More Quotes by Alan Cohen
Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.
Happy people do not demand a lot from the world because their happiness proceeds from a place deeper than the world can touch.
Everything will line up perfectly when knowing and living the truth becomes more important than looking good.
The door you open to give love is the very one through which love arrives.
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!
You don’t need to get anyone else to agree with your truth. You just need to live it.
Ask for peace first, and you will clearly see your next step.
Use pain as a stepping stone, not a camp ground.
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.
Since you are the one who has to live with your choices, be sure they are your own.
