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The ill effects of thought come about when we forget that thought is a function of our consciousness... an ability that we as human beings have. We are the producers of our own thinking.

Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness.

No one knows exactly where thought comes from, but it can be said that thought comes from the same place as whatever it is that beats our heart... it comes from being alive.

It seems that we have it backward in our society. We tend to look up to people who are under a great deal of stress, who can handle loads of stress, and those who are under a great deal of pressure.

Circumstances don't make a person; they reveal him or her.

When you let someone else win an argument, often you both end up winners.

The key to a good life is this: If you're not going to talk about something during the last hour of your life, then don't make it a top priority during your lifetime.

If we would just slow down, happiness would catch up to us.

If we could only live the way we know deep down we should, we would guarantee ourselves a life of richness & fulfillment.

Reflection is one of the most underused yet powerful tools for success.

Every day, tell at least one person something you like, admire, or appreciate about them.

When you take time , often to reflect on the miracle of life - the miracle that you are even able to read this book - the gift of sight ,of love and all the rest , it can hep to remind you that many of the things that you think as "big stuff" are really just "small stuff" that you are turning into big tuff

We deny the parts of ourselves that we deem unacceptable rather than accepting the fact that we're all less than perfect.

...when you let go of your expectations, when you accept life as it is, you're free.To hold on is to be serious and uptight. To let go is to lighten up.

Try to maintain the perspective that, in time, everything disintegrates and returns to its initial form.

Life is a process--just one thing after another. When you lose it, just start again.

True happiness comes not when we get rid of all of our problems,but when we change our relationship to them, when we see our problems as a potential source of awakening, opportunities to practice, and to learn.

Even though we often mess up, most of us are doing the best that we know how with the circumstances that surround us.

Children listen best with their eyes. What you do is what they hear.

Find your true path. It’s so easy to become someone we don’t want to be, without even realizing it’s happening. We are created by the choices we make every day. And if we take action in order to please some authority figure, we’ll suddenly wake up down the road and say, “This isn’t me. I never wanted to be this person.

The trick is to be grateful when your mood is high and graceful when it is low.

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