Live today. Remove all blame from your vocabulary. Catch yourself when you find yourself using your past history as a reason for your failure to act today, and instead say, 'I am free now to detach myself from what used to be.'
Interpretation
Focus on the present and take responsibility for your actions without blaming the past.
Wayne Dyer encourages us to live in the present moment and to eliminate blame from our thought processes. He emphasizes that past failures should not hinder our ability to act now, and instead, we should recognize our freedom to move beyond past experiences and make empowered choices today.
In practice
In a motivational speech about embracing change, one might reference this quote to inspire others to let go of past mistakes.
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.
Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise.
The choice to have a great attitude is something that nobody or no circumstance can take from you.
Take great comfort in knowing that ALL great feats are accomplished one small step at a time.
And this President wakes up every morning, looks out across America and is proud to announce, 'It could be worse.' It could be worse? Is that what it means to be an American? It could be worse? Of course not. What defines us as Americans is our unwavering conviction that we know it must be better.
I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening work ethic.
Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good.
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