20 STATEMENTS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

A great life is characterized by a cultivated mind, diligence in thinking original thoughts, and perception of truth.

Thinking is a challenging activity, given the unending noises and activities that fill our lives. However, it is in thinking original thoughts that a man self-actualizes and purpose is discovered.

A great life is not about what you have, but what has you, it is not about what you possess, but what possesses you, not what you run after, but what runs after you. Our lives are not valued for what we have, but for who we are, and for what others have become because of us.

The following quotes, some of which are original thoughts, have guided my philosophy and perception of truth in life. I hope you find them to be true.

Every person is the creation of himself, the image of his own thinking and beliefs. As you think and believe, so are you.

Nothing was ever in any man that is not in you

 Don’t wish for less problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom. Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better.

Avoid unhealthy comparisons with others. Excellence is not being the best, it is being your best.

Do what you need to do as quickly as possible, so you can do what you want to do as long as possible

No one will believe you if you tell them you are a great man. But no one will doubt your greatness if you show it in your actions.

Translate the music, share the experience. Helping others achieve their dreams helps you achieve yours. (Liberty Dancehouse)

Meditate. Devote yourself to experiencing ecstatic moments. Become totally absorbed in them, the way a child would. At such moments of intense concentration, the Self is actualized.

Regularly celebrate small successes and the achievement of small goals.

Think of life as a presenting a continuous opportunity for creative choices, for deciding to progress rather than regress; to try new approaches instead of falling back on habit; to face up to reality and not retreat in fear. (Tomorrow’s Realities Today)

Listen to the ‘impulse voices’ inside yourself. Look within yourself for your tastes and decisions. Concentrate on how you actually feel about something, not how you think you are expected to feel. (Tomorrow’s Realities Today)

Find out what you really want to do, and work hard to do it well.

Identify your defensive behavior patterns and find the courage to give them up. This is painful but necessary, for repressing a problem won’t solve it. (Tomorrow’s Realities Today)

Picture your goals as being successfully achieved by you.

Get rid of worries by defining them, and taking pragmatic steps to solve them.

Cast out worries, fear and anxiety. It is impossible to perceive truth when you are fearful, anxious and worried

The key to your future is the successful management of time and change. We become in accordance to how we manage time and change

Things don’t happen to us, they happen for us!

Wisdom is obtained by reading the mind of God

The Kingdom of God is God’s total answer to Man’s total needs