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> [“When you find yourself wanting a better moment -wanting something else in the future- it can be helpful to ask: What will that give me? We think we will finally be happy when that moment arrives. What we discover when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/when-you-find-yourself-wanting-a-better-moment-wanting-something-else/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

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## More by Gina Lake

> [“Not only is it not our business to change others, but it’s also harmful to relationships to try to do so. Ideas are just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/not-only-is-it-not-our-business-to-change-others-but-it-s-also/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

> [“There are two possible experiences of every moment: the moment as experienced by Essence and the moment experienced by the ego. The ego's experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/there-are-two-possible-experiences-of-every-moment-the-moment-as/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

> [“One channel is the Stress Channel and the other is the Peace Channel. We really do have a choice about what we listen to.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/one-channel-is-the-stress-channel-and-the-other-is-the-peace-channel/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

> [“The ego just makes the mistake of looking for happiness in the wrong places. In fact, the egoic mind is the only thing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/the-ego-just-makes-the-mistake-of-looking-for-happiness-in-the-wrong/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

> [“When two people are meant to be together—to enjoy love and life together, to help each other, or to learn something—love is just there.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/when-two-people-are-meant-to-be-together-to-enjoy-love-and-life/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

> [“To get the most out of the relationship you are in, it won't be helpful to listen to the ego's stories about it. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/to-get-the-most-out-of-the-relationship-you-are-in-it-won-t-be/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

> [“If you were determined to get enjoyment out of every moment, you would learn to do whatever it took. What it takes is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/if-you-were-determined-to-get-enjoyment-out-of-every-moment-you-would/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

> [“A lot of things are inherent in life -change, birth, death, aging, illness, accidents, calamities, and losses of all kinds- but these events don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/a-lot-of-things-are-inherent-in-life-change-birth-death-aging-illness/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

> [“We tend to think of love as an uncontrollable feeling that comes over us. Although this overwhelming feeling does happen, real love and love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/we-tend-to-think-of-love-as-an-uncontrollable-feeling-that-comes-over/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

> [“When you find yourself wanting a better moment -wanting something else in the future- it can be helpful to ask: What will that give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/when-you-find-yourself-wanting-a-better-moment-wanting-something-else/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

> [“The you is programmed for unhappiness because it is programmed to seek that which can never bring true happiness. It goes after more and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/the-you-is-programmed-for-unhappiness-because-it-is-programmed-to/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

> [“Love shows up, and you had nothing to do with it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/love-shows-up-and-you-had-nothing-to-do-with-it/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

> [“You are the Beloved you have been searching for, for so long.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/you-are-the-beloved-you-have-been-searching-for-for-so-long/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

> [“The egoic mind imagines a problem, and then it imagines a solution. When we get caught up in these thoughts, we feel like we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/the-egoic-mind-imagines-a-problem-and-then-it-imagines-a-solution/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

> [ “\[...\] Essence simply enjoys and commits attention and love to whatever is. In fact, committing attention to anything that is present results in enjoyment.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-lake/essence-simply-enjoys-and-commits-attention-and-love-to-whatever-is/)

[Gina Lake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-lake/)

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