Quotes courtesy of Lori Deschene/Tiny Buddha
“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.”
Kahlil Gibran
“If your vision of your life centers on your highest values, you will be aligned with your dharma far above everyday existence. Whatever the values are—love, creativity, service, spiritual growth, beauty, or whatever you choose—dedicating yourself to the highest values unites purpose and inner growth as nothing else can.”
Deepak Chopra
“You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”
Louise Hay
“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate.”
Anthon St. Maarten
“The more you value yourself, the healthier your boundaries are.”
Lorraine Nilon
“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.”
M. Scott Peck
“What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.”
Abraham Maslow
“You can’t force anyone to value, respect, understand, or support you, but you can choose to spend time around people who do.”
Lori Deschene