Don’t surrender all your joy for an idea you used to have about yourself that isn’t true anymore.
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength. It does not enable us to escape evil. It makes us unfit to face evil when it comes. It is the interest you pay on trouble before it comes.
If it can be solved, there’s no need to worry, and if it can’t be solved, worry is of no use.
Happiness is the highest form of health.
The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful.
You need self-confidence and determination: feeling depressed and losing hope will never really help to correct any situation.
Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly derives from inner attitudes.
Be happy now, without reason – or you never will be at all.
Meditation is a vital way to purify and quiet the mind, thus rejuvenating the body.
Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears.
It’s a complete life change when you really want to better yourself and completely change the patterns that you have had in the past. Do I think I still need work? I think everyone needs work. I just keep working on myself.
I’m not perfect and I don’t have to be.
Bipolar depression really got my life off track, but today I’m proud to say I am living proof that someone can live, love, and be well with bipolar disorder when they get the education, support and treatment they need.
Self-esteem is that deep-down inside the skin feeling you have of your own self-worth.
Control your thoughts. Decide about that which you will think and concentrate upon. You are in charge of your life to the degree you take charge of your thoughts.
The more you live in the present moment, the more the fear of death disappears.
Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.
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.