More Quotes by Alan Cohen
Use pain as a stepping stone, not a camp ground.
Happy people do not demand a lot from the world because their happiness proceeds from a place deeper than the world can touch.
You don’t need to get anyone else to agree with your truth. You just need to live it.
You give your power away when you make someone or something outside of you more important than what is inside of you.
It is not selfish to be happy. It is your highest purpose. Your joy is the greatest contribution you can make to life on the planet. A heart at peace with its owner blesses everyone it touches.
A life without change is not a life; it is a stagnant pool.
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!
Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.
Be kind to everyone, and don't leave yourself out of the equation.
Revisit your past only to recognize how far you have come.
