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But as we let go of our repetitive stories and fixed ideas about ourselves--particularly deep-seated feelings of "I'm not okay"--the armor starts to fall apart, and we open into the spaciousness of our true nature, into who we really are beyond the transitory thoughts and emotions. We see that our armor is made up of nothing more than habits and fears, and we begin to feel that we can let those go.
— Pema Chödrön, Living Beautifully: with Uncertainty and Change
Life must be lived forward but only makes sense by looking backward. Only in retrospect do the pieces of the puzzle connect, revealing an intelligently orchestrated evolution. Our journey through life is in a way like walking blindfolded.
— Dorit Brauer
Our fragile, perishable bodies are not who we are. We are the sum of fleeting moments that belong to us for eternity. It is our choice and responsibility to create moments of beauty and grace, instead of despair and suffering.
— Dorit Brauer
People can say anything, but a person’s actions show how they truly feel about you. Actions express priority.
— Kaiylah Muhammad, The Starving Psyche
The good thing about being numb is that no one can hurt you, but the bad thing about being numb is that no one can love you.
— Kaiylah Muhammad, The Starving Psyche
Getting things done is not always about managing time
—  It is about finding that magical time of the day when you work at your best level
Not always what you expect is what you wanted
— Ameya Agrawal
If you want new results, get a new mindset!
— Stephen Richards
On the surface, reality may appear the same each day, but in essence, we are new every moment of our lives. The potential for change and growth is unlimited if we allow ourselves to surrender to the flow.
— Dorit Brauer
Dreams are never too big, you will grow into them.
— Stephen Richards
If you network you need to network with people who can help you.
— Stephen Richards
HE TEN LEPERS: Handling ingratitude with disapproval-And Jesus Answer, were there not 10 cleansed but where are 9?
— Ikechukwu Joseph, Strategic Spiritual Warfare
Seek self before you venture to conquer the world. Most of what you are looking for is rooted inside you.
— Eric Onyango Otieno, Touring My Mind
But often it is a seemingly irresolvable relationship that teaches us the most, once we're willing to be vulnerable and honest, once we're willing to connect with what Chogyam Trungpa called "the genuine heart of sadness." As warriors in training we do our best to hold the person in our heart without any hypocrisy. One thing we can do with a difficult relationship is to place a picture of the person somewhere we will see it often and think, "I wish for your deepest well-being". Or we can write down the person's name, along with the aspiration that they may be safe, may be happy, may live in peace. Regardless of what specific action we take, our aspiration is to benefit the other person and wish them well.
— Pema Chödrön
Before you can make your dreams work, you have to get out of bed!!
— Stephen Richards
The light is all around, but to find it, we need to look inside our hearts. We can go through life and search in all the wrong places. But one day we’ll look within and we’ll find the entire universe.
— Dorit Brauer
What you have suffered after you have healed will make perfect sense. You will be able to smile at how you overcome the tears of pain.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Self-love is when you are genuinely happy not with the image you see in the mirror, but the person you see.
— Kaiylah Muhammad
It's puzzling to me that so many self-help gurus urge people to visualize victory, and stop there. Some even insist that if you wish for good things long enough and hard enough, you'll get them - and, conversely, that if you focus on the negative, you actually invite bad things to happen. Why make yourself miserable worrying? Why waste time getting ready for disasters that may never happen? Anticipating problems and figuring out how to solve them is actually the opposite of worrying: it's productive. Likewise, coming up with a plan of action isn't a waste of time if it gives you peace of mind. While it's true that you may wind up getting ready for something that never happens, if the stages are at all high, it's worth it.
— Chris Hadfield, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
I am successful and I love the fact that being successful allows me to choose the 'when', 'why', 'where' and 'how' of spending my time and energy.
— Stephen Richards, Six Figure Success: Time To Think Big - You Can Do It
No one is going to put their life on hold and do it for you – they are too busy frantically peddling their own lives along to stop and give you a hand.
— Stephen Richards, Six Figure Success: Time To Think Big - You Can Do It
Any ideas how we can develop a strategy for success? The answer is ... developing an action plan. It’s that simple!
— Stephen Richards, Six Figure Success: Time To Think Big - You Can Do It
Yes believe it or not all self-made millionaires have had to get their hands dirty at some point in their rags to riches story.
— Stephen Richards, Six Figure Success: Time To Think Big - You Can Do It
According to your strategy plan and how it looks is commensurate with how much effort you will apply to achieving success.
— Stephen Richards, Six Figure Success: Time To Think Big - You Can Do It
Split-second decision-making sets winners apart from losers.
— Stephen Richards, Six Figure Success: Time To Think Big - You Can Do It
Getting out of bed with a smile on your face most days is the start of being and knowing you are successful.
— Stephen Richards, Six Figure Success: Time To Think Big - You Can Do It
Perhaps you have an appetite to help others, to give of yourself so that others can have a better life ... and in so doing you yourself become successful.
— Stephen Richards, Six Figure Success: Time To Think Big - You Can Do It
A releasing statement works as though you are holding your belief tightly in your hand, then put your arm out and let it go! A releasing statement removes stumbling blocks from your mind, once done then you can use affirmations with success.
— Stephen Richards, Six Figure Success: Time To Think Big - You Can Do It
You don’t have to affirm the positive after you have released a negative belief!
— Stephen Richards, Six Figure Success: Time To Think Big - You Can Do It
Without being push to the wall, we will have remained in our comfortable zone. But this circumstance challenges us to find the courage to move on.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, On Eagles Wings:Rise
Learn how to control your emotions and don't let them control you.
— Kaiylah Muhammad, Psyche Dissection
Passion focuses your mind to one thing that you are doing and leaves no space for something else to enter” - Ashutosh in the book "Songs of the Mist
— Shashi, Songs of the Mist
The sacredness of solitude is spiritualty
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Life is spiritual warfare.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
There is a sacred solution for every situation.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
One of the fascinating things about our lives - and minds - is that tend to spend years wishing and wanting others and the world around to see in us that which we ourselves do not appreciate fully.
— Rasheed Ogunlaru
Having hope gives you the courage to survive any hardship.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
If you're the only one that can see the genius in you, It's best you revisit the drawing board.
— Nike Thaddeus
If you make time for the nonsense, good or bad, it will continue to seek you out.
— Gary   Hopkins
Personally, I think it is better for me to love myself and enjoy being me, than to please someone else by pretending to be someone I'm not.
— Innocent Mwatsikesimbe, The Reason
Trademark yourself with the mark of excellence.
— Mark F. LaMoure
Healing ultimately comes down to whether or not you have made the decision to do so.
— Gary   Hopkins
There is hope for survival of life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Be strong and free from fear.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Buy this book , buy this book , you need this book, buy book now.'Subliminal messaging works!
— Nick Jimbanis
You shouldn't expect anyone to give you a vision. A vision is not given, it's created, by you.
— Innocent Mwatsikesimbe, The Vision
Make the mental physical, and the physical mental, and things will improve.
— A.M. Homes, This Book Will Save Your Life
I don't mind functional medicine. I suppose it has to be better than dysfunctional medicine.
— Nancy S.  Mure
Ask questions. Seek answers, knowing you’ll never have all of them. And that’s okay. Sometimes curiosity is its own reward.
— Michael Holbrook
I wake up each morning with grateful gladness.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Hardships refine a man to what he ought to be.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Elevation Book Publishing drives each book to their highest peak and afford authors the opportunity to rise to their full potential. We create thriving partnerships.
— Rhonda Wilson
It doesn't matter what other people think of you. What really matters is what you think of yourself.
— Avis J. Williams
Nobody is really an expert, as we are all still learning.
— Avis J. Williams
Destiny is what is happening to you right now.
— Stephen Richards
We are who we are, but we know who we are through our response to the changing world.
— Innocent Mwatsikesimbe, Mirror
If you feel something should be changed, start the change with your thoughts and mind-set. Cause you may not change the surroundings but your thoughts will...-Giridhar Alwar
— Giridhar Alwar
Positive goals lead to positive actions for purposeful life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
A New Year, all things new!
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Work while you can.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Shine Bright Like The Star Wars Jedi You Are.
— Stephen Richards
Many folks describe arrogant people as jerks, idiots, creeps, and much worse. A person that treats you like you are stupid and says the only right way is their way – even when it clearly is not – is arrogant. They try to make up for their own lack of confidence by hammering away at others.
— Stephen Richards
The key to happiness is loving yourself. For years I have struggled to reach this point and even now at the age of 20 I will be honest in saying I am not 100% there yet. However, I will say I am much closer to that 100 than I was 5 years ago.
— Gabriela M. Sanchez
Forget the past. Look ahead, full of opportunities.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Hold fast to the word of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
A lot of people travel because they are unhappy, but travelling does not necessary makes one happier. Sometimes it exacerbates the unhappiness, the loneliness.
— Vann Chow
Perfection is based on your own perception of what is perfect to you
— Avis J. Williams
A fresh year, a fresh life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
God’s grace gives you strength to overcome any situation.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
God’s grace gives strength overcome any situation.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Make your own sacred choices
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Every adversity brings new experiences and new lessons.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Sufferings test strength of endurance.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Embrace adversities as the hidden treasures of life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
If the willingness is there, you can graciously fulfill your dream.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
It's like driving a car with your foot on the brake.
— Allen Elkin
Live every day in the full expression of God’s grace in this coming year.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Trusting yourself means you believe in a higher divine power.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
You can victoriously overcome any situation by faith and hope.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
May you find a sacred strength to fulfill our dreams in the coming year.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
May the enthusiasm of a new year give you a persistent willpower to fulfill your dream.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Every day is new sacred time to reach for your dreams.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Adversity refined us like gold.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Success requires preparation and persistence effort.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Passionately embrace your sacred existence.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
The hearts and thoughts are the sacred springs of life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
You ought to ask God for a specific task. And He will grant you grace to accomplish it.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Life is your sacred journey. You ought to enjoy every moment.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Although you may not know where the road will end, you dare travel on it.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
You are God’s image.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
A creative mind is a spark of divinity.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
May you find courage, faith and hope to live your dreams.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Let love make your spirit grow.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
With positive mindset you can graciously overcome any circumstance.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
God created you because He loves you and want you to live life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Our sacred character develops, when we connect to source of life, the Creator.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Your greatest strength is never give up on yourself.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Our sacred character develops; we connect to source of life, the Creator.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
If you did not live to love, what have you live for?
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Those who are weak in spirit, desire to make others weaker.While the strong spirit, desire to empower others to be stronger.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
You can start now and make a new great ending.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Don’t be a victim of circumstances. Choose victory by gracious endurance.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Whatever you desire is possible. You only need to begin dreaming.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
There is enough work for everyone. May you find your purpose and passionately live it.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Bitterness leads to misery.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
The spark of divinity enfolds in love, in light and in faith.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
May you find strength to survive life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Live a life in the light of love.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Rest and your energy will be restored.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
You ought to pray for a strong heart and then you can endure all things.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
May you find the strength of your sacred-self.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
I don’t like the situation but I must endure.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
It is the toughest time but the best.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Whenever you feel exhausted, take time to relax, refresh and recharge.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
What prevents you from fully expressing yourself?
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
You only have to view life in a positive way.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Even when someone hurts you, find the strength to forgive them, understand them, and let it go.
— Michael Unks, Awesome in Hours: 7 Easily Obtainable Qualities, 35 Practical Take-aways to becoming an Awesome Individual
We ought to celebrate the sacredness of life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Be motivated.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Some say they love you, but some actually "do" the loving. These are the ones that truly love you, because love is seen in actions.
— Innocent Mwatsikesimbe, Mirror
It's okay for someone to tell me who they think I am, but it's not okay when they try to impose that idea on me.
— Innocent Mwatsikesimbe, Mirror
Be motivated. You can help yourself.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Be firm.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Be your sacred-self.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
May the Lord grant you great grace, great strength and great wisdom.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
You’ve got to reach bedrock to become depressed enough before you are forced to accept the reality and enormity of the problem.
— Jonathan Harnisch, Jonathan Harnisch: An Alibiography
I am living in world full of lost hope and discrimination. I am living a life in which social equality does not exist and I am not sure that it ever can, or if once upon a time it ever did.
— Ciore Taylor, The Conversation Starts Here: A Perspective of Self, Culture, and the American Society
The purest thought comes from mediation on word of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
American can mean anything you want it to mean. It can mean that you live in America. It can mean that you are privileged. Being American can also mean that you are diverse. In many ways, the title American is an oxymoron because one may look it on the outside but not feel it on the inside.
— Ciore Taylor, The Conversation Starts Here: A Perspective of Self, Culture, and the American Society
My skin is beautiful but it also serves as a huge barrier for so many opportunities that I want to pursue in life.
— Ciore Taylor, The Conversation Starts Here: A Perspective of Self, Culture, and the American Society
It’s unfortunate really—how everyone can live on the same soil yet not even know the first thing about their neighbors.
— Ciore Taylor, The Conversation Starts Here: A Perspective of Self, Culture, and the American Society
A positive mindset is the key to positive lifestyle.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Differences simply act as a yarn of curiosity unraveling until we get to the other side.
— Ciore Taylor, The Conversation Starts Here: A Perspective of Self, Culture, and the American Society
With positive attitude, you can graciously overcome every adversity.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
You don’t’ have to fear. You only need to have faith.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Begin to read and mediate on the word of God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
You can develop positive mindset with reading of awe-inspired writings.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Renewed mind. Revived spirit. Restored strength.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Happiness is a joyful gratitude.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Be enthusiastic about life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
In many ways, the title American is an oxymoron because one may look it on the outside but not feel it on the inside.
— Ciore Taylor
Knowing the self is the biggest truth. If we find the truth within, we have found God.
— Gian Kumar
Sometimes, the reason that people don’t get along is because they feel that their role is to be selfish or submissive—not understanding that American simply means understanding who we are so that we can help others do the same.
— Ciore Taylor, The Conversation Starts Here: A Perspective of Self, Culture, and the American Society
Love is kind. Kindness is saying kind words that compliment, empower and encourage. It’s making every effort to make the other person feel good about him or herself. It’s about being thoughtful, tender and having a big heart towards each other. It’s showing concern when the other person is hurting, sad or exhibiting some other kind of negative disposition. It’s about giving to each other by virtue of our time, possessions, blessings, gifts and everything else that’s good.
— Tricia-Anne Y. Morris
Reality tries to disguise the fact that this society neglects to provide equal opportunity established by God and clarified in the Constitution. Whether equal opportunity is given to an individual or not, he/she still has the equal potential within him/herself to advance and obtain a greater level of success.
— Ciore Taylor, The Conversation Starts Here: A Perspective of Self, Culture, and the American Society
Between the new, happy him, and the old, depressing him, there stood in the way only his lack of imagination.
— Vann Chow, The White Man and the Pachinko Girl
Blessed are you, who faced many adversities. You will be strengthen and soften.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
While I still did not know what self- actualization that sat on the top level of the pyramid meant, I could believethat if I knew I would be able to say something positive about it as well inmy life.
— Vann Chow, Shanghai Nobody
In the storm’s of life, you can survive by grace, faith and hope.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Don’t believe the negative criticisms.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Anything good is worth the patient and the endurance.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Don’t believe negative voices. Listen to the divine-instinct of awaken soul.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
I lost my way in the darkness. But at dawn of a bright light, I find my path.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Hope is the soul anchor.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
You attract what you think of.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Don’t give up on yourself and your dreams.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Believe and love yourself.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Self care is a sacred-self love.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Believe in your dreams.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
If you lose faith, then you begin to fear.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
You can only overcome a negative attitude with a positive attitude.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Embrace your past. It's your greatest teacher. When you learn and apply those lessons than it no longer defines your future.
— Sarah Centrella, Hustle Believe Receive: An 8-Step Plan to Changing Your Life and Living Your Dream
Don’t allow the challenges to overpower you. Choose a positive attitude and persistent endurance over defeat.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Without adventure into the unknown, we fail to lay the foundation for any success.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Don't look so far, when it is so near.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
The power of God set us free from every sin.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Every experience in the past, prepares us for today. And the present experience equip us for the future.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Thank God for the solitude of the Sabbath.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Why not?" Ask God to bless you. He has enough blessings for every one.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
You ought to find the joy, hope and love of existence.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
May you find the joy, hope and love of existence.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Music give infinite strength.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
I am my own self.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
through faith we overcome, through fate we drown
— Ikechukwu Joseph, Through Faith: Living an Overcoming Life
You will encounter many challenges in life. But you must never be defeated by the challenges.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Don’t live life, without an enthusiasm of existence.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Be strong in heart, spirit and mind.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The Lord is the Lord of my life. He gives me hope.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
May you discover your sacred-self.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
When you forgive, it does not mean that you have submitted, it simply means that you have made a choice to stop bearing any grudge.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
You are the custodian of your own happiness. What other people say, do or think does not create a basis for your happiness. It is you who decides your own happiness, just like forgiveness.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
The heart is where the journey of forgiveness begins.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Locking ourselves in the situation where we wish for sympathy and want to be looked at as the aggrieved party normally makes us powerless.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Vision transforms hope into committed action and passion transforms wants into new realities.
— Michael Strasner, Living on the Skinny Branches: Five Tools to Creating Power, Freedom and a Life Worth Living
The moment we become forgivers, then we are in line to enjoy the benefits of forgiveness.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Success doesn’t happen by accident. You make it happen. But before you reach that road to victory, some things about yourself have to be changed.
— Kevin J.  Donaldson
The idea of forgiveness is a journey that requires patience. If the journey of forgiveness is well travelled, there is a chance that we are bound to change in a very helpful way.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Sometimes we are very convinced that what we went through needs to be re-lived so we end up going back and forth to the demons of the past and eventually we fail to get over them.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Forgiveness does not change the past, that’s for sure, but it does change the future.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
The minute we put aside our self-righteousness and move away from being the aggrieved, then we are on a healing process.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
The only thing that will make us remain glued to being the victim is our failure to handle the emotions that we go through and the pain that overcomes us.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
When you make up your mind to forgive, your happiness will almost automatically follow.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
In an unforgiving world, chaos rules.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
When you forgive, you immerse yourself in healing waters.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
You are a great soul. Live in the light.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Any advice which does not lead to self-improvement is misleading.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Live your best sacred-life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
When you forgive, you are freed from some of the feelings of disapproval and it can contribute to lessening your negative thoughts.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Offer yourself forgiveness as a gift. The word ‘give’ is the basic keyword in the word forgiveness, therefore it relays a meaning therein.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
The same zeal and guts with which you were persistent not to forgive is the same zeal and enthusiasm with which you should be able to open up a new relationship with your partner, loved one or friend, one that is founded on commitment and dedication.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Surround yourself with positive and productive people.
— Renee Hines, Defeating Your Self-Bully: A guide to stop beating yourself up and start building confidence for a life you deserve
Your forgiveness or failure to forgive simply takes you nearer or further away from your ultimate goal. There are no two ways to deal with it, there is only one.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
The path is undefined. You have to define and walk in your own path.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
It's a simple working formula: if who you are and what you have- in your relationships, at home, or on the job- are what you want, that's perfect; keep doing what you've been doing and you'll get more of it. However, if who you are and what you have is less than or different than what you want, you'll have to make some basic changes.
— Chris Prentiss
To have the beautiful relationship you want, you and your partner must share your life stories with each other, holding nothing back. That sharing includes any past experiences of brutality, traumas, rape, incest, and emotional or mental torture of any kind that either of you has experienced as well as the wonderful memories you each cherish.
— Chris Prentiss, The Laws of Love: Creating the Relationship of Your Dreams
First-class relationships are possible only in an atmosphere of total trust.
— Chris Prentiss, The Laws of Love: Creating the Relationship of Your Dreams
Blaming other people inevitably makes us blame ourselves because if we are pointing the finger at someone, practically, we are pointing it at ourselves as well.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
We are often so convinced that we are so hurt and in pain, so much so that we opt not to forgive. Yet, as a consequence, that is what will make you weak!
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Just because you have been through a bad experience does not give you the ticket to keep going back to that situation over and over again and dramatizing it out of proportion.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Overly playing the role of the victim can debar you from accepting responsibility for your actions and emotions.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Being joyous or happy is not something you should feel guilty about.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
The idea of always wanting to be the victim in circumstances where you have been offended is a common human trait. Each person wants to be viewed as the aggrieved party.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Do the forgiveness and carry on going forward. Leave the worrying to the other person. Eat what is on your plate and leave the rest to them.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
In the process of forgiveness, you can only control your own actions and decisions.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
The purpose of forgiveness is not to make sure that someone ends up changing into what you expect them to be, as this is dominance. The purpose is actually to make your own life better, more worthy and less stressful. Forgiveness reduces the hold that the wrongdoer has over you and empowers you.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Assuming you are still lost in thought about when exactly you should forgive someone, well the time is NOW.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Distancing yourself from some painful event is probably the ignition for the process of forgiveness.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Failing to forgive yourself for certain wrongs you committed in the past can create self-dislike.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Other people may well not find it relevant that you have forgiven yourself, but you need to know that it is not for them anyway. Everything at the moment is wholly about you.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
A broken and mended relationship turns out to be stronger than one that has never been broken, almost like how bones can become even stronger once broken and then healed.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Take a walk through the garden of forgiveness and pick a flower of forgiveness for everything you have ever done.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
You are simply naturally inclined to make mistakes just as everyone else is, whether male or female, black or white, young or old. These mistakes are your school of learning, therefore forgiveness is your greatest teacher in this school of learning.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Forgiveness is not simply a single act, it is a full process.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
If there ever was someone who had a control over you, someone who could cause you the greatest pain, someone who could ignore your most necessary requirements and someone for whom forgiveness were truly difficult to render, that person is none other than YOU.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
All the resentment that lies in your heart is simply causing damage to you mostly.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Just because someone wakes up one morning and says, “Today I am going to be rich,” does not automatically make them rich. So the same is true with forgiveness, it has to come from the heart with meaning, that is when it works best.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
The moment we see beyond our personal desires to be felt sympathy for, that is the time we can actually start the journey to that final destination of true forgiveness.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
If we studied the issue of forgiveness with a wider perspective, we are bound to opt for it after all.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Forgiveness does carry with it numerous obstacles and one may well be surprised why many people find it a very difficult hurdle to jump over.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
The most basic method one can use to let go of the past is by looking at it as a learning experience.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Do not be deceived that you are weak because you have forgiven; instead be rest assured that you are now showing great strength - after all, forgiving is one of the most difficult things to do.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Remember, forgiveness is not a millstone but a milestone!
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
The truth is, forgiving is a rather simple concept to grasp. It is often imagined that when you forgive, you have to reconcile with someone and yet this is a larger team in which forgiveness is just a player.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
The world is full of victims; don’t add to the growing culture of “I’ve a story to tell”, well not unless it’s a story to help others overcome situations or as a warning.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Do not allow yourself to be pulled into the role of embracing victimship as some sort of badge of honor to wear or flash around at any opportunity.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Before making a snap judgment, ask yourself if it really is something that has hurt you or simply just made you angry at yourself for allowing it to happen. It’s amazing what ‘sleeping on it’ can do. A new day sees a new beginning.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Gratitude leads to wellness.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Struggles are part of everyday life. May you have grace to overcome any struggle.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
This pain you are avoiding is a very necessary pain that will make you strong again.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Your dreams of today will create your future.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Gratitude promotes good well-being.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Opportunity for success never sleeps, just those not chasing it!
— Stephen Richards
One day you may just do that!
— Stephen Richards
Success is simply a state of mind.
— Stephen Richards
Every ever you are, you can shine!
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The glory of God is upon you.Arise in great might and chase your dream.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The God is creator of our life and our faith.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
A smile is much lighter to carry than a frown!
— Stephen Richards
When you are focused on what you're doing, you are not going to miss the next opportunity ... it's more likely that you get more!
— Stephen Richards
We invent what we need to get us by, but in doing so we are really continuing to hold on to the pain of yesterday.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
You can learn to heal yourself, learn to understand that the pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow!
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Pain can cause us to learn no end of lessons, but without resolution there can be no healing!
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
The pain you have gone through will give you the strength of character to come through it all, so long as you learn from what you have suffered then it was not suffering at all.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
What you have suffered after you have healed will make perfect sense.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
You are not, though, forgiving so as to let others off with things. You are forgiving so that you can empower yourself to get over it and become strong.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
The practice of forgiving is a sequential practice that begins with excusing someone.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
As human beings, we are custom made to be happy. Why then would we want to change the order of things by not being happy?
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
The pain you feel is simply because you do not yet have the strength to forgive. But you will grow strong again, that is for sure.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Due to the need to co-exist with these inhuman and inconsiderate people, we will obviously be disturbed by their acts; something which if we look at closely actually means that we too could be affecting some other people negatively every once in a while.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
One way you can trace your way back to real and true happiness and joy is through forgiveness.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
By understanding the basic impediments to forgiveness, the repercussions of failing to forgive and the fruits of forgiveness, this will lead you gently to the shoreline of a distinct new and more powerful YOU.
— Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
Sometimes, we expect life to work a certain way and when it doesn’t we blame others or see it as a sign, rather than face the pain of the choices we should or shouldn’t have made. Real healing won’t begin until we stop saying, “God prevented this or that.” Often in our attempt to protect ourselves from pain, we leave things to fate and don’t take chances. Or, we don’t work hard enough to keep the blessings we are given. Maybe, we didn't recognize a blessing, until it was too late. Often, it is the lies we tell ourselves that keeps us stuck in a delusion of not being responsible for our lives. We leave it all up to God. The truth is we are not leaves blowing toward our destiny without any control. To believe this is to take away our freedom of choice and that of others. The final stage of grief is acceptance. This can’t be reached through always believing God willed the outcomes in our lives, despite our inaction or actions. To think so is to take the easy escape from our accountability. Sometimes, God has nothing to do with it. Sometimes, we just screwed up and guarded our heart from accepting it, by putting our outcome on God as the reason it turned out the way it did. Faith is a beautiful thing, but without work we can give into a mysticism of destiny that really doesn't teach us lessons or consequences for our actions. Life then becomes a distorted delusion of no accountability with God always to blame for battles we walked away from, won or loss.
— Shannon L. Alder
Learn to access the cosmic trust. Life will be easy.
— Amit Ray, Walking the Path of Compassion
May I never forsake thee, my God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Don’t cry for them to be happy.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Music awakens my spirit.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
If you count your blessings, you will know, they outnumber your troubles.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
When you think you can, you will have the grace take action.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
We write to give strength to the soul of the spirit.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Whatever you can visualize, you can possess it.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Don’t worry, pray!
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The Scriptures are the pearls of great words.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
We ought to courageously live life
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
I sing a beautiful song quietly in my heart.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Be the author of your life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
I carry my burdens to the Lord. He lightens the weight on my shoulders.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Thy word O God is light that brightens my path.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
God is greatest physician.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Find the willpower to begin work.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Great is the Lord. He is worthy of praise. He is my hope, my joy and my strength.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
There are challenges in everyday life. May you find courage to overcome the challenges.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
We get to the right destination by God’s guidance.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
With patient persistence, you will conquer any situation.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Your strength is greater than your struggles.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Be a woman of confidence, not cockiness. Know your boundaries, set no limits. Speak your kindness and turn your back to conformed groups. The only way to be a woman of change in this world, is to walk what you talk and set your own soul free first.
— Nikki Rowe
Your thoughts become your BELIEFS. Your beliefs become your TRUTH. Your truth becomes your STORY. Your story IS your REALITY.
— Sarah Centrella, Hustle Believe Receive: An 8-Step Plan to Changing Your Life and Living Your Dream
The greatest asset you could own, is an open heart.
— Nikki Rowe
Life is an individual race of endurance.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The fear of being yourself is the beginning of self-doubt.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Although, the journey is long, keep traveling.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
It is better to avoid the temptation than get entangled in the sin.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
May you find much more grace for everyday life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Great spirit, great-self.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
You are a wonderful sacred-soul.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
If they tell you it is impossible, answer; ‘It is possible’!
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
We write to give strength to our soul and to inspire spirit of other souls.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Positive mindset, positive self-image and positive attitude are the best-habits to nurture.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
What you think of is what you will attract to your life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
You are valuable, even in your imperfection.
— Vinnie Fisher
Life is an enduring faith.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The choice of a great mindset is a great life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
It is better to think positive than dwell on negative thoughts.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Don’t take to heart, any negative criticism. Focus on positive thoughts
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Would you rather be a fish out of water or a fish afraid of water?The fish out of water will experience a short, exhilarating experience but will quickly die. The fish afraid of water will exist but not live.Either way, you’ll eventually die.Choosing a path is rarely easy, but it's something we all ultimately do; whether by choice or as a spectator. Either way, water continues to flow. With or without you.
— Michael Holbrook, Dear You, Live! Love, Life: Awaking your spirit, overcoming fears & excuses, and living a purposeful, fulfilling life.
Fear must be conquered with faith.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Love yourself. Be true to yourself.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Good music makes a happy life.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Life must be live by faith rather than fear.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
You need to be your own cheer squad not your own worst enemy.
— Miya Yamanouchi, Embrace Your Sexual Self: A Practical Guide for Women
Self-love is self-care.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
No matter how successful you are, you have to keep improving yourself. Otherwise, you will get stuck in what was once considered modern. Today, you can't solve iPad problems with typewriter knowledge and in the years to come, we shall look at the iPad and say how come we were so excited about that.
— Damilola Oluwatoyinbo
If you don’t choose what you want, others will give you their choices.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
The single most sacred pilgrimage you will ever make is the one right where you are.
— Molly Kate Brown, Learning to Walk in India: A Love Story
I saw now that bad men existed who would take advantage of any weakness and insecurity they found when violating a victim. I saw it was not my fault; I did not choose to be raped or kidnapped. But now I was learning how to protect myself from the predators, to trust my No and my instinct and my strength. I was learning I was not to blame, I couldn't prevent men from trying to hurt me, but I could definitely fight back. And sometimes fighting back worked.
— Aspen Matis, Girl in the Woods: A Memoir
God knows us more than we know Him.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!