Positive Thoughts for Troubling Times. Allen Klein

Monroe

      No one is perfect…absolutely no one. Like precious stones, we have a few flaws, but why focus on that? Focus on what you like about yourself, and that will bring you happiness and peace.

      —Richard Simmons

      If we walk the victim, we’re perceived as the victim. And if we enter… glowing and receptive… if we maintain our radiance and enter a situation with radiance, often radiance will come our way.

      —Patti Smith

      I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you’re a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation.

      —Joel Osteen

      We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome.

      —Isabel Allende

      Use what you’ve been through as fuel, believe in yourself, and be unstoppable!

      —Yvonne Pierre

      Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

      —Marianne Williamson

      I find that when we really love and accept and approve of ourselves exactly as we are, then everything in life works.

      —Louise Hay

      Wouldn’t it be powerful if you fell in love with yourself so deeply that you would do just about anything if you knew it would make you happy? This is precisely how much life loves you and wants you to nurture yourself. The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth. Then you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out.

      —Alan Cohen

      You yourself, as much as anyone in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

      —The Buddha

      Your relationship with yourself is the blueprint for all the relationships in your life. Want more love in your life? Be more loving toward yourself.

      —Susyn Reeve

      To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

      —Oscar Wilde

      When one is out of touch with oneself, one cannot touch others.

      —Anne Morrow Lindbergh

      Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.

      —Ralph Waldo Emerson

      Everything is within your power,

      and your power is within you.

      —Janice Trachtman

      Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.

      —Henry van Dyke

      We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.

      —Mary Dunbar

      Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

      —Brené Brown

      Self-empowerment is free to anyone who chooses to use it. It comes from within and nowhere else. You cannot buy it, borrow it, steal it, or sell it. It is always available to you and never wears out. The only choice you have to make is whether or not you will use it.

      —Gary Hopkins

      Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.

      —Brian Dyson

      Always be yourself and have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and try to duplicate it.

      —Bruce Lee

      I never wanted to be the best.

      I just wanted to be the best damn me.

      —Lily Tomlin

      Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.

      —Golda Meir

      Tough times never last, but tough people do.

      —Robert H. Schuller

      Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.

      —Lao-Tzu

      Often people attempt to live their lives backwards, they try to have more things or more money in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do in order to have what you want.

      —Margaret Young

      You are as amazing as you let yourself be. Let me repeat that. You are as amazing as you let yourself be.

      —Elizabeth Alraune

      Do something not because you think it might make money; do it because it makes your heart sing.

      —Marianne Williamson

      If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.

      —Gospel of Thomas

      Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.

      —Robert Tew

      You are your greatest resource—invest wisely!

      —Heidi Hanna

      Believe in yourself and all that you are, know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

      —Christian D. Larson

Change the World

      Most of us will never get a Nobel Peace Prize, a Pulitzer Prize, or an Olympic gold medal. Few will ever become household names. Still, each and every one of us can make a difference in the world.

      I’ve met people who are excellent cooks and change the world by sharing the love they put into their food. I’ve meet people who are good listeners and others who are great huggers; they change people’s lives by their caring, comforting, and compassion. I’ve also met people who are very talented and help bring beauty and joy into the world through their artwork.

      It need not be some grand undertaking to make a difference. Sometimes it can be the smallest of things. Reminding someone how much you love and appreciate them, for example, can help lift someone up who is feeling down. Being the best dad or mom you can be will make a huge difference in a child’s life. Making someone’s day with a smile, holding the door open for them, or complimenting them might make more of a difference then we will ever know.

      As the first few quotations in this section state, it doesn’t take much to change the world.

      Change the world today. Start with the next person you meet.

      —Dillon Burroughs

      Together we can change the world, just one random act of kindness at a time.

      —Ron Hall

      Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child,