Richard Carlson Quotes

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• The trick is to be grateful when your mood is high and graceful when it is low.
• Reflection is one of the most underused yet powerful tools for success.
• If we would just slow down, happiness would catch up to us.
• The key to a good life is this: If you're not going to talk about something during the last hour of your life, then don't…
• Don't sweat the small stuff...and it's all small stuff.
• Learning to stop sweating the small stuff involves deciding what things to engage in and what things to ignore. From a certain perspective, life can…
• Something wonderful begins to happen with the simple realization that life, like an automobile, is driven from the inside out, not the other way around.…
• You are what you practice most.
• Choose to be kind over being right and you'll be right everytime.
• Many people spend their entire lifetimes wishing that other people would acknowledge them. They feel this especially about their parents, spouses, children, and friends.
• One of the most dynamic and significant changes you can make in your life is to make the commitment to drop all negative references to…
• The old adage, 'If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is' isn't always correct. In fact, the suspicion, cynicism, and doubt that…
• One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others, thinking that life should be fair, or…
• Effective listening is more than simply avoiding the bad habit of interrupting others while they are speaking or finishing their sentences. It's being content to…
• If, however, you take a moment to observe how you actually feel immediately after you criticise someone, you'll notice that you will feel a little…
• Life isn't all it's cracked up to be. Nothing is ever good enough the way it is.
• Meanwhile, life keeps moving forward. The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when?
• What interferes with this peaceful feeling is our expectation of reciprocity.
• Reading is a gift. It's something you can do almost anytime and anywhere. It can be a tremendous way to learn, relax, and even escape.…
• as you begin to eliminate your need for perfection in all areas of your life, you'll begin to discover the perfection in life itself

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