Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections On Life And The Human Experience Quotes
You gotta be in the NOW to create and experience the WOW!
Spirituality is the poetry of our experience. Science is the gauge of our reality. Together, they create the essence of our humanity.
Learn to say “please” and “thank you” in multiple languages.
Don't keep all your feelings sheltered - express them. Don’t EVER let life shut you up.
Be the type of man a wife would cherish and a child would admire.
Never again will I underestimate the greatness inside of me just because of the hate and limited thinking inside of others.
Stop allowing your outdated ideas to hinder your progress. Become open to new information that can refine, improve, and enhance your way of thinking. This will empower your way of living.
How would your life be different if instead of spending your energy and focus on hating those who hate you, you spent your energy and focus on loving those who love you?
Ladies, most of you have no idea how beautiful you are. Don't let mean words from an insecure soul blind you from the truth of your beauty. You are beautiful by design... just the way you are.
The only permission, the only validation, and the only opinion that matters in our quest for greatness is our own.
I find few things more personally enriching than exploring the parameters of my own ignorance.
There is no problem this universe can hand you that you aren't innately designed to solve. If it has been handed to you, it can be handled by you. This is the brilliant effectiveness of our design.
It’s such an amazing awakening to realize that nothing in this universe happens TO YOU, 100% happens FOR YOU.
The problem that we have with a victim mentality is that we forget to see the blessings of the day. Because of this, our spirit is poisoned instead of nourished.
You express the truth of your character, your dedication to your goals, and your commitment to your relationships with the choice of your actions.
You express the truth of your character with the choice of your actions.
You can speak with spiritual eloquence, pray in public, and maintain a holy appearance... but it is your behavior that will reveal your true character.
It is an unnecessary burden to make negative judgmental assumptions about others. We are all on a journey.
You were born to journey in the direction of your purpose. Anything that halts your progress is contrary to your design.
If you want change and don’t make choices that reflect the change, you are making a choice to keep things the same.
Life is a treasure-chest of opportunities, choices, and time. Unfortunately, the choice many people make is to argue about the details of the chest instead of seizing the treasure within it.
Sometime people are disempowered because they subconsciously identify themselves by their temporary circumstances instead of connecting with their innate value and truth.
A healthy choice for your overall health and well-being is one of a happy and positive disposition.
When you judge a woman by her appearance, it doesn't define her, it defines you. Ladies, never allow yourself to be defined by someone's inability to appreciate your unique beauty.
We each contribute our own book to the great library of humanity.
Appreciate your mom. She is wiser than you think and stronger than you know. Be thankful.
Gratitude is nutrition for a living relationship.
Beware: It is a quick transition from a nourishing sense of gratitude to a poisonous sense of entitlement.
I am so grateful for the many times God has shown me the mercy of not giving me what I want.
A mindset of gratitude lifts the veil of bitterness and allows you to see beauty and possibility.
Your ability to see beauty and possibility is proportionate to the level at which you embrace gratitude.
I knew you were the one when I realized your smile was my heaven, your laugh my favorite song, and your arms my home.
The way you live each day is a sentence in the story of your life. Every day, you make the choice whether the sentence ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point.
Walk away from gossip and verbal defamation. Speak only the good you know of other people and encourage others to do the same.
God is the story nature tells to those who are listening.
You unlock the door to greater levels of excellence and success when you accept who you are. It is from the point of acceptance that we can create a masterful life.
When I accept myself, I am freed from the burden of needing you to accept me.
It would be ridiculous to hold your breath and blame others for your inability to breathe. In the same sense, it is ridiculous to live an unaligned life and blame God for your misfortune.
We must remember balance and moderation. Patience can be spiritually enriching and virtuous… but when taken in excess, it turns to procrastination, the poison of inaction.
Sometimes love can be both the punishment and the crime.
When we see someone or something as imperfect, it is a reflection of our limitations, not theirs.
When you finally meet the right one for you, it suddenly becomes clear why everyone else was so wrong.
Being with you today is worth all the broken hearts of yesterday.
Love encompasses so much, reaches so far, and heals so deeply, that any attempt to describe it, no matter how poetic, only dilutes it.
Forever is a measure of time used by people who share an ordinary love. Our extraordinary love is immeasurable...for us, forever just won’t do.
Sometimes in the quest for enlightenment the only thing that gets lighter is your wallet.
When the world makes me feel like I am alone, love reminds me otherwise.
Don’t choose to walk the well-worn path to regret.
Cemeteries are full of unfulfilled dreams... countless echoes of 'could have' and 'should have'… Don’t choose to walk the well-worn path to regret.
Fear waters the weeds of regret.