"It's not life in the present moment that……" — Geneen Roth

It's not life in the present moment that is intolerable; the pain… - Geneen Roth

"It's not life in the present moment that is intolerable; the pain we are avoiding has already happened. We are living in reverse."

— Geneen Roth

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81 Quotes by Geneen Roth

Geneen Roth has 81 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

For some reason, we are truly convinced that if we criticize ourselves, the criticism will lead to change. If we…
All any feeling wants is to be welcomed with tenderness. It wants room to unfold. It wants to relax and…
Our work is not to change what you do, but to witness what you do with enough awareness, enough curiosity,…
Compulsive eating is only the symptom; believing that you are not worth your own love is the problem. Go for…
Staying requires being curious about who you actually are when you don't take yourself to be a collection of memories.When…
Ask yourself if you are in this for the long run-if it's only your weight you want to change or…
If you try to lose weight by shaming, depriving and fearing yourself, you will end up shamed, deprived, and afraid.…
The real work of this life is not what we do every day from 9-5...The real work is to be…
Chocolate ... is not something you can take or leave, something you like only moderately. You dont like chocolate. You…
. . . hell is wanting to be somewhere different from where you are. Being one place and wanting to…
Freedom from obsession is not about something you do; it's about knowing who you are. It's about recognizing what sustains…
It's never been true, not anywhere at any time, that the value of a soul, of a human spirit, is…

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There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it… — Douglas Adams
You think the greatest thing in the whole world would be to become a baseball player - if best things… — John McGraw
A warrior considers himself already dead, so there is nothing to lose. The worst has already happened to him, therefore… — Carlos Castaneda
A thought that's imbued with the power of emotion produces the feeling that brings it to life. When this happens,… — Gregg Braden
The things we fear the most have already happened to us. — Robin Williams
To create reality, focus beyond the outcome, as if it has already happened. — Gregg Braden
The secret of our lost mode of prayer is to shift our perspective of life by feeling that the miracle… — Gregg Braden
My dream job has already happened. — Kathleen Quinlan
From a technical point of view, there seemed to me to be absolutely no reason why - with the existing… — Thomas Dolby
The future doesn't exist. It hasn't happened yet. The past doesn't exist. It has already happened. — John Daido Loori
Get comfortable with the idea that you won’t know what’s good until it’s already happened. — Jad Abumrad
Certainly the heart has always something to tell about the future to those who listen to it. But what does… — Alessandro Manzoni

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