The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but thought about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral. It is as it is.
We can learn not to keep situations or events alive in our minds, but to return our attention continuously to the pristine, timeless present moment rather than be caught up in mental movie making.
Stress is caused by being here but wanting to be there, or being in the present but wanting to be in the future. It’s a split that tears you apart inside.
Most people spend their entire life imprisoned within the confines of their own thoughts. They never go beyond a narrow, mind-made, personalized sense of self that is conditioned by the past.
Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry.
I have spent all my life resisting the desire to end it.
I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.
Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don’t have to sit on it.
Positive minds produce positive lives. Negative minds produce negative lives. Positive thoughts are always full of faith and hope. Negative thoughts are always full of fear and doubt.
If you don’t love yourself, it’s impossible for you to love others. You can’t give away what you don’t have.
To love others you must first love yourself.
Listen to yourself, not the noise of the world. Only you know what is right for you.
I do not fix problems. I fix my thinking. Then problems fix themselves.
Forgiveness is a gift to yourself. It frees you from the past, past experiences, and past relationships. It allows you to live in the present time. When you forgive yourself and forgive others, you are indeed free.
Each day is a new opportunity. Yesterday is over and done. Today is the first day of my future.
It’s only a thought, and a thought can be changed. I am not limited by any past thinking. I choose my thoughts with care. I constantly have new insights and new ways of looking at my world. I am willing to change and grow.
You are not a helpless victim of your own thoughts, but rather a master of your own mind.
I relax and enjoy life. I know that whatever I need to know is revealed to me in the perfect time and space sequence.
I realise that stress is only fear. I now release all fears.
I am my best friend. Other friends may come and go, but I am always here for me.