Richard Carlson - Life Quotes

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Meanwhile, life keeps moving forward. The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when?

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One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others, thinking that life should be fair, or that someday it will be. It's not and it won't. When we make this mistake we tend to spend a lot of time wallowing and/or complaining about what's wrong with life. "It's not fair," we complain, not realizing that, perhaps, it was never intended to be.

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Learning to stop sweating the small stuff involves deciding what things to engage in and what things to ignore. From a certain perspective, life can be described as a series of mistakes, one right after another with a little space in between.

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Life isn't all it's cracked up to be. Nothing is ever good enough the way it is.

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Often we allow ourselves to get all worked up about things that, upon closer examination, aren't really that big a deal. We focus on little problems and blow them out of proportion. … Whether we had to wait in line, listen to unfair criticism, or do the lion's share of the work, it pays enormous dividends if we learn not to worry about little things. So many people spend so much of their life energy "sweating the small stuff" that they completely lose touch with the magic and beauty of life.

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If we could only live the way we know deep down we should, we would guarantee ourselves a life of richness & fulfillment.

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When you let go of your expectations, when you accept life as it is, you're free.To hold on is to be serious and uptight. To let go is to lighten up.

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As you begin to eliminate your need for perfection in all areas of your life, you'll begin to discover the perfection in life itself

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Our way through life should not be difficult — but it is. The fact is that our lives are filled mostly with picking and choosing. "I want this, but not that." And because things are not anything other than the way they really are, we suffer. Nowhere is this more apparent and painful than when we are trying to find life after death. We so desperately want things to be the way they were. But they are not. So the longing itself becomes an additional source of suffering.

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When you take time, often to reflect on the miracle of life - the miracle that you are even able to read this book - the gift of sight, of love and all the rest, it can hep to remind you that many of the things that you think as "big stuff" are really just "small stuff" that you are turning into big tuff

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One of the most dynamic and significant changes you can make in your life is to make the commitment to drop all negative references to your past, to begin living now.

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Healing from a loss is a natural process of life — just as healing from a broken bone is too. Knowing this in the midst of pain is of great comfort.
If it's at all possible, don't be alone. Seek out the comfort and help you need and deserve. This is not the time to be brave or strong. Instead it's the time to reach out to others and to be open to receive their kindness. It's your turn. Finding life after death is among the greatest challenges we face. But it is possible, and it will happen for you. I send you my love. :)

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The key to a good life is this: If you're not going to talk about something during the last hour of your life, then don't make it a top priority during your lifetime.

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Make living your life with absolute integrity and kindness your first priority.

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