More Quotes by Alan Cohen
We believe we are hurt when we don't receive love. But that is not what hurts us. Our pain comes when we do not give love. We were born to love. You might say that we are divinely created love machines. We function most powerfully when we are giving love. The world has led us to believe that our wellbeing is dependent on other people loving us. But this is kind of upside down thinking that has caused so many of our problems. The truth is our well being is dependent on our giving love. It is not about what comes back; it is about what goes out!
Happy people do not demand a lot from the world because their happiness proceeds from a place deeper than the world can touch.
The people who matter will recognize who you are.
Revisit your past only to recognize how far you have come.
Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.
Be kind to everyone, and don't leave yourself out of the equation.
Personal growth is not a matter of learning new information but of unlearning old limits.
A life without change is not a life; it is a stagnant pool.
Life is a gift from God, an unlimited series of opportunities to find the good in ourselves and others. There is good in everything, if we are willing to see it.
Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.
