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 that someday it will be. It's not and it won't.Richard Carlson
When you let go of your expectations, when you accept life as it is, you're free.To hold on is to be serious and uptight. To let go is to lighten up.Richard Carlson
In terms of the scale of life, what we're dealing with here (daily annoyances and issues) is definitely 'small stuff.'Richard Carlson
The world changes when we change. The world softens when we soften. The world loves us when we choose to love the world.Richard Carlson
The trick is to be grateful when your mood is high and graceful when it is low.Richard Carlson
Our happiness, or our unhappiness, it turns out, is not determined by our experiences but, rather, by our interpretation of our experiences.Richard Carlson
Our mind can be our best friend or our worst enemy.Richard Carlson
Choose being kind over being right and you'll be right every time.Richard Carlson
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.Richard Carlson
True happiness comes not when we get rid of all of our problems, but when we change our relationship to them, when we see our problems as a potential source of awakening, opportunities to practice, and to learn.Richard Carlson