreciation every day to one person.
Leaving what feels secure behind and following the beckoning of our hearts doesn’t always end as we expect or hope. We may even fail. But here’s the payoff: it can also be amazing and wonderful and immensely satisfying.
Learn as if you might live forever and you’ll live as if you might die tomorrow.
Money is not the only commodity that is fun to give. We can give time, we can give our expertise, we can give our love or simply give a smile. What does that cost? The point is, none of us can ever run out of something worthwhile to give.
Who do you spend time with? Criticizers or encouragers? Surround yourself with those who believe in you. Your life is too important for anything less.
Do you have an anchor? I have found that a solid anchor is indispensable to one who intends to live life fully. To have an anchor is to be centered and well grounded. It is to have a vital spiritual base.
After you are gone, people may forget most of what you have said and done. But they will remember that you loved them.
When beauty lives in the heart, it doesn’t need to show up anywhere else.
Get yourself grounded and you can navigate even the stormiest roads in peace.
Healthy people know not to gorge on anger. At the end of the day, they walk away. They choose to end it. And it’s an easier choice the next time.
Yes, love your family, and also love your friends. For some friends are truly family. Love the people in your life. Love them without measure. And don’t worry about spoilage. Potatoes spoil, people don’t spoil.
None of us lives in isolation. We’re in it together. And some conflict along the way is inevitable. But our highest priority, when all is said and done, has to be commitment to each other –- sticking together.
Your power to choose can never be taken from you. It can be neglected and it can be ignored. But if used, it can make all the difference.
Is there plenty of celebration in your life? How about your spiritual life? Is it an exercise in following rules and practices? Or does it look more like a joyous celebration?
But let me offer a word of caution. If you choose to give from your heart, be careful. The most incredible feeling might just overwhelm you. And if you continue in this behavior, that feeling may become permanent.
We are stronger than we think. We have emotional, spiritual and even physical resources at our disposal. We may get knocked down, but we don’t have to stay down.
It is a mistake to think that moving fast is the same as actually going somewhere.
Of course we need to accept ourselves as we are, but we can’t stop there. We also need to value ourselves enough make needed changes.
Just about ANY personality trait or skill can be learned: simply find it in someone you know and copy it. Then watch what happens.
When you assess your own life, consider it with the eye of a gardener. Underneath the surface lies rich, fertile soil waiting to nurture the seeds you sow. Even more than you can imagine will grow there if given a chance.
It’s good to remember that success may be just beyond the next failure, and you’ll get there, not because you’re destined to, but because you’re determined to.
When I’ve lost my way or when I am confused about a path to take, I remember that most answers I need I already possess – deep inside. I am naturally creative, resourceful and whole. If I consult my invisible compass, I’ll know what to do.
We pay a tax to succeed at anything worthwhile. That tax is called dedication, and here’s the most wonderful part. Once you pay it, once you truly dedicate yourself to something important, you’ll find the price was worth it.
The first secret of success: Believe in Yourself. Nothing changes in your life until you believe you can do things that are important to you. And if you have a low opinion of yourself, nobody else is likely to raise it.
What if you spent some alone time every morning? Call it prayer. Call it planning. Call it centering. I call it a powerful way to begin the day.
I think there is a difference between aloneness and loneliness. Aloneness is necessary for the soul to thrive – even to come alive. Not loneliness.
I can be alone without being lonely. In fact, those times of solitude are necessary respite for a beleaguered soul, set upon by the pressures of life. I need to take whatever moments I can to just be still.
People are like lights. Some are colored lights and draw attention to themselves. Others are clear lights. They shine on people in around them.
I am discovering that I can live far better without cynicism than I can without trust.
Who doesn’t want to know that we notice them and value them? And who might respond to us better when they feel that they matter? It probably cannot be overstated – it matters…that people matter.
Sincere compliments cost nothing and can accomplish so much. In ANY relationship, they are the applause that refreshes.
I admire some people for their brilliance and I respect others for their strength. But I am indebted to those who can rekindle my spirit.
The truth is, I can choose to view tough times as growing times, I can choose to see aging as seasoning and I can choose to focus on whatever good there is to be found in living. I choose. After all, it’s my point of view.
To say, “I’ve been converted and that’s that,” is to say you have decided to quit growing. If life is about anything, it is about growing. The day I quit changing and learning is the day I die.
One good wish changes nothing. But one good decision changes everything. Your power to choose, to make a good decision, spells the difference between wishing and making real life changes.
We can never know the impact a simple smile has on another. Smiling is one of the easiest things we can do. Is there a simpler, more effortless way to give everyone you meet a moment of joy, even a sense of worth?
There are few qualities more vital than a strong yearning. That desire to reach a little farther, to be a little more, yearning…for a piece of something greater, can often make all the difference.
The key to good listening isn’t technique, it’s desire. Until we truly want to understand the other person, we’ll never listen well.
If you love people, you have no desire to judge them.
If having problems feels like a problem to you, it may not be the problems themselves, but the way you think about them that is the problem.
Find 100 reasons to laugh. You are bound to feel better, you will cope with problems more effectively and people will enjoy being around you. Besides unhappiness, what do you have to lose?
The more we express thanks, the more gratitude we feel. The more gratitude we feel, the more we express thanks. It’s circular, and it leads to a happier life.
But I give best when I give from that deeper place; when I give simply, freely and generously, and sometimes for no particular reason. I give best when I give from my heart.
Wherever you are, be there. If you can be fully present now, you’ll know what it means to live.
We can cure the disease of intolerance. We must do it if the world is to survive. No us. No them. Just we.
We are meant to be one. And only after we realize that amazing truth can we find what we need – true peace.
We don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note. Only notes that are different can harmonize. The same is true with people.
I’m convinced we have each been endowed with a beautiful heart. We may not always see it. We may not even believe it. But it’s a gift that came with birth and, every time we act selflessly, it grows a little.
A sense of humor helps us to get through the dull times, cope with the difficult times, enjoy the good times and manage the scary times.