This is our true wealth: the riches we take with us, the joy we carry inside, the support we learn to give… — Peter McWilliams Flow Copy Share Image
Guilt is anger directed at ourselves - at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger directed at others -… — Peter McWilliams Anger Copy Share Image
No matter what you do, no matter how stupid, dumb or damaging you judge it to be, there is a lesson to… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
While goals are chosen, a purpose is discovered. Our purpose is something we have been doing all along, and will continue to… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
For writing, getting off our buts means getting on our butts-putting it into a chair and not moving from the chair for… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
Ultimately, censorship comes down to taste. What offends me may enlighten you. Do you want me deciding-based on my taste-what you should… — Peter McWilliams Censorship Copy Share Image
Don't accept the limitations of other people who claim things are 'unchangeable'. If it's written in stone, bring your hammer and chisel. — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
The most recent studies both behavioral and biological, indicate one's sexual orientation is genetic — something determined at conception. — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
The only difference between fear and excitement is what we label it. The two are pretty much the same physiological/emotional reaction. With… — Peter McWilliams Boys Copy Share Image
If you want physical peace, stop the struggle of life. Don't push the body beyond its fatigue point. Rest the body enough.… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
Everyone thinks they can be a writer. Most people don't understand what's involved. The real writers persevere. The ones that don't either… — Peter McWilliams Fall in love Copy Share Image
I feel that I am entitled to take medicinal marijuana. In general, I believe that everyone who has a doctor's prescription is… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
Marijuana is the finest anti-nausea medication known to science, and our leaders have lied about this consistently. [Arresting people for] medical marijuana… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
This is a lifetime of good-byes. In our time, we will say good-bye to cherished people, things, and ideas. Eventually, we say… — Peter McWilliams Body Copy Share Image
I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
The laws against public nudity make no sense. The idea that Jerry Falwell can go topless while Cindy Crawford cannot is an… — Peter McWilliams Absolutes Copy Share Image
One of the great joys of life is creativity. Information goes in, gets shuffled about, and comes out in new and interesting… — Peter McWilliams Creativity Copy Share Image
Laughter is essential to our equilibrium, to our well-being, to our aliveness. If we're not well, laughter helps us get well. If… — Peter McWilliams Comedy Copy Share Image
Depression is an illness that robs one of the meaning of life. Heal the illness. As the depression heals, enthusiasm, well-being, and… — Peter McWilliams Depression Copy Share Image
I'm tired of people thinking that Libertarians don't have morality- that they don't have values. that's a lot of hogwash. Libertarians are… — Peter McWilliams Hogwash Copy Share Image
..we are trained as children to get good grades, get a good job, get a good spouse, get children, get ahead. In… — Peter McWilliams Anxiety Copy Share Image
You're asking the government to control individual morality. This is a government that can't buy a toilet seat for under $600. — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
Running from fear only strengthens fear-you are demonstrating that fear has power over you. Fear must be faced and gone through. — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
We are not responsible for every thought that goes wandering through our mind. We are, however, responsible for the ones we hold… — Peter McWilliams Inspirational Copy Share Image
If our early lessons of acceptance were as successful as our early lessons of anger how much happier we would all be. — Peter McWilliams Acceptance Copy Share Image
When we put things off until some future-probably mythical-Laterland, we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday's incompletions is… — Peter McWilliams Burden Copy Share Image
In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
“Negative thinking is always expensive -- dragging us down mentally, emotionally, and physically -- hence I refer to any indulgence in it… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
Learn to forgive fully and completely. If you want health, wealth, and happiness, you can't afford the luxury of lugging around all… — Peter McWilliams Events Copy Share Image
Every time we give our word, it counts. For the most part, people give their word entirely too often. Our word is… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
Fill your life with people who applaud your positive thoughts, feelings, and actions; who encourage you toward more and better; who know… — Peter McWilliams Action Copy Share Image
Write 10 times: 'Fear is my friend. Fear is the energy to do my best in a new situation.' You don't have… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
Although a lot can be learned from adversity, most of the same lessons can be learned through laughter and joy. — Peter McWilliams Adversity Copy Share Image
The ongoing successful treatment of my depression is the single most important positive step I have taken in my life, hence my… — Peter McWilliams Depression Copy Share Image
To change rules that are already in place takes time, energy, perseverance and a lot of hard work. You only have so… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
Nausea is an unsolved problem of medicine and marijuana is the finest anti-nausea medication known to science. — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
Mistakes, obviously, show us what needs improving. Without mistakes, how would we know what we had to work on? — Peter McWilliams Failure Copy Share Image
Many people weigh the guilt, they will feel against the pleasure of the forbidden action they want to take. — Peter McWilliams Action Copy Share Image
The most recent studies, . . . both behavioral and biological, indicate one's sexual orientation is genetic, something one is born with. — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
There is no answer to any of these questions. It's a matter of time and timing, of seas and seasons, of breathing… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image