“People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives, which is as close as any of us can come to being happy”.~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyl
Month: January 2012
The power of your words
“Don’t discount the power of your words. The thought that they might cause unnecessary hurt or discomfort should inform every conversation.” ~ P.M. Forni
We could have paradise
“If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few years.” ~ Bertrand Russell
Two main strategies
“There are two main strategies we can adopt to improve the quality of life. The first is to try making external conditions match our goals. The second is to change how we experience external conditions to make them fit our goals better.” ~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Blessed are the hearts
“Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.” ~ Albert Camus
The sole purpose of human existence
“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.” ~ Carl Jung
The trembling of a leaf
“Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.” ~ Albert Schweitzer
Life is all about timing
“Life is all about timing… the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable… attainable. Have the patience, wait it out It’s all about timing.” ~ Stacey Charter
But what is happiness
“But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?” ~ Albert Camus
The great use of life
“The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” ~ William James
Dr Bill Wooten 