More Quotes by Alan Cohen
Use pain as a stepping stone, not a camp ground.
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.
The door you open to give love is the very one through which love arrives.
You give your power away when you make someone or something outside of you more important than what is inside of you.
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!
Revisit your past only to recognize how far you have come.
Be happy with what you have. Be excited about what you want.
You always have energy to do what you are passionate about.
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.
Be kind to everyone, and don't leave yourself out of the equation.
