Robert Holden (author) Quotes

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Your ego is an avid interpreter. It is so quick to interpret events as 'bad' or 'good,' 'wrong' or 'right.' It never fails to see 'the little picture.

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If you think something is missing in your life, it is probably YOU...

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Happiness is a way of travelling and not a final destination.

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A true healer helps you to remember and reconnect consciously with your inner light.

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Happiness is always possible - the only thing that really holds you back is your mind. You have probably already noticed that the happiest times in your life are when you are not thinking. It's a wonderful thing to stand outside your ego, to surrender to the flow, and to participate fully in a hobby, in nature, in meditation, in prayer, in art, in dance, in sport, and in the moment.

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Stress is a message. It is a personal invitation to make a change for the better.

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Some people 'go' through life; and other people 'grow' through life. Which one are you?

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Nothing in the world can make you happy; everything in the world can encourage you to be happy.

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Making a wholehearted commitment to being happy is a powerful medicine.

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Happiness doesn't come and go, what comes and goes is your attunement to happiness.

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Your intention to love, no matter what, is the absolute key to happiness.

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The journey to true happiness and to happiness now is not a journey of physical distance or time; it is one of personal "self-recovery," where we remember and reconnect consciously to an inner potential for joy--a paradise lost--waiting to be found.

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The final and only act of healing is to accept that there is nothing wrong with you.

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Let what you give come through you rather than from you. There is no lack this way. Be truly unconditional in what you give so that there can be no fear or loss.... If you experience conflict, lack, or struggle today, let go of expectations, demands, and aiming to get something. Give yourself unconditionally. The Unconditioned Self is never diminished, and you cannot lose.

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Nothing real stands between you and your happiness, only illusion and confusion.

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The world is only a mirror. You will only see in the world what you're prepared to see in yourself-nothing more and nothing less.

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Love thyself, so that you can love another. Love thyself so that you cannot project fear. Love thyself so as to let others love you. Love thyself so as to let people near.

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The most damaging erroneous belief about happiness is, of course, that happiness is somewhere else--that is, that it is not with you.

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Meaning is not found in things; meaning is what you make of things.

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True forgiveness is a willingness to change your mind about your Self.

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The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become.

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One of the most important lessons to learn about relationships is that it is not another person's job to make you happy. Your happiness is not someone else's job. Until you realize this, you will always be dissatisfied with your relationships. Ultimately, your relationship with others mirrors your relationship to happiness.

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Whenever you heal any relationship,
your whole life improves -
and that counts for double with family.

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First you believe, and then you see the Light. Next you go towards the Light. Soon you are IN the Light. Now you ARE the Light.

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The more you strive and search for happiness, the more you overlook the possibility that it is here already.

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People who follow their joy discover a depth of creativity and talent that inspires the world.

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No amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance.

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Dedicate yourself to Love. Decide to let Love be your intention, your purpose, and your point. And then let Love inspire you, support you and guide you in every other dedication you make thereafter.

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It is because the world is so full of suffering, that your happiness is a gift. It is because the world is so full of poverty, that your wealth is a gift. It is because the world is so unfriendly, that your smile is a gift. It is because the world is so full of war, that your peace of mind is a gift. It is because the world is in such despair, that your hope and optimism is a gift. It is because the world is so afraid, that your love is a gift.

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'One new perception, one fresh thought, one act of surrender, one change of heart, one leap of faith, can change your life forever.'

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