"When we choose to let go of the past, with all the resentment, shame, and memories of abuse it brings, we are free to live each day with confidence and hope. Choosing to let go is not the same as denying what may have happened, nor does it suggest it won’t take time and effort to let it go in a healthy way. We won’t forget, but we can forgive. In releasing the past, we release ourselves. When we forgive, the person who is most impacted is ourselves."
-- John F. Westfall
"So a person may consciously want to be happy, healthy, or free, but the experience of hosting 20 years of suffering and the repeated cycling of those chemicals of pain and pity have subconsciously conditioned the body to be in a habitual state. We live by habit when we’re no longer aware of what we’re thinking, doing, or feeling; we become unconscious. The greatest habit we must break is the habit of being ourselves."
-- Dr. Joe Dispenza
"Your life begins to open up as you relax into the rhythm. Each problem that comes your way will no longer feel like such a large speed bump. You will begin to focus more on your quality of life and be present in the moment. This can happen when we focus on the big picture. Think of yourself as a Hollywood movie director; just as a director has to focus on the grand scheme of things, the big picture is the overall storyline of the movie, not just one scene. The big-picture plan for your life is all about taking a step back and seeing the bigger picture at play. You are right where you need to be in order to get to where you want to go. To focus on what’s not working can hinder your happiness."
-- Shannon Kaiser
"To master your motivation, create choice, connection, and competence, which leads to the optimal motivation you need for achieving your goals."
-- Susan Fowler
"Failure is not the end of something but the beginning of something else. I’ve spent my life building things, failing, figuring out the lessons from the failure and then doing something slightly (or completely) different to see if the outcome is different or the same. If the outcome is the same – another failure – then I tweak it again."
-- Nicholas Haralambous
"Where you and your children are in your lives matters, too. Just as you can’t keep delaying ski trips because there is a minimum level of basic health you need in order to go skiing, you can’t keep delaying time with your six-year-old, because eventually your child won’t be six. Or seven. Or a child. The fact that those opportunities gradually disappear should cause you to reevaluate how much money you’d be willing to give up to have those experiences."
-- Bill Perkins
"Pushing out of our comfort zone and reaching for that healthy body, reaching for that dream job, or choosing to be single and independent rather than leaning on a relationship that does not serve us can be scary. Although it is scary, my life today is proof that it is worth it. On the other side of being uncomfortable are joy, peace, and abundant love."
-- Shannon Kaiser
"We too can learn from the past, but we aren’t bound by things we have done or not done. We can determine how much of our past will affect us now. We also determine what aspects of our past we will let shape our attitudes and actions. The past has no power to do anything—unless we give it the power."
-- John F. Westfall
"The mind is so powerful that if we could harness its immense capabilities, we could run an entire state’s computer system. Our mind, if programmed properly, will bring forth to its owner an abundance o f wealth, fame, love, success, and anything that is truly desired."
-- John Paul Carinci
"When someone is down, we show them kindness because we know it is what they need. So, if you are committed to managing your mood and overall mental health, commit to practising self-compassion. Once you understand the problem, use it to help you work out where you want to go and focus on the horizon ahead of you."
-- Julie Smith
"Instead of thinking about what you do and what you buy in terms of money, think about them in terms of time. Think about it. What ls worth spending your life on? Seeing your work in that light just may change the way you manage your time."
-- John C. Maxwell
"No matter what the immediate situation looks like, remember there are always things happening behind the scenes. Much like a Broadway play or Hollywood movie, things are going on behind the curtain: actors prepare to go on stage, makeup is being applied, lights are adjusted, the director gives direction. Behind the curtain things are always happening, the same way the universe is working behind the scenes to get you what you want. We must trust that the show will go on. Because it always does."
-- Shannon Kaiser
"Remember the old Chinese proverb: ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.’ Take that first step and you are closer to reaching your goal."
-- Camilla Sacre-Dallerup
"If you are ready to manage your wants—to start chipping away—the first step is to ask what exactly needs chipping. And that raises the question “What is my why?” The bestselling author and speaker Simon Sinek always gives people in search of true success in work and life the advice that they need to find their why. That is, he tells them that to unlock their true potential and happiness, they need to articulate their deep purpose in life and shed the activities that are not in service of that purpose. Your why is the sculpture inside the block of jade."
-- Arthur C. Brooks
"There’s a difference between failing and feeling like a failure and I think that learning is that difference. When you learn through a failure you have not failed. You’ve learned how not to do something. You’ve learned a new way to not solve the problem you are working on."
-- Nicholas Haralambous
"Failure is just the raw material of success. We all screw up; we all have weaknesses; we all have growing pains. And we all have at least one story in us of an occasion when we’ve reframed a particular failure, where we’ve changed our perspective, and have seen how a failure turned out to be the best thing that ever happened."
-- Bill Burnett
"When my parents started to wake up each day with gratitude, they detached from the daily drama. Instead of focusing on the issues, they held space for laughter, life, and love. Problems still happened, but there were less of them, and those that did occur were not as troublesome. You see, issues are part of life, but the drama around those issues is optional. Break up with your issues. The joyful way to stop feeling victimized in your life is to actualize your gratitude."
-- Shannon Kaiser
