Be the cure. Don't look outside yourself for it.
Interpretation
Self-healing begins within and does not rely on external sources.
This quote emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility in fostering one's own well-being. Wayne Dyer encourages individuals to seek solutions for their problems from within rather than depending on external circumstances or people, thereby asserting the power of self-awareness and inner strength in personal transformation and healing.
In practice
In a motivational speech about overcoming challenges, one might say, 'Remember, be the cure. Don't look outside yourself for it.'
What is hope but a feeling of optimism, a thought that says things will improve, it won't always be bleak, there's a way to rise above the present circumstances. Hope is an internal awareness that you do not have to suffer forever, and that somehow, somewhere there is a remedy for despair that you will come upon if you can only maintain this expectancy in your heart.
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
Live forgiveness every day rather than just talking about it on Sunday.
Say to Yourself when Someone Else is Criticizing U, 'What U Think of Me is None of My Business'
Conflict is a violation of harmony. If you participate in it, you're part of the problem, not the solution.
My own eight children all march to the beat of their inner music, and in some cases, it is definitely far away from what I hear. I've had to honor their instincts and their choices, and merely guided them out of harm's way until they could be their own guides.
A great man stands on God. A small man on a great man.
The truth can never be wrong, even if no one hears it.
One should practice much sense, not much learning.
Every idea has to become broad till it covers the whole of this world, every aspiration must go on increasing till it has engulfed the whole of humanity, nay, the whole of life, within its scope.
The architect must be a prophet... a prophet in the true sense of the term... if he can't see at least ten years ahead don't call him an architect.
We need to strengthen such inner values as contentment, patience and tolerance, as well as compassion for others. Keeping in mind that it is expressions of affection rather than money and power that attract real friends, compassion is the key to ensuring our own well-being.
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