Tag: Lori Deschene/Tiny Buddha

Quotes August 24, 2020

Quotes courtesy of Lori Deschene/Tiny Buddha

“I believe in intuitions and inspirations…I sometimes FEEL that I am right. I do not KNOW that I am.”
Albert Einstein
 
 
 
 
“It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.”
John Steinbeck
 
 
 
 
“If someone does not want me, it is not the end of the world. But if I do not want me, the world is nothing but endings.”
Nayyirah Waheed
 
 
 
 
“I wish for a world where everyone understands that discomfort is the price of legendary. And fear is just growth coming to get you.”
Robin S. Sharma
 
 
 
 
“The key is in learning how to live a healthy, satisfying, and serene life without being dependent on another person for happiness.”
Robin Norwood
 
 
 
 
“The more in harmony you are with the flow of your own existence, the more magical life becomes.”
Adyashanti
 
 
 
 
When You Dance with Discomfort, Surprising Things Can Happen
Denise McKen
 
 
 
 
“Mindfulness isn’t difficult. We just need to remember to do it.”
Sharon Salzberg

Quotes August 12, 2020

Quotes courtesy of Lori Deschene/Tiny Buddha

“Love rests on two pillars: surrender and autonomy. Our need for togetherness exists alongside our need for separateness.”
Esther Perel
 
 
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”
Buddha
 
 
“People grow when they are loved well. If you want to help others heal, love them without an agenda.”
Mike McHargue
 
 
“Quiet the voice telling you to do more and be more, and trust that in this moment, who you are, where you are at, and what you are doing is enough. You will get to where you need to be in your own time. Until then, breathe. Breathe and be patient with yourself and your process. You are doing the best you can to cope and survive amid your struggles, and that’s all you can ask of yourself. It’s enough. You are enough.”
Daniell Koepke
 
 
“Cut yourself some slack. You’re doing better than you think.”
Unknown

Quotes June 21, 2020

Quotes courtesy of Lori Deschene/Tiny Buddha

“Gaslighting by parents can extend way into adulthood, but it may have particularly harmed you during your childhood. Children need to learn to trust themselves, and when they’re taught that what they see, hear, or feel isn’t real, that can lead to a lifetime of self-doubt.”
Suzannah Weiss
 
 
“Lose your mind so that you can gain a new way of knowing.”
Holly Lynn Payne
 
 
“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” Andy Rooney
 
 
“We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can’t use shame to change ourselves or others.”
Brené Brown
 
 
“Self-love, self-respect, self-worth: There’s a reason they all start with ‘self.’ You can’t find them in anyone else.”
Unknown
 
 
“Don’t waste your time looking back on what you’ve lost. Move on, for life is not meant to be traveled backwards.” Unknown
 
 
“You don’t have to be brave all of the time. You are not damaged or defeated. Have patience. Give yourself permission to grieve, to cry, and to heal. Allow a bit of compassion, you’re doing the best you can. We all are.”
Unknown

Quotes July 07, 2020

Quotes courtesy of Lori Deschene/Tiny Buddha


 
 
“The dark night of the soul is a journey into light, a journey from your darkness into the strength and hidden resources of your soul.”
Caroline Myss
 
 
“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.”
Brené Brown
 
 
“Wherever you are, be there. Lifestyle is not something we do; it is something we experience. And until we learn to be there, we will never master the art of living well.”
Jim Rohn
 
 
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”
Dan Millman
 
 
“Disneyland is the star, everything else is the supporting role.”
Walt Disney
 
 
“Use only that which works and take it from any place you can find it.”
Bruce Lee
 
 
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
Maya Angelou

Quotes June 28, 2020

Quotes courtesy of Lori Deschene/Tiny Buddha

 
 
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”
Marcel Proust
 
 

“The positive cannot exist without the negative.”
Alan Watts
 
 
“You can’t be fearful and grateful simultaneously.”
Tony Robbins
 
 
“You are very powerful provided you know how powerful you are.”
Yogi Bhajan
 
 
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
 
 
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
Mahatma Gandhi
 
 
“To change your life, you need to change your priorities.”
Mark Twain
 
 
“Fear, uncertainty, and discomfort are your compasses toward growth.”
Celestine Chua
 
 
“This is a moment of suffering. Suffering is part of life. May I be kind to myself in this moment. May I give myself the compassion I need.”
Kristen Neff
 
 
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”
Henry David Thoreau
 
 
“Emotional pain cannot kill you but running from it can. Allow. Embrace. Let yourself feel. Let your yourself heal.”
Vironika Tugaleva
 
 
“You never know what someone is going through. Be kind, always.”
Unknown

Quotes June 07, 2020

Quotes courtesy of Lori Deschene/Tiny Buddha


 
 
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
 
 
 
 
“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.”
Brené Brown
 
 
 
 
“The master has failed more time than the apprentice has even attempted.”
Proverb
 
 
 
 

“Everything you ever wanted is one step outside your comfort zone.”
Unknown

Quotes June 01, 2020

Quotes courtesy of Lori Deschene/Tiny Buddha


 
 
“We all have everything we need within us to create our fullest potential.”
Abraham Maslow
 
 
“It’s not a bad idea to occasionally spend a little time thinking about things you take for granted. Plain everyday things.”
Evan Davis
 
 
“Even when you didn’t have the mother you needed, there’s a place inside your heart that totally knows how to love.”
Jette Simon, psychotherapist
 
 
“It’s not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean.”
Tony Robbins
 
 
“When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?”
Thich Nhat Hanh
 
 
“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”
Bertrand Russell
 
 
“Every moment, if it’s really inside of you, brings you what you need.”
Rumi
 
 
“Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain, but at the peak we all gaze at the single bright moon.”
Ikkyu
 
 
“The greatest asset you could own, is an open heart.”
Nikki Rowe
 
 
“Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving.”
James E. Faust
 
 
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
Dalai Lama
 
 
The first duty of love is to listen. ”
Paul Tillich
 
 
“One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
 
 
“The greatest gift you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.”
Brian Tracy
 
 
“Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.”
Karen Kain
 
 
“Be there. Be open. Be honest. Be kind. Be willing to listen, understand, accept, support, and forgive. This is what it means to love.”
Lori Deschene
 
 
“Sometimes it takes an overwhelming breakdown to have an unbelievable breakthrough.”
Unknown
 
 
“The reality is people mess up. Don’t let one mistake ruin a beautiful thing.”
Unknown
 
 
Reminder:
It’s okay to dislike someone, or even dislike someone for no reason. But it’s not okay to disrespect, degrade, and humiliate that person.
Unknown

Quotes May 18, 2020

Quotes courtesy of Lori Deschene/Tiny Buddha


 
 
“Home is not a place, it’s a feeling.”
Cecilia Ahern
 
 
 
 
“Once we make our relationship choices in an adult way, a prospective partner who is unavailable, nonreciprocal, or not open to processing feelings and issues, becomes, by these very facts, unappealing. Once we love ourselves, people no longer look good to us unless they are good for us.”
David Ricco
 
 
 
 
“If there’s ever a tomorrow when we’re not together, there’s something you should remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we’re apart, I’ll always be with you.” A.A. Milne
 
 
 
 

“Imagine if we obsessed about the things we loved about ourselves.”
Unknown

Quotes May 11, 2020

Quotes courtesy of Lori Deschene/Tiny Buddha

By Arabella Lumley, Tiny Buddha The Most Important Lessons We Can Take from This Pandemic

 
 
 
 
“I became an overachiever to get approval from the world.”
Madonna
 
 
 
 
“A cat purring on your lap is more healing than any drug in the world, as the vibrations you are receiving are of pure love and contentment.”
St. Francis of Assisi
 
 
 
 
“The quicker you are in attaching verbal or mental labels to things, people, or situations, the more shallow and lifeless your reality becomes, and the more deadened you become to reality.”
Eckhart Tolle
 
 
 
 
“And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently.”
Kitty O’Meara
 
 
 
 
“Don’t trade your authenticity for approval.”
Unknown

Quotes April 18, 2020

Quotes courtesy of Lori Deschene/Tiny Buddha

“I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.”
Plutarch

 
 
 
 
“Your body is precious. It is your vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.”
Buddha
 
 
 
 
“The earth is what we all have in common.”
Wendell Berry
 
 
 
 
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”
Anatole France
 
 
 
 
“The problem is not the existence of stressors, which cannot be avoided; stress is simply the brain’s way of signaling that something is important. The problem–or perhaps the opportunity–is how we respond to this stress.”
The Book of Joy
 
 
 
 
“Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction.”
Rumi
 
 
 
 
“Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.”
Sharon Salzberg
 
 
 
 
“We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
Joseph Campbell
 
 
 
 
“The mind is the place the soul goes to hide from the heart.”
Michael Singer
 
 
 
 
“Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.”
C.S. Lewis
 
 
 
 
“Distance sometimes lets you know who is worth keeping, and who is worth letting go.”
Lana Del Rey
 
 
 
 
“When you’re going through hell, keep going.”
Winston Churchill
 
 
 
 
“A soft, easy life is not worth living, if it impairs the fibre of brain and heart and muscle. We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage… For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the harness, striving mightily; let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.”
Theodore Roosevelt
 
 
 
 
“What is to give light must endure the burning.”
Viktor Frankl
 
 
 
 
“Mental health is just as important as physical health.”
Unknown
 
 
 
 
“Less social media, more everything else.”
Unknown