Lori Deschene Quotes

#1. Regardless of our circumstances, we always have a choice. We can choose more of the same; or we can recognize this moment is different and that we can be different, too.

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#2. Thinking isn't just an activity; it manifests as a state of being.

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#3. The moment we decide things don't have to be a certain way, we create the possibility that they could be better than we know to imagine them.

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#4. You don't have to like something to accept it.

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#5. At the end of the day, remind yourself that you did the best you could today, and that is good enough.

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#6. We can't hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love.

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#7. Practice the pause. Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you're about to react harshly and you'll avoid doing and saying things you'll later regret.

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#8. We can sabotage our days by imagining tomorrow will be better; or we can seize our moments by forgiving ourselves when we struggle and doing the best we can right now.

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#9. If we choose to learn and grow from the things that happen to us, is it even necessary to guess at why they happened? What's a more productive use of our energy - searching for meaning outside ourselves or creating meaning within ourselves?

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#10. The reality is that tomorrow is most certainly uncertain and no matter how many expectations we form, tomorrow will come, tomorrow will go and it will all be what it will be.

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#11. As you work toward your goals today, tune into your underlying motivations and ask yourself: Am I focusing all my energy on a happy tomorrow to the detriment of today?

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#12. If we can observe and understand how our thoughts are impacting us, we can change who we're being and how we're experiencing the world.

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#13. You don't have to be positive all the time. It's perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared, or anxious. Having feelings doesn't make you a 'negative person.' It makes you human.

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#14. Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. - UNKNOWN I

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